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Re: Kaeser Airtower
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýOne more thought, I¡¯d ask around to find out what compressor dealer is most respected for either Ingersol Rand or Quincy and lean on them to put together a compressor and dryer system for your needs.? I spray and have general use.? I am running a 5HP Quincy with smaller pulleys and a 3HP motor so it¡¯s quieter and it still supplies plenty of air for my needs.? Bigger would just be louder and cycle on for shorter times.? I live in AZ and as much as I¡¯ve wanted to add a dryer because dry air is good, I¡¯ve never really needed one.? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Joe Jensen
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 11:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FOG] Kaeser Airtower ? There are piston versions with dryer.? And it¡¯s easy to add a dryer.? Rick who replied should add a dryer as he lives on the ocean ? ? If buying new I would be a Quincy or Ingersol Rand with a dryer from the same maker.? I have an old Quincy with a oil pump like a car or truck for pressure driven lube.? When researching I found an article on compressor robustness written by a compressor dealer.? For every compressor they carry they require the manufacturer to supply one test unit and the test is to open the valve and turn it on, let it run all weekend.? They said very few splash lube compressors can run 48 hrs without seizing.? No Chinese pumps could handle the test.? This was maybe 10 years ago. ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Tom Morris ? The reason I was looking at the Kaeser is the air dryer that is part of the system. Should I not be concerned about that? |
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Re: Kaeser Airtower
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThere are piston versions with dryer.? And it¡¯s easy to add a dryer.? Rick who replied should add a dryer as he lives on the ocean ? ? If buying new I would be a Quincy or Ingersol Rand with a dryer from the same maker.? I have an old Quincy with a oil pump like a car or truck for pressure driven lube.? When researching I found an article on compressor robustness written by a compressor dealer.? For every compressor they carry they require the manufacturer to supply one test unit and the test is to open the valve and turn it on, let it run all weekend.? They said very few splash lube compressors can run 48 hrs without seizing.? No Chinese pumps could handle the test.? This was maybe 10 years ago. ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Tom Morris
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 10:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FOG] Kaeser Airtower ? The reason I was looking at the Kaeser is the air dryer that is part of the system. Should I not be concerned about that? |
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Re: Kaeser Airtower
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýAlmost everyone I know who put a screw-type compressor in their woodworking shop regrets the decision. ? They are designed for continuous use applications, not intermittent use - in spite of what Kaiser marketing BS claims.David Best https://www.instagram.com/davidpbest/
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Re: cf731s planer feed rollers
Here's the page from my parts list. Looks a bit different.
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Part number 55 is the urethane-coated wheel in my setup. Allen On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 07:40:02AM -0700, Brian Lamb wrote:
| Could be I suppose, mine is a 2001 vintage machine and an AD741. Here is the page from my parts list, shows the two wheels. | | Brian Lamb | blamb11@... | www.lambtoolworks.com |
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Re: Kaeser Airtower
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi Tom,As John said, these are great if your air requirement is constant and at say 60%-80% of the capacity of the unit you choose. If your air use is intermittent then you are much better off with another type of compressor. First thing you need to know is what is your usage requirement. If it¡¯s under 5cfm on a normal basis, you¡¯d be better off with a Jun or Sil-Air type unit, they use scroll compressors like what are found in AC units and they run pretty much silent. To get a lot of CFM, you will need a unit with maybe 4 or 6 compressor heads though as they don¡¯t produce a whole lot of CFM per head. The unit pictured below puts out 6.36cfm. If you want to spray, or use air tools, these generally won¡¯t keep up, so better to have a larger piston compressor for those times when you need volume. They make some units now in the 5hp and 60 to 80 gallon tanks that are specifically designed to run quieter, they use large pumps at lower rpm and tend to have silencers on the air intake, which is where most of the noise comes from. This is a unit that uses Eaton compressor heads, puts out 19cfm.
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Re: Kaeser Airtower
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýYes what John said.? A hobbyist friend in Canada put one in and because he didn¡¯t run it a ton it rusted and was ruined within 18 months.? Apparently it needs to get hot enough to boil moisture from the oil or they rust. ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
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Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 7:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FOG] Kaeser Airtower ? IMHO unless your running it constantly all day it's a big waste of money. Screw compressors suck in low use situations.? ? ? ? John JMK Services ? ? -------- Original message -------- From: Tom Morris <morrist@...> Date: 2020-07-17 10:14 a.m. (GMT-05:00) Subject: [FOG] Kaeser Airtower ? I'm looking at replacing my compressor with a Kaeser Airtower. It comes in several different sizes of motors from 3hp to 7.5hp. Any recommendations on hp? The air tank is the same size regardless of hp.? |
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Re: cf731s planer feed rollers
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýCould be I suppose, mine is a 2001 vintage machine and an AD741. Here is the page from my parts list, shows the two wheels.
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Re: cf731s planer feed rollers
Huh. I do have a two-speed planer, but I don't remember seeing a smaller urethane-coated wheel in the chassis. I don't see one in my parts diagram, either, and my sales guy didn't mention one when I ordered the replacement for the large wheel.
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Maybe there's a model-year difference? Mine's a 2004. Allen On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 04:31:03PM -0700, Brian Lamb wrote:
| If you have a two speed planer, you will have two wheels. I¡¯ve replaced mine twice now. First set within a few months of new because of some motor issues that allowed the machine to stall. The second set lasted about 18 years¡ just replaced them six months ago. | | Brian Lamb | blamb11@... | www.lambtoolworks.com |
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Re: cf731s planer feed rollers
Just replaced mine a few weeks ago. The most annoying part of the job is separating the machines. Replacing the urethane-covered drive wheel is straightforward.
Brian mentioned two wheels, but on my CF731SP I remember only one of the two (the large one) being urethane-covered. Maybe I missed something. Allen |
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