I'm getting a little tired of doing all the work myself and the shop vac is so loud and fast that it just isn't cutting it. Does anyone know a good place to look for a slower, quieter air compressor? I saw ones for airbrushes on ebay but all I have to go on is a discription.
Quiet air compressor?
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 19:27
#1
Quiet air compressor?
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 22:30
#3
Sorry... I should have mentioned that I am using 3 foot latex balloons.
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 23:47
#4
Oh. Well you can probably find a smallish quiet compressor for that, but nothing really quiet.
Sat, 05/31/2008 - 11:03
#5
Small airbrush compressors run continuously, so they're not very quiet. For larger volumes, like those big latex balloons, look at workshop compressors. A motor runs for a short span to fill a tank, and the tank supplies the compressed air. The motor will not kick in again until the tank falls below a certain pressure. Even a small (5 gallon / 20 liter) compressor will suffice for a 3-foot balloon. Compare prices though, as something larger (20 gallon / 76 liter) may actually be cheaper. (That is, some compressors cost more for being made ultra-portable.)
NOTE: be cautious of that output valve -- set it low first, then bring it up as you learn how to use it. And never discharge the nozzle at your face.
Thu, 06/05/2008 - 02:43
#6
Rubberkat mentioned fish pond pumps in another thread here ("Ideas, Requests..." the Tayler Clips discussion).
Also a link to a quiet one - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/60-LITRE-SUPER-SILENT-AIR-PUMP-FOR-PONDS-KOI-HYDROPONIC_W0QQitemZ200225909557QQihZ010QQcategoryZ139926QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262
Thu, 06/05/2008 - 06:16
#7
Inflate123
I have a small compressor that ran me about $50 from Sears. It's loud as hell and is on par with what you might use with an airbrush. I don't recommend it for discrete inflation fun.
For your mouth? Nothing with enough power to do it quickly since most air escapes through your nose and you breathe a lot of it, you basically rely on the overflow to trickle into your belly.
Now if you do it through your ass, a fish pump for $10 will do the trick. Those are also whisper quiet.
Or try my inflation pills.