![]() ![]() And that’s exactly why Dennis Burkholder and Emerson Smyers - two of MOTHER’s research staff - recently scratched their heads, went to work, and came up with this nifty air compressor that any home craftsman should be able to whip together from mostly “junk” for less than $60 ( Plans for MOTHER’s Homemade Air Compressor). But not everybody with a basement or garage workshop finds him- or herself able to shell out the $100 to $150 or more that a good little air compressor costs these days. ![]() Something that can handle all those paint spraying, sandblasting, air-blast cleaning, portable pneumatic tool, and “keep the tires inflated on the family bus” jobs that constantly crop up.Įverybody with a home shop knows that. Just a rugged piece of equipment that will put out air at a pressure of up to, say, 80 pounds per square inch. Sooner or later every home workshop needs a good little air compressor. Simple isn't it?īuild MOTHER’s homemade air compressor using these step-by-step instructions. and then use the air hose to "pump up" wagon tires or do other light jobs down in the back 40, on remote roads, etc. Add air through the Schrader valve (and check the pressure in the container with a tire gauge applied to this valve), carry the tank anywhere you like. (NOTE: You must remove the hardware inside the valve before doing this soldering and then replace it alter the soldering is completed.)All right! You've just built yourself a pressure bottle. Then buy an all-metal Schrader valve (the size of its "base" doesn't matter), drill a hole in the pressure tank to fit, and securely silver-solder the Schrader fitting into the opening. Just get a short length of air hose with a 1 1/4 inch female flare fitting on one end and a tire chuck on the other and screw the female fitting onto a recycled Freon cylinder's top valve. PORTABLE PRESSURE TANK: Here's a portable pressure tank, or air bottle, (See Image Gallery) that you'll find handy whenever you need to carry pressurized air "out beyond the powerlines" somewhere. Home Organization News, Blog, & Articles.Energy Efficiency News, Blog, & Articles. ![]()
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