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bill_dom(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:04 pm Post subject: Air Compressor

I want to buy the Harbor Freight $30 riveter, the

specs call for an air requirement of 5.6 CFM (at) 85 to

90 PSI. I’m looking for a good compressor for it but

my problem is that I have a small shop so I need to

avoid a big compressor. I like craftman tools but the

model that comply with this riveter specification is

the 33 gallons one, not very small. Can this riveter

be operated with a 3.5 CFM (at) 90 compressor?



Thanks in advance



William Dominguez

Plansbuilt Zodiac 601XL

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bjohnson(at)satx.rr.com
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:43 pm Post subject: Air Compressor

Yes,



I run mine at about 60 psi anyway...  The CFM is dependent on how many

rivets you want to squeeze in a minute, which is likely not many.



NOW that said, you may find you wish to use other air tools, like perhaps a

paint gun or die grinder that really DO need that high cfm!



-Bruce Johnson

Scratch Building a Sonex near San Antonio, TX

TailFeathers-DONE; Main wing spars-DONE; Wing ribs-DONE; Right wing in

skeleton working on details. 



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p.mulwitz(at)worldnet.att
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:01 pm Post subject: Air Compressor

Hi William,



I think the CFM requirement for the riveter is arbitrary.  The 3.5 

CFM should work fine.  Perhaps it will need to run more often to do 

rivets at a very high rate, but that shouldn't be a problem.



Good luck,



Paul

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		  I want to buy the Harbor Freight $30 riveter, the

specs call for an air requirement of 5.6 CFM (at) 85 to

90 PSI. I'm looking for a good compressor for it but

my problem is that I have a small shop so I need to

avoid a big compressor. I like craftman tools but the

model that comply with this riveter specification is

the 33 gallons one, not very small. Can this riveter

be operated with a 3.5 CFM (at) 90 compressor?



Thanks in advance



William Dominguez

Plansbuilt Zodiac 601XL

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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject: Air Compressor

I believe there have been posts about reducing pressure (45-55 PSI?) to

reduce "bounce". Search the archives. Anyway I run mine with about the

smallest compressor you can buy - a little Coleman 2 gallon oil-less unit.

At 40 PSI I can squeeze about 16 rivets before the compressor kicks in. Then

it takes about a minute to pump back up. I you plan to run any other air

tool it will take more air than the riveter.



-- Craig



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frank.hinde(at)hp.com
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:46 am Post subject: Air Compressor

The riviter uses almost no air at all...almost any small compressor will

work. I personally would not use a HF compressor but I can tell you when

we were building our house we had a HF pankake air compressor (listed as

a 2Hp model, but probably much less) and it was switched on at 5am and

off when it got dark...It ran big framing nailers all day whicj will use

much more are than a pop riviter.



Of course compressor was completely worn out in about 6 months...



The Sears oil free machine work well...I uilt the RV with ne and solid

rivets use a lot more air....Even though they are supposed to wear out

really quick (oil free mechines that is) mine is now painting the RV and

seems just fine.



Frank



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