Air tools CFM/PIS - can't find post

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  • BrazosJake
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    • Nov 2003
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    • Benbrook, TX.
    • Emerson-built Craftsman

    #1

    Air tools CFM/PIS - can't find post

    Can someone point me to the post that listed the CFM/PSI ranges needed for various air tools? I know it was posted not too long ago, but I've searched my tail off and can find it.

    Thanks!

    Yes, I know it's "PSI", Freudian slip, and I can't edit subject line!
    Last edited by BrazosJake; 08-04-2006, 12:11 PM.
  • drumpriest
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    • Feb 2004
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    • Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.
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    #2
    Dunno about the posting, but most air nailers require arond 90 psi.
    Keith Z. Leonard
    Go Steelers!

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    • BrazosJake
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      #3
      Originally posted by drumpriest
      Dunno about the posting, but most air nailers require arond 90 psi.
      Yeah, but what SCFM do they require at that pressure? Doesn't a framing nailer need a lot more than a brad nailer?

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      • drumpriest
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        #4
        I don't really know beyond personal experience, my 6 gal PC pancake runs the framing nailer just fine, actually overshoots at 90 PSI. Bostich nailer.
        Keith Z. Leonard
        Go Steelers!

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        • BrazosJake
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          #5
          Hah, finally found it: http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=8468

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