Real good Fred. Great for the model engines. I've built up a couple of these over the years. One way to overcome the air load on the motor when starting is to use an idler pulley (basically a roller bearing on a spring loaded arm) to apply tension to the belt. This can be released to start against pressure, and it also eliminates the need to move the motor or pump to adjust belt tension. I like the fact you built it cheap - that's the best way :) Cheers Rob
Very nice :) Gotta love the sound of an old Briggs engine. I'm in the middle of building my own compressor, so I figured I would check out what other people have put together :)
Good to see you're making videos Fred! Nice build! Very clean and attractive to boot! In lieu of using the pop off valve to keep your tank pressure from building too high, you might consider looking into adding a bullwhip. It would automatically throttle down the engine and allow the the compressed air to escape through an unloader valve. When the tank pressure falls to a particular setting, it would automatically throttle back up to recover. It might save you some fuel costs as well. Just thought I'd plant a seed in your mind. Again, great build! Take care, G.
Hell fucking yes ,. This is tits & ass ! ......I have the same idea to "install" one of harbor freight's "generic" six&a half horse power gas engines on a very similar tank and compressor of my own . Yer video said you get about eighty p.s.i. .....my nail Gund typically need a minimum of one hundred psi to operate properly . I'll experiment around and let you know.
*This is INSANELY nice.💫 **allabout.wiki/Viair** i got a Bostitch 6 gallon pancake and the regulator broke, and it was stupid loud. Also, the gauges barely worked. it wouldnt even power a die grinder. But this little dude ROCKS. Its not only 1/4 as loud as the Bositch, it works like a fine tuned machine should. Kudos to California Air Tools! This performs EXACTLY as advertised. Cant beat the price either.*
Thank you for your input. This is currently used on a farm where a tractor or wagon may have a low or flat tire and is in a field 1/2 mile or .3 km of more from any source of electric power.
Fred, like your other projects that I've seen this evening, this is another beauty! Nice engineering and fabrication. How about, though, making a belt guard for the pulleys? I'm willing to bet that in a tug of war between your digits and the belts, the belts will win!
looks good but the only thing I see is that there is no flywheel /fan pulley on the compressor to provide airflow over the head to cool it , but with minimal use you may get away with it
Thats a Quincy X-2 I think, X-3 had round fins. I had seen this vid yrs ago, recently I picked up the same compressor pump from an estate sale here in the bay area, CA. Beautiful condition X-2 compressor, Quincy sourced these out to other manufactures like sears and craftsman so they will have no brand name on them! Mine has the same stamped pulley. The pulley on mine measures 8" in diameter. I found a cast iron 3 bladed fan pulley on eBay and bought that, its a 8.5" dia and should do fine. These pumps were made in the late 1950s. GREAT VIDEO!!!
Thanks for the info and the kind words Rondit. This unit has served me (and a number of my neighbors} well. I had tried battery driven models of all sorts over the years and and filling a tire is like watching grass grow, SLOW!. I used it just the other day when I did some PM on our house air conditioning condenser unit. We have cotton wood trees here that in the spring throw off a lot of material that is drawn into the condenser. It is easy to clean off with the compressor and you don't have to worry about bending the thin aluminum fins.
@@FredMiller Your compressor is a Quincy but not an X-2 or even an X-3, much bigger and I am sure it requires a 1HP motor to power it and that reliable Briggs is indeed a faithful worker there! For a smaller compressor pump, I would say one could get away with a vintage weed wacker sized small 2 stroke or better yet a 4 stroke! An engine is the best option when taking your compressor to remote place. I also found a vintage 1915 washing machine cast iron motor, very nice curves, will complement the pump I have! as much as it is nice to run these, i just love looking at them! PS, take a look at a ritter dental compressor from 1917, its a beauty! I have one and it brings a smile to me each time.
Thanks for watching and the kind comment. It has been almost 6 years since I made this compressor and it is still running great and is a neighborhood resource. Fred BTW, love the picture of your dog!
Nice idea, and well made! Remember, that compressor block is NOT made for high rpm.. Even new compressors could brake, if you try to "boost" them somehow.. 😉
I'm building a system similar with the same engine and I was planning on putting a less drastic reduction on the compressor what do what's your opinion
Good point. The ratio of the engine to compressor is very high (so I could use a small engine to deliver more torque) The compressor actually runs very slowly.
Really cool!! Thanks! I just converted an electric compressor to gas and I found a Conrader piloted unloader valve with a pop off and an exhaust. It has a port for a throttle whip cable but it seems lie it will not work with my briggs that is on there. I could not find out anywhere if you could just use the unloader and plug the whip device. I see now that it is entirely ok to do that. Fantastic. If you have any suggestions pleas get back to me.
pierre beaudry Thanks Pierre. This is one of those projects that just kind of built itself out of necessity. I have had many requests for plans jut it was just put together out of parts around shop and a couple of purchases from a local steam show. Thanks for all the nice comments. I really like seeing the work you do in your shop. I assume you are Canadian? Where do you live? Fred
Yep.. Canadian from the South Shore of Montreal, about 20 minutes away. You probably guessed My first language is French... A little busy at a client's job now but new projects coming soon. You have different and great projects of your own, looking forward for more. Regards, Pierre
Arthur, I used a small tank, engine and compressor to try to keep everything as light as possible. I want to be able to easily pick it up to put in a trailer or truck bed. Good luck and let me know when you have it built.
It is probably 4 gallons or so. The goal was to keep everything on the lighter side so it is easy to transport. Keeping everything in proportion. Thanks for watching...
You bet, pop off valves are available for almost any pressure. Since I wanted only to fill tires and run small model steam engines, 80 lbs was plenty of pressure. Good luck with your project. When it's finished make us a video!
Hi Fred Did you make any modifications inside the engine for lubrication? I could always get an engine but never really come across any independent compressors like that. Where did you get yours? Thanks for the video. I am enthused about this project again now.
Thank you for the comment and question Brendan. No modification for lube on the engine. I actually run it a lot slower than I showed in the video. I just did not want to bore everyone watching a compressor come up to pressure. I found the compressor at a steam engine show flea market earlier this year. It had been rebuilt and never run so that gave me the drive to create the compressor. Good luck with your project and check out some of my other videos. Good luck- Fred
Thank you Jeroem. Yes, everything for this build was used equipment. The steam show flea markets here offer many opportunities to find used equipment that can be re-purposed for new projects. Fred
You have a valid point I think the little engine could push two small compressor cylinders. One of my primary goals was to keep this unit light so I could easily transport it. I am pushing 70 and things are starting to get heavy for me.
Is there anyway I can do this with my lawn mower engine that the deck is rusted through. Engine only had a few seasons and only truly full Euro grade synthetic. and fuel stabilizer in every tank. Never changed plug or had to pull more then twice after sitting a couple months. I live on the gulf coast with lots of salt and 80+ inches of rain a year. I tried to save the deck. I ground it down to bare metal twice. Primed and put industrial enamel on it. Anyway the pulley would be horizontally not vertically. is there anyway to make it work. A portable 6.75 hp compressor would be great. But ideally it would be mounted into my truck bed so wouldn't need to move it. I can source a tank easily. I just don't wanna have to buy a engine from harbor freight. When I have one in excellent shape.
If your engine has a vertical shaft it will be challenging to find a compressor that can also run in a vertical position. Perhaps an oil-less compressor that has no oil filled crankcase to deal with. Good luck with your project. Fred
@@FredMiller thanks for the quick reply. I'm trying to think of a way. Is there any kind of pulley or shaft of some kind that would make the 90 turn. Like the horizontal pulley onto another pulley or gear potentially in the vertical then use that pulley/drive to power compressor. Know of any kind of catraption like that. I guess if can't figure it out. I can always hook a high output car alternator to it either power a inverter or remove the diodes from the back and voltage regulator and have ac current. Or possibly I there's a video on here of s guy taking two horizontals and making a compressor. But I was hoping for a more standard one. With nearly 7 hp it could power a 2 stage unit. Or a nice 3-5 hpntwin unit. I'm a painter. Trailer equipment cars trucks on site or my place. Currently I have to have a giant 7500 watt generaornto power my compressor. But if I could just buy a couple hundred dollar pump and get at least 10-15 cfm I'll sacrifice one of my current direct drive compressors for a 27 gallon tank. Even keeping ankther in for reserve air. Just makes more sense to me to combine motor into a new compressor. I had to start the cheap way acquire compressors oil and oiless and run them in parallel 2-4 on seperote breakers but all connect to t fitting ona lowes portable tank
@@sunnyviews626 The belt design 90 degree turn designs are longer in length and I recently found a idler pulley design for the snow throwers for my John Deer 240 I'm upgrading/modifying to a Ford. Thinking the design can be used for a generator. hydraulic pump and a air compressor also. The other design would be using a gear box that can be found on like the Ford LGT snow throwers, some Sears Craftsman rototillers with engines and elsewhere. Maybe even a small vehicle differential chopped down to what you need for a cost effective solution. Seems the gas engines are more cost effective also even after investing in either an electronic solenoid or the pressure cable to control the throttle.
There was no name plate or stamping on the casting Cole. Almost any small piston style pump should work. You might want to check out your local recycle center and see what they have had turned in. Sometimes the tanks will rust through and folks will scrape the entire unit pump included. Good luck!
Thats a Quincy X-2 I think, X-3 had round fins. I had seen this vid yrs ago, recently I picked up the same compressor pump from an estate sale here in the bay area, CA. Beautiful condition X-2 compressor, Quincy sourced these out to other manufactures like sears and craftsman so they will have no brand name on them! Mine has the same stamped pulley. The pulley on mine measures 8" in diameter. I found a cast iron 3 bladed fan pulley on eBay and bought that, its a 8.5" dia and should do fine. These pumps were made in the late 1950s
Real good Fred. Great for the model engines. I've built up a couple of these over the years. One way to overcome the air load on the motor when starting is to use an idler pulley (basically a roller bearing on a spring loaded arm) to apply tension to the belt. This can be released to start against pressure, and it also eliminates the need to move the motor or pump to adjust belt tension. I like the fact you built it cheap - that's the best way :) Cheers Rob
Nice job Fred, that will be VERY handy! Like the removable handle too!
Thanks for sharing!
Jeff
It really is a nice compressor but to keep the pump head cool you need a fan blade pulley.
Very nice :) Gotta love the sound of an old Briggs engine. I'm in the middle of building my own compressor, so I figured I would check out what other people have put together :)
Very nice
Hi Fred,
It's excellent I like it! But what I like the most is your space!
All the best
Jimmy
Good to see you're making videos Fred! Nice build! Very clean and attractive to boot! In lieu of using the pop off valve to keep your tank pressure from building too high, you might consider looking into adding a bullwhip. It would automatically throttle down the engine and allow the the compressed air to escape through an unloader valve. When the tank pressure falls to a particular setting, it would automatically throttle back up to recover. It might save you some fuel costs as well. Just thought I'd plant a seed in your mind. Again, great build! Take care, G.
Hell fucking yes ,. This is tits & ass ! ......I have the same idea to "install" one of harbor freight's "generic" six&a half horse power gas engines on a very similar tank and compressor of my own . Yer video said you get about eighty p.s.i. .....my nail Gund typically need a minimum of one hundred psi to operate properly . I'll experiment around and let you know.
Hey Fred,
Nicely done bud, that will really come iin handy!
Ray
*This is INSANELY nice.💫 **allabout.wiki/Viair** i got a Bostitch 6 gallon pancake and the regulator broke, and it was stupid loud. Also, the gauges barely worked. it wouldnt even power a die grinder. But this little dude ROCKS. Its not only 1/4 as loud as the Bositch, it works like a fine tuned machine should. Kudos to California Air Tools! This performs EXACTLY as advertised. Cant beat the price either.*
Thank you for your input. This is currently used on a farm where a tractor or wagon may have a low or flat tire and is in a field 1/2 mile or .3 km of more from any source of electric power.
Fred, like your other projects that I've seen this evening, this is another beauty! Nice engineering and fabrication. How about, though, making a belt guard for the pulleys? I'm willing to bet that in a tug of war between your digits and the belts, the belts will win!
Frank Bonsignore Good point Frank. I will give it some serious design thought.
Thanks for sharing... working on modifying mine to be gas prime moved in the near future.
looks good but the only thing I see is that there is no flywheel /fan pulley on the compressor to provide airflow over the head to cool it , but with minimal use you may get away with it
Thats a Quincy X-2 I think, X-3 had round fins. I had seen this vid yrs ago, recently I picked up the same compressor pump from an estate sale here in the bay area, CA. Beautiful condition X-2 compressor, Quincy sourced these out to other manufactures like sears and craftsman so they will have no brand name on them! Mine has the same stamped pulley. The pulley on mine measures 8" in diameter. I found a cast iron 3 bladed fan pulley on eBay and bought that, its a 8.5" dia and should do fine. These pumps were made in the late 1950s. GREAT VIDEO!!!
These pumps required around 1/2HP motor to power it and rpm of pump should be around 500rpm or so
Thanks for the info and the kind words Rondit. This unit has served me (and a number of my neighbors} well. I had tried battery driven models of all sorts over the years and and filling a tire is like watching grass grow, SLOW!. I used it just the other day when I did some PM on our house air conditioning condenser unit. We have cotton wood trees here that in the spring throw off a lot of material that is drawn into the condenser. It is easy to clean off with the compressor and you don't have to worry about bending the thin aluminum fins.
@@FredMiller Your compressor is a Quincy but not an X-2 or even an X-3, much bigger and I am sure it requires a 1HP motor to power it and that reliable Briggs is indeed a faithful worker there! For a smaller compressor pump, I would say one could get away with a vintage weed wacker sized small 2 stroke or better yet a 4 stroke! An engine is the best option when taking your compressor to remote place. I also found a vintage 1915 washing machine cast iron motor, very nice curves, will complement the pump I have! as much as it is nice to run these, i just love looking at them! PS, take a look at a ritter dental compressor from 1917, its a beauty! I have one and it brings a smile to me each time.
Super cool pop...
that seems to work pretty good
Thanks for watching and the kind comment. It has been almost 6 years since I made this compressor and it is still running great and is a neighborhood resource. Fred BTW, love the picture of your dog!
Real cool! Just the info I was after.
Thank you for the nice comment Amy..
Nice idea, and well made! Remember, that compressor block is NOT made for high rpm.. Even new compressors could brake, if you try to "boost" them somehow.. 😉
I'm building a system similar with the same engine and I was planning on putting a less drastic reduction on the compressor what do what's your opinion
as long as your not over running the rated rpm for compressor pump it should be fine .
Good point. The ratio of the engine to compressor is very high (so I could use a small engine to deliver more torque) The compressor actually runs very slowly.
Really cool!! Thanks! I just converted an electric compressor to gas and I found a Conrader piloted unloader valve with a pop off and an exhaust. It has a port for a throttle whip cable but it seems lie it will not work with my briggs that is on there. I could not find out anywhere if you could just use the unloader and plug the whip device. I see now that it is entirely ok to do that. Fantastic. If you have any suggestions pleas get back to me.
Hi Fred,
Nice little compressor that you can carry around, for an affordable price...
Cheers,
Pierre
pierre beaudry Thanks Pierre. This is one of those projects that just kind of built itself out of necessity. I have had many requests for plans jut it was just put together out of parts around shop and a couple of purchases from a local steam show. Thanks for all the nice comments. I really like seeing the work you do in your shop. I assume you are Canadian? Where do you live? Fred
Yep.. Canadian from the South Shore of Montreal, about 20 minutes away. You probably guessed My first language is French...
A little busy at a client's job now but new projects coming soon.
You have different and great projects of your own, looking forward for more.
Regards, Pierre
I am tempted to build one and I have an extra tank 15 gallons sitting around.
Arthur, I used a small tank, engine and compressor to try to keep everything as light as possible. I want to be able to easily pick it up to put in a trailer or truck bed. Good luck and let me know when you have it built.
Hi Fred great little compressor how many gallons is the tank
It is probably 4 gallons or so. The goal was to keep everything on the lighter side so it is easy to transport. Keeping everything in proportion. Thanks for watching...
Can you get bigger pop off valves for a bigger size tank to get more psi cause I have a bigger pump and engine on one I'm gonna try to build
You bet, pop off valves are available for almost any pressure. Since I wanted only to fill tires and run small model steam engines, 80 lbs was plenty of pressure. Good luck with your project. When it's finished make us a video!
Also can you give me a link to what I need for the parts to put it together
Im after the same
Want to find what i need ive got a 150 litre tank and 14.6cfm pump and 6.5hp motor but what else i don't know???
Hi Fred
Did you make any modifications inside the engine for lubrication?
I could always get an engine but never really come across any independent compressors like that. Where did you get yours? Thanks for the video. I am enthused about this project again now.
Thank you for the comment and question Brendan. No modification for lube on the engine. I actually run it a lot slower than I showed in the video. I just did not want to bore everyone watching a compressor come up to pressure. I found the compressor at a steam engine show flea market earlier this year. It had been rebuilt and never run so that gave me the drive to create the compressor. Good luck with your project and check out some of my other videos. Good luck- Fred
Harbor freight sell the compressor head separately and nice crate motors
i am impressed. nice machine. is everything made of secondhand engines? greetings from holland.
Thank you Jeroem. Yes, everything for this build was used equipment. The steam show flea markets here offer many opportunities to find used equipment that can be re-purposed for new projects. Fred
Fred Miller nice work. i live in the wrong country i guess 😀😀😀
a dual or triple head would be better, since you have the horse power.
You have a valid point I think the little engine could push two small compressor cylinders. One of my primary goals was to keep this unit light so I could easily transport it. I am pushing 70 and things are starting to get heavy for me.
Sweeeettt
Is there anyway I can do this with my lawn mower engine that the deck is rusted through. Engine only had a few seasons and only truly full Euro grade synthetic. and fuel stabilizer in every tank. Never changed plug or had to pull more then twice after sitting a couple months. I live on the gulf coast with lots of salt and 80+ inches of rain a year. I tried to save the deck. I ground it down to bare metal twice. Primed and put industrial enamel on it. Anyway the pulley would be horizontally not vertically. is there anyway to make it work. A portable 6.75 hp compressor would be great. But ideally it would be mounted into my truck bed so wouldn't need to move it. I can source a tank easily. I just don't wanna have to buy a engine from harbor freight. When I have one in excellent shape.
If your engine has a vertical shaft it will be challenging to find a compressor that can also run in a vertical position. Perhaps an oil-less compressor that has no oil filled crankcase to deal with. Good luck with your project. Fred
@@FredMiller thanks for the quick reply. I'm trying to think of a way. Is there any kind of pulley or shaft of some kind that would make the 90 turn. Like the horizontal pulley onto another pulley or gear potentially in the vertical then use that pulley/drive to power compressor. Know of any kind of catraption like that. I guess if can't figure it out. I can always hook a high output car alternator to it either power a inverter or remove the diodes from the back and voltage regulator and have ac current. Or possibly I there's a video on here of s guy taking two horizontals and making a compressor. But I was hoping for a more standard one. With nearly 7 hp it could power a 2 stage unit. Or a nice 3-5 hpntwin unit. I'm a painter. Trailer equipment cars trucks on site or my place. Currently I have to have a giant 7500 watt generaornto power my compressor. But if I could just buy a couple hundred dollar pump and get at least 10-15 cfm I'll sacrifice one of my current direct drive compressors for a 27 gallon tank. Even keeping ankther in for reserve air. Just makes more sense to me to combine motor into a new compressor. I had to start the cheap way acquire compressors oil and oiless and run them in parallel 2-4 on seperote breakers but all connect to t fitting ona lowes portable tank
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@@sunnyviews626 The belt design 90 degree turn designs are longer in length and I recently found a idler pulley design for the snow throwers for my John Deer 240 I'm upgrading/modifying to a Ford. Thinking the design can be used for a generator. hydraulic pump and a air compressor also. The other design would be using a gear box that can be found on like the Ford LGT snow throwers, some Sears Craftsman rototillers with engines and elsewhere. Maybe even a small vehicle differential chopped down to what you need for a cost effective solution. Seems the gas engines are more cost effective also even after investing in either an electronic solenoid or the pressure cable to control the throttle.
Where did you get that engine?
I got it at the same flea market where I got the compressor. In our area those engines are readily available on the used market. Thanks for watching.
What brand of air compressor is that??? Im wanting to build a small unit or two myself also.
There was no name plate or stamping on the casting Cole. Almost any small piston style pump should work. You might want to check out your local recycle center and see what they have had turned in. Sometimes the tanks will rust through and folks will scrape the entire unit pump included. Good luck!
Thats a Quincy X-2 I think, X-3 had round fins. I had seen this vid yrs ago, recently I picked up the same compressor pump from an estate sale here in the bay area, CA. Beautiful condition X-2 compressor, Quincy sourced these out to other manufactures like sears and craftsman so they will have no brand name on them! Mine has the same stamped pulley. The pulley on mine measures 8" in diameter. I found a cast iron 3 bladed fan pulley on eBay and bought that, its a 8.5" dia and should do fine. These pumps were made in the late 1950s
you dont have a list of parts?