Nailing/Spraying corded or pneumatic?

[BearTricks]

Morning,

I find myself needing a nailer and spray gun. I’ll mainly be nailing a lot of 18mm ply/mdf for home renovation projects. I’ll also be spraying my kitchen doors, built in wardrobe doors, and maybe some walls.

I can get a 50l 13.8cfm compressor for about £210. Probably closer to £300 after I’ve bought the extras.

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/sc50v-50l-compressor

Alternatively I could spend around £150 a piece on the corded versions of the tools but not have a compressor. Not interested in the battery tools as I’ll be near an outlet and they can be difficult to get in to tight areas. I do like the idea of a compressor for its versatility, always needing to inflate tyres, and an airbrush would also be useful for other hobbies but I am also getting less patient with noise as time goes on. The compressor also takes up space.

I know spraying is demanding in terms of CFM but I’m only going to be doing relatively small areas at a time. Other option is to get a smaller compressor for nailing and an electric sprayer.

Is it worth getting a compressor these days or should I just get individual corded tools?

 

[peter-harrison]

I'd go for air tools. They are cheaper, lighter, and last longer.

 

[Jasper42]

If you go for a compressor think about the noise from it. Mine is old but just too loud, keep looking at the silent run ones but don’t use it much so waiting for it to fail

 

[Sideways]

Work is backwards ?
What finish do you want to spray ?
What's a good spraygun with as low a CFM requirement as possible to spray that ?
Then you know how big a compressor you'll need - and look for a quiet one.
Nailing etc - almost any compressor will do, but you do need a decent psi where the spraygun probably doesn't need high pressure but does need a decent continual airflow.

 

[Orraloon]

I got an air nailer as I already have a compressor and other air tools. Cheap and light . Compressers are noisy but handy for lots of things. If I was going out to do jobs then I would likely want a battery nailer. They are heavy. Faced with a whole house of skirting and architraves I prefer an air one. I dont want to do spray painting as I did a fair bit at sea as a young bloke. Horrible job. Rather use a brush and roller.
Regards
John

 

[bourbon]

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/shhh-air-max-50-150--7cfm-50-litre-15hp-low-no/
I can turn it on and have a conversation with a customer while it is running. Oil free as well. will do all you want and more.

 

[bourbon]

Don't know if the cost to AUS would be a bit much though!

 

[MikeJhn]

Spraying I would not entertain anything other than a dedicated HVLP sprayer, less overspray and I do mean less, if set up properly almost zero, less paint waste, the air out of the turbine is warm and I find on things like wardrobe doors I can put on the second coat almost immediately after the first coat, don't confuse an HVLP conversion gun off a compressor with a dedicated HVLP spraying system, nothing like the same thing.

I use a battery nail gun, it does the job and no lead to get in the way especially on roof work, makes putting on felt shingles almost bearable.

Battery options are really viable these days, I don't do any paid work anymore and find the small 2Ah batteries last long enough for me to do anything I need to, having two helps if I need to do something in hammer and tong time.