Compressor: What brand, HP, PSI...

[Jeffrey]

I would like to get a compressor in the near future. I've been checking them out at the local stores but I'm not sure what I should be looking for. Idealy I want it to be able to run a framing nailer and anything below that.

A) Would a Porter-Cable 135PSI/6 Gal. compressor handle this? I see them for sale bundled with a finish nailer and a brad nailer for a pretty good price.

B) What are the SCFM requirements for a framing nailer? Will the thing be running constantly?

C) Am I missing anything else?

Thanks,

Jeff

[CThomp]

I'm borrowing the exact same oil-less portable pancake PC that you just described.

It handles a framing nailer just fine.

Most framing nailers need 70-120 psi.

It won't run constantly.

[Rich]

My framing nailer says it needs 7.5 CFM to operate at 100 nails per minute. If you're operating at 50 nails per minute then you need 3.75 CFM. I personally don't like the pancake type compressors (I shouldn't say all pancake compressors - but most). Something like the PC C3151 is what I would suggest.

[Vector]

My framing nailer says it needs 7.5 CFM to operate at 100 nails per minute. If you're operating at 50 nails per minute then you need 3.75 CFM. I personally don't like the pancake type compressors (I shouldn't say all pancake compressors - but most). Something like the PC C3151 is what I would suggest.

I have the slightly less powerful version of the C3151 (I don't think P-C sells it anymore), which is only a 125psi unit instead of 150psi, and it works fantastic. Should be able to support two framing guns at once.

Actually, I even use mine to run air-tools too, but Ive adapted a 10-gallon air tank to expand the capacity to pull that off. It works for short periods of use.