[TheForge] Air compressor

[Todd Rich]

On Wed, 5 Nov 2008, Fred Zickrick wrote:

> I have an old 11 hp gasoline powered compressor.  Would that be strong enough 
> to use on a decent hammer?
>
> Thank you,
> Fred Zickrick, fredz72 at cableone.net

What is the CFM @ 100 psi?  Kinyon style hammers using a 2" cylinder need 
about 20-25 CFM @ 100 psi if I remember right from the class I took at 
Abana2K that Ron Kinyon taught.  If you have a decent sized tank it will 
run at less than that, though you won't be able to run it continuously.

 		Todd