BroomWade AC25 She's 'ere!

[madkayaker]

You've got a car in your garage?
Problem solved!

Jack up one driven wheel of the car, run a belt from that to the compressor.
In fact why not set up a line shaft to power other tools as well.

Not so good when the cars not working, or if you want to remove said wheel with a windy gun. Also not good if the missus wants the car to go out to the shops.

 

[Archie]

Just remembered I took a snap of ours. Looks pretty similar but possibly a bit larger. The model number is different and it's got four belts as opposed to two. For reference this one is running on a 7.5 HP 3 phase motor. Got yours going yet?!

 

[eil]

Fine looking machine Archie, Oh wish I had three phase. What year is it any idea.

 

[Archie]

It's not a bad old thing. Must be '60s but I don't know for sure. I'd like to know it's CFM but the data plate on the compressor itself is covered in years of grime and the one on the tank says nothing useful.

 

[eil]

If you would like to know the cfm a little clean of the data plate would be a step towards finding the answer

 

[Archie]

This is very true!

 

[eil]

Lets have a guess 25 - 30 cfm?

 

[Archie]

Your guess is as good as mine. Better probably. I'll have a poke around with a scraper and some brake cleaner when I'm next home.

 

[Jaeger_S2k]

That's shameful Archie .
It deserves better than that.
Many compressors I see are just sat at the back pumping air relentlessly and covered in crud. When they stop they get hell!

Would be interested to know how loud that is, does it hold centre stage when running?

Come on you must have cleaned the plate by now?

 

[Archie]

Sadly I've not been home yet so I've not had a chance to have a look. I definitely will when I get a chance; I'm curious now! And, no, it's not quiet!

 

[Archie]

Finally got round to having a lookjust now as the power's out () but it's not helped much. According to the plate it's a Broom & Wade (possibly before becoming Broomwade?) model N5. Apart from that and a serial number, nada.

 

[eil]

The head and bores look the same and probably share pistons valves etc, but yours looks as if it might be with a oil pump instead of splash lube like jaegers, is it just me or do old compressors seem more !! purposefull.

 

[Archie]

Nearly all old machinery is better than their modern equivalents!

 

[wyn]

Nearly all old machinery is better than their modern equivalents!

Agree with you there Archie,

I am tarting up a 40 year old compressor and think it looks much better than newer stuff.


Here's a pic, will get a few more up soon.

 

[Archie]

I saw that pic in your album Wyn. It looks fantastic. I'd love to give mine a good scrub up and have it looking pristine again but, in all likelihood, unless it stops working it'll never get moved from its current place of rest!

 

[wyn]

The only trouble is once it's done it'll get shoved next door out of the way so don't know if it was worth all the trouble cleaning it up.

 

[eil]

She`s lookin real sweet wyn, Ive only got as far as trying to strip off the numerous coats of paint of mine she doesn't need the machining you've had to do thank god.

 

[eil]

How did you get the brassware and intercooler so clean.

 

[wyn]

How did you get the brassware and intercooler so clean.

The brass bits i did with some sort of paint stripping disc from b&q in a drill...it cleaned them up really quick.

The cooling fins i had a bash at with paint stripper and a tooth brush...it still has a bit of the original paint on but not too bad.

Just had it running the last couple of days...i was surprised it wasn't too noisey.

The receiver is rated for 200 psi but as it's getting on a bit i'll keep it around 150.

 

[eil]

yours like mine is a Ingersoll rand T30, did you get a gasket kit for it if you did would like to know where from.What size motor did you use. I will let you all guess the age on mine see if you come close. The air filter is just mad though