Bambi Silent Compressor

[AdamG]

Hi All,

After nearly deafening myself with a standard compressor (it ran at 97 decibels which is waaaay to noisey for me and I dont want to annoy my neighbours ) I'm going to invest in a silent compressor for pressure casting

I have a new 10 litre pot which holds pressure really well and I'm applying around 40PSI at the moment.

So this is a techy question really.

Budget is 300GBP so I can have a pick from the following in that price range

http://www.aircomps.co.uk/product-categ ... bi-budget/

But I'm a bit stuck for what is going to best do the job as they all seem pretty similar.

Any pointers, tips or advice?

Cheers

Adam

[Deadmeat30]

They are all similar. The number is the tank size, and D on the end stand for double, they have 2 pumps on them to fill the tank faster. I would say a bb24 is an excellent option. I have a BB50 and love it. Oh and they really are quiet too

[AdamG]

Cheers!

Just ordered the 24 with wheels.

Really looking forward to playing around at the weekend with it.

Will post a review too for anyone else who may be thinking of getting one.

Cheers

Adam

[AdamG]

Hi guys,

Just a quick review of the Bambi.

Firstly, it came with very basic instructions. For a novice such as myself it was a bit daunting. After filling it with oil, I turned it on and was pleasantly surprised at how quiet it was. I know they're sold as silent but I was a little sceptical to be honest. It vibrates a little but I've set it on a padded board and it now just hums away.

The fill time isn't rapid taking several mins but for what I need it for its fine. If you we're using it for air tools etc i think you'd probably want one of the double pump models.

It has a little filter that the air passes through to remove moisture and oil, but I've added another filter on the air hose just to be safe.

The biggest "annoyance" was that it came with no air hose, and finding one round where I live proved to be a real pain. In the end I mail ordered one, but I didn't realise I needed a male / female hose... And ordered a female / female... Again a schoolboy error of not checking before clicking "buy".

When I finally got everything set up (I have a pressure pot from Bambi too, which also came with no instruction ) I struggled to get enough pressure into the pot. This was again down to inexperience with the equipment and after twisting various knobs, levers and gauges I finally got it figured.

The machine runs great, is really quiet ( around 40 dB ) and is much smaller than I expected. Downside is lack of instructions for novices, it's thirst for Bambi specific oil and the cost (3 times the cost of a cheaper noisey compressor ) . I should note too that the costs on the website do not include 20% VAT which is payable in addition

Have made a few moulds of simple dominoes etc just to get a feel for it all. Moving on to other bits this coming week. Would recommend the brand to anyone who wants to mould or cast under pressure but has noise limits to take into consideration. Mine is in my office and doesn't interfere with anyone's work.

Cheers

Adam

[mangozac]

Thanks for the review Adam! I do have to point out that compressors I've bought have never come with anything other than very brief instructions (but as you suggest, one would expect a more expensive specialist model like this to).

Happy casting!

[Anvils Hammer]

We use this model - Bambi 24L single, and we love it! So quiet, well worth paying 3x the cost of a noisy one!

We still have the old really noisy one for back up.

AH