How to add MORE AIR to your Small Woodshop

How I instantly added more air to my small woodshop with an auxiliary air tank! This video will show you how I upgraded my air compressor setup for better performance and efficiency.
DIY Air Auxiliary Tank Set up and Procedure | Step by Step
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[@jamesplotkin4674]

Well, sparky, just looking at the welds from the outside (painted, too) won't expose any flaws. I'd suggest looking inside the tank. I love that you took yourself outside while this filled for the first time. If you truly were cautious, you'd take all of it outside, so if that tank did fail, it wouldn't damage your shop.

[@DIYBuilt]

I agree with you, from what I’ve heard, most tank failures are due to corrosion from inside the tank.
I didn’t look inside it however no water or rusty water came out when i pulled the old drain plug.
Also your right, I should have been more cautious and taken the whole tank outside, my bad
Cheers

[@TopCat2021]

A larger size hose from the compressor to the tank (like a short stinger hose} will make filling the tank more efficient. Thanks for sharing.

[@DIYBuilt]

Thanks for the tip, I will try that. Appreciate any advice to improve.
Thanks again

[@mrimmortal1579]

Ok, you got an increase in time between cycles. But what you didn’t show was the difference in run time. How much longer is that little motor on the smaller compressor going to be running, now that it has to fill up three times the volume that it was made for? How much sooner will that little motor be burning out?
It may have been a more valuable use of the time you spent to replace the part on the larger compressor that controls when it shuts off, and then use the smaller tank to increase the system’s capacity. The larger motor/pump assembly would probably have less trouble keeping up with demand, and a shorter run time to fill up the tanks.

[@DIYBuilt]

Thanks for the info, I did consider fixing the larger tank and using it as the main tank but I had just recently bought the 8 gallon job site tank and it is still used as a tank I take to other renovation projects.
Ideally I should probably get a larger stand up tank for my small shop.
I do realize there is a chance of burning out the smaller compressor but I don’t use a ton of air in my small wood shop so I do t mind risking it until I can find a larger more permanent one.
Thanks again for the tips

[@haydenc2742]

How long does it take the compressor to refill both tanks compared to just the main tank?
Total run time on the compressor from empty to full?

[@LBCAndrew]

its not tank capacity that you need. It's a more powerful pump. The way these work is as soon as the motor kicks on due to drop in tank pressure, you're essentially running off the motor at that point. So a huge tank with a low SCFM pump is not going to improve things much. A small tank with high SCFM pump will run circles around the former.

[@DIYBuilt]

Thanks, that makes sense. This is just a single bay hobby wood shop so to be honest there aren’t too many air tools I use on the regular, the odd air grinder, dremel or sander is pretty much it.
Thanks for the info

[@bh9420]

What you talk about is duty cycle. Some folks, however, may just do with extra reserve, which is what is described here. I would have had a bigger reservoir, though. This is still a great choice on up cycling.

[@JohnSeaward]

If u have any rust inside of tank put some tranny fluid in and coat the inners of the tank fill with air after a few air dumps with drain valve all is golden inside ! But smart on not taking chances but tanks can rupture at any time that's why it's better to have in an area that's alot less damaging but good job sir thanks for taking the time for the editing of the video

[@DIYBuilt]

Thanks for the tips, I will definitely do that.
Appreciate your support my friend.

[@JohnSeaward]

@@DIYBuilt I learned that trick from an old mechanic something in the tranny fluid inhibits the rust and stops it dead,

[@DIYBuilt]

@@JohnSeaward good to know