air fill ups

im looking into buying a air compresser. i need one that would fill up a 3000psi tank. i dont want to spend 1000 bucks on one ether. do you know of any good stores that sell these?

brihard wrote: Don't worry, you won't need to spend $1000. Think more along the lines of $3000. Ain't gonna happen. Also, wrong forum. Try New Players next time.

why is it in the wrong forum? im not a new player. couldn't a buy a scuba tank that holds 3000 psi and get it filled?

Ya that what me and my friends are doin were gonna buy a scuba tank and fill are tanks up that way when were not at a field.

And just cause your not a new player you can still post in there.

As you can see tippmann forum doesn't have a paintball talk section.

So just post your questions in the new player forum

T&O is specifically for non paintball. Your inquiry best fits new players.

Yes, you could get a scuba tank and just get it filled- that's not particularly expensive. A lot of scuba shops will rent a tank for about $10-15 a day. You specified an air compressor, so I answered the questio as asked.

That's a good proposition, but just make sure your rig is done right and is safe. Even though they're your friends, they could still get your ass in trouble if something goes wrong.

choopie911 wrote: Do you have to be certified to fill HPA with a scuba tank, or what?

no/yes...NO. when you buy the tank you have to. but. you can sign a waiver saying that you wont use the tank for breathing/under water use. deep-six said they will sell you the whole deal.

whats not safe about it? i wouldn't be letting my friends use it. im looking into getting a apparatus that has everything that gos from the scuba tank to your paintball gun tank. the apparatus includes the yoke, bleeder, gauge, and a hose with the fittings to go to your tank.

 

www.deep-six.com/page100.htm

Edited by tippya5extreme - 10 July 2006 at 3:19pm

Hairball!!! wrote: choopie911 wrote: Do you have to be certified to fill HPA with a scuba tank, or what? To do fills commercially (for money), probably.

this is for private use only. it would just be filling up mine and mabe my friends tank.

of couse you do some training/know how before you you fill them up.

scuba tanks are incredibly easy to use, but you should be shown how first.  a lot of my friends who work at the local shop have scubas that they have filled with the shop's compressor.  they actually fill up to 4.5k too.  all you have to really do is turn a couple knobs.

 

remember though... scuba tanks don't fill as much as you may think.  I suggest getting your individual tanks filled, then using the scuba to top off as needed through out the day. 

/waits for WGP to randomly appear with knife in mouth prepared to give lecture...

hybrid-sniper wrote: If you're buying a K-valve SCUBA, all you need is one of these: http://www.a-1paintballstore.com/32-Degrees-Scuba-Fill-Stati on.html The more expenisve ones are for DIN style tanks, which aren't usually 3k psi.

the thing i dont like about these is it doesn't have a hose.

i like this one:

 

Edited by tippya5extreme - 10 July 2006 at 7:05pm