12V air pressure system to clear chips?

[cropwell]

I doubt if a low voltage compressor would have the oomph to give a continuous airflow enough to clear chips. I currently run a Hailea pond pump (quite a big one) to blow away chips, but bear in mind I only have a small ali gantry machine. There is little pressure, but plenty of flow (80L/min). The main advantage is that it is quiet.

I have recently acquired a JunAir 600 for £15, it had issues and losses, but the pump worked OK and I put on a new pressure switch, inlet filter and pump to reservoir pipe. So for <£30 I got a very quiet source of air at 8bar. These compressors are used in Banks as part of the security system. With the closure of branches, they come onto the market and fully working they cost around £60. I am currently constructing an air/coolant pulse programmer and when I have it finished, I will post a thread with the details. As usual (NB Clive) it will be over the top, as I am doing it for the fun of it.

Cheers

Rob-T