I tried doing a search but to no avail. A few months ago someone put a picture on a thread of a compressor, hose & a couple of nail gun's inside a systainer.  I really like this idea & would like to know the size & make of the compressor.  I did come across the "PREBENA AEROTAINER 200 compressor in a Systainer" which looks really cool also.  Anyone used the Prebena system & what do you think of them.

Thanks in advance, Woodguy.

Hi Steve, no this is not the one but there is some good points in there, thanks for finding.  The thread i am thinking about wasn't necessarily about a compressor in a systainer but i think it wandered a bit, which happens & someone posted a pic with all the gear in it.

Cheers, Woodguy.

I looked into it a while ago, for I wanted a nice and neat portable compressor for on-site use - lugging around a 3 Hp 100 litre belt driven beast gets old VERY fast.
But the Prebena is rather steeply priced, and  if you want it to be any useful you'll have to buy the additional systainer with the ( small! ) buffer tank - the extra tank is 10 litres, there's a 3 litre tank in the Aerotainer. That's two big systainers ( sys IV or sys V, I don't know for sure ) for a huge amount of money, and it's not very powerful ( 1,5 Hp, and not particularly efficient ) . I've used Prebena tackers, and wasn't impressed - not very bad, but certainly not up to festool standard ( the good news is they aren't very expensive either ). The systainers are a nice gimmick, and if you absolutely need all your gear to be systainer-compatible, I guess it's a nice option.
 
I ended up with a nice compact dual tank ( 22 litres total ) 2,5 Hp compressor with two thick rubber wheels and a foldable handle AND a nice 100' hose on reel for just about half of what the Prebena set would have cost me, and have been very pleased with it since. I will swap the PVC airhose for a rubber one in the foreseeable future, but that's just because I'm a spoiled brat 

Regards,

Job

Woodguy,

Check for JacPac CO2 cartridges.  Comes in a plastic container.  Not a compressor but serves somewhat the same purpose.  Nickao had a thread on this that looks pretty good.  Might be this is what you were thinking about.

Neill

I will assume that you have access to polyurethane air hoses.  If you haven't looked into them, you might want to before you buy rubber hose.

Peter

I agree, it's just as flexible but more resilient.

Jeff, I have one of those compressors, love it. One of my better purchases and my back thanks me. Recovery time is just a bit on the slow side for trim work but its size and weight more than make up for that. I believe I saw a post where someone was able to put one of these in a Systainer.

EDIT: I knew I saw someone that had one of these, thanks for posting Dan.

Woodguy,  It's a 1 gal tank.  It really is a great little compressor, especially for the price ( about 140.00 USD)  I have been using them for years.  As Brice said, it's really quiet.  Recovery time is slow, but for me it's ok.  I shoot mainly 23 ga. pins, 18 ga brads, and a very few 15 ga brads, pretty much all in crown and decorative trims.  No production work here. 

I don't know how they would hold up under heavy use  ( meaning lots of recycles per work day, like on production trim jobs.)  I only shoot maybe 3-400 brads per day. 

I'd recommend it for the right use,

Dan

Is this what you are looking for. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCK7fmZTtTQ

Hate the music, but love the setup.

I found the following on youtube couple month ago I wonder how he did the plate for connecting the compressor hose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCK7fmZTtTQ

Meezo