[DeTomaso] Air compressor info

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/31/10 8:06:57 PM, michaelsavga at gmail.com writes:

> Make sure you add all the extras like dryers, pressure valves, and run a 
> line around the garage space with quick connects every few feet. way better 
> than hoses on the floor.
> 
I agree   I bought an 80 gal Campbell-Hausefield 14 cfm system some 20 yrs 
ago, and if I had to do over, I'd get one that flowed 20 cfm.   I'll add 
that 1/2" ID copper tubing, sweat-soldered together is more expensive than 
glued plastic pipe. But every one of my friends that used plastic lines in their 
shops wound up pulling drywall down off the walls to fix leaks a year or so 
later. The stuff just doesn't like holding 125 psi pressure for months at a 
time. Second- almost all compressors these days use a steel crankpin that 
runs in a one-piece aluminum rod without an insert and is only 
splash-lubricated. This means if the oil level drops and there's no low-oil control to 
shut it down, the rod will sieze, then break in two. An alternative is to turn 
the circuit breaker off whenever you leave the shop for a long time, so if 
bad things happen, it doesn't run itself to death when you're not around.   
Have fun- J DeRyke