[DeTomaso] Air compressor info

[GW]

Modern plastic systems designed for air are good. PVC is a big no no 
period. Personally I just run threaded pipe. I certainly would not put 
it inside a wall.

I ran mine for some time with out a line drier. I added the Harbor 
Freight line drier here:

http://www.harborfreight.com/compressed-air-dryer-40211.html

Difference was night and day. Sandblasting was impossible with out it. 
Air tools which constantly spit water, sanders, etc were a constant 
problem. With the drier water problems are completely solved.




JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> 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
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