[DeTomaso] Air Line

gow2 at rc-tech.net gow2 at rc-tech.net
Wed Apr 27 09:48:01 EDT 2011


Looks like we are going to stick with a smaller line but run a remote
tank. The largest volume requirement is for the water table and it doesn't
need to go through any driers. We can set a remote tank right at the
table.





> This subject has come up a bunch of times and, like religion, everyone has
> an opinion.
> :-)
>
> I've read all the past emails about it, I've read lots of information
> online, thought about it a lot (yes, it hurt), talked to some shops in the
> area that use air tools and decided to listen to the guys in the link
> below.
> I bought their 'starter kit' also, just for the less hassle factor from my
> point of view. After that, I made lots of visits to Home Depot and my air
> piping is done. Although they supply lots of teflon tape and recommend it,
> I
> found a good thread sealer worked much better. It was a little messier,
> but
> I didn't have to keep fixing leaks that seem to come up on some joints. Of
> course, I could write that off to incompetency on my part...
>
> See what you think:
> http://www.tptools.com/statictext/airline-piping-diagram.pdf
>
> The driers, filters and 'risers' are deemed most important. They don't
> like
> copper, galvanized can be used, but I've read the galvanizing can flake
> off.
> This is a wash as far as I'm concerned. If you have the 'risers' or traps,
> then the rust from the steel pipe will be caught same as the flakes from
> the
> galvanized pipe.
>
> And I've read that lots of folks used PVC and 'have never had a problem'.
> Personally, I'd stay away from PVC for various reasons... all which have
> been discussed both here and at TP Tools.
>
> FWIW and happy with my setup.
>
> Kirby
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 20:41, GW <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:
>
>> For our laser and plasma machine we are running a 1" air line. In my
>> shop I ran the line out of steel but it was not near that large. We
>> don't want to use steel due to rust and contamination. Any
>> recommendations for commercial 1" air line?
>>
>> G
>>
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