[DeTomaso] Air Line

[Kirby Schrader]

That sounds very sensible.

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 08:48, <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:

> 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.
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> > 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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