[TheForge] Air compressor and ABANA

Wed Jul 10 11:15:00 2002

And so the reason for my not just plain endorsing it, now I've heard
of two... that's too many for me.
   Of course,  I haven't priced the large steel pipe.  Schedule 40  4"
is rated at 220 lbs. and 2" at 280 lbs.  Makes me think of running a
main in 4" if you could get some kind of connections for the drops
made up that wouldn't transfer vibrations to the PVC... And by that
time, you could probably run 2" steel for the same price and less
hassle and a far less chance of blowing anything up...

   Guess I'd have to bite the bullet and use 2" steel for a main. I'd
come right off of the compressor tank with as large a hose as the
opening would allow into the 2" at about 3 or 4 feet, take the 2" to
the floor with a valve at the bottom. Use hydraulic hose for the
connection.  At the top, t it and plug the end of the t you aren't
using and head down the shop with the other leg from that t .  Put T's
in the 2'' as often as you would like drops, I'd probably t off with
1"and split those off into separate 3/4 " drops.

   If I ended up painting, I'd drop for the paint spray equipment with
a 1" all the way to the floor and valve the bottom as a drip leg,
wouldn't run anything else on this drop.

   Jeff   ><>

----- Original Message -----
From: "T.L.Tallman" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Air compressor and ABANA

> jeff hear is another guy who WILLNT  use pcv pipe for air again glad
i want
> standing near it
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Harding" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 5:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Air compressor and ABANA
>
>
> > If all you care about is getting air to a particular place and
aren't
> > really picky about the quality of air, the 3/4 inch will do that
well.
> > If you want good quality air and don't want water building up in
the
> > lines, go LARGE with a run through the shop.  Place several drip
leg
> > drains on the bottom of the main to keep it drained and take all
of
> > your runs off of the top of the main.
> >    Run EVERYTHING down from the main in at least  3/4 inch with a
drip
> > leg and drain valve, below EVERY outlet.  Filter the air going
into
> > the compressor and water/oil filter the air going into anything
> > sensitive,( my plasma cutter calls for a special water filter,
> > probably is overkill, but will eliminate that as a warranty
argument
> > if it becomes necessary).  Some day you'll decide to do paint work
on
> > the wood shop end of this line and you'll curse the day you
installed
> > the 3/4 inch line for the main.
> >
> >    I've heard the warnings about PVC,  have only heard of one
system
> > using PVC ever "blowing up",  though you are getting to the upper
> > pressure limits for it's working strength, then if you are going
to
> > air hammer it.... so, perhaps, no PVC.  However,  PVC is easier
and
> > cheaper to run and a compressor could be fitted with a "low
pressure"
> > switch, so if the pressure gets below a certain level you have to
> > manually override the switch until the system got back above that
> > pressure, say 30 lbs.
> >
> >    It all works, just some's better'n others.
> >
> >    Jeff   ><>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Demon Buddha" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Air compressor and ABANA
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > evelyn hart wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have a suggestion on layout?  What size line
should I
> > use to run through the shop?  And any other suggestions you have.
> > >
> > > I like 1", but that's overkill.  3/4" should be fine.  As for
pipe,
> > > I would use schedule 40 black pipe.  DON'T use PVC.  If it
bursts
> > > at night and you have not turned off the power, it will run
until
> > > the compressor cooks itself.
> > > >
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