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| jmill |
 Apr 1 2012, 04:07 PM
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Green Hornet  Group: Members Posts: 2,449 Joined: 9-May 08 From: Racine, Wisconsin Member No.: 9,038 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
I'll be painting sometime soon and recently there has been several timely paint related threads. In the Midwest we're plagued by humid weather and lots of water in our compressed air. I figured I'd share my project to rid myself of water so my paint job isn't ruined.
There are several high dollar units out there to separate water from the air but I'm cheap. I decided to design some piping meant to drop the water out of suspension. All you need is 25' or more of piping, some valves, fittings and good old gravity. I wanted to use copper but it would have cost me over $150 in materials. Going with PVC cost me $40. I still need to finish the drain and inlet/outlet piping but you'll get the idea. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| underthetire |
Apr 1 2012, 06:57 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
The shop air diy is not hard PVC.. I have had PVC pipe blow up on me at a shop, cheap shop owner put the thin wall PVC in and wow. That shit sounds like a bomb going off. hurts like a son of bitch to!
It works, just watch sharp blows or flexing. |
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jmill Quest for Dry Air Apr 1 2012, 04:07 PM
underthetire That workers very well. Btdt. If you double the pi... Apr 1 2012, 04:19 PM jmill
That workers very well. Btdt. If you double the p... Apr 1 2012, 04:48 PM 1973-914-2L One other thing that can be looked at is schedule ... Apr 1 2012, 05:53 PM stugray Be very careful!
If a PVC water pipe bursts u... Apr 1 2012, 06:06 PM okieflyr I looked into this awhile back as well, and my tak... Apr 1 2012, 06:19 PM jmill
Be very careful!
If a PVC water pipe bursts ... Apr 1 2012, 06:47 PM
rick 918-S
Be very careful!
If a PVC water pipe bursts... Apr 1 2012, 07:46 PM
PRS914-6
That 3/4 piping is rated at over 400 psi of water... Apr 2 2012, 08:26 AM cary Just a thought.
I used all black pipe in my first ... Apr 1 2012, 07:28 PM jmill
Actually I had the same PVC in my shop with 6 gu... Apr 1 2012, 08:59 PM stugray ""It is recognized that while adequacy o... Apr 2 2012, 08:11 AM TC 914-8 Besides the argument PVC vs copper or steel, the t... Apr 2 2012, 09:00 AM Prospectfarms
Besides the argument PVC vs copper or steel, the ... Apr 2 2012, 11:32 AM J P Stein I have a confession to make.
My compressor is an o... Apr 2 2012, 09:48 AM wingnut86 The biggest thing outside of pipe selection is aga... Apr 2 2012, 08:15 PM bobhasissues John,
As a supplement to your system, I have a big... Apr 2 2012, 08:28 PM jmill
John,
As a supplement to your system, I have a bi... Apr 2 2012, 09:03 PM rick 918-S
John,
As a supplement to your system, I have a b... Apr 2 2012, 09:25 PM rick 918-S I stumbled onto one of those HF driers on the clos... Apr 2 2012, 09:21 PM jmill
You should get the big one. And soon. It's n... Apr 2 2012, 09:33 PM |
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