“Rust” Inside Black Iron Compressor Piping
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[b]bobwires wrote:[/b]
[quote]Best way – TIG welded stainless! run lines in the wall behind the sheetrock and stub out where you need air![/quote]
Nice tidy idea.Ours runs around the ceiling, then drops down to these units which give us air, electric, and dust extraction.
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Not exactly within most peoples budget though! :blink:
[b]Andy T wrote:[/b]
[quote][b]bobwires wrote:[/b]
[quote]Best way – TIG welded stainless! run lines in the wall behind the sheetrock and stub out where you need air![/quote]
Nice tidy idea.Ours runs around the ceiling, then drops down to these units which give us air, electric, and dust extraction.
[URL=http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/nn385/Duluxdude/Work/P1000105-1.jpg][IMG]http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/nn385/Duluxdude/Work/th_P1000105-1.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Not exactly within most peoples budget though! :blink:[/quote]
Neither of those Ideas are within anyone’s budget I know of that actually works on cars any way. :exci Planes and Race cars thats another story and even then those guys dont bend wrenches or do smelly paint cool though.
Andy can you post a bigger picture of that set up?
In my Dream shop Ill run air thru the walls 😛
[b]Doright wrote:[/b]
[quote]Andy can you post a bigger picture of that set up?
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How much bigger do you want? It’s a thumbnail, so clicking on it will take you to the full sized version (1024×768), but I might have some even bigger ones somewhere 🙂your not going to tell me that shop is always that spotless are you?
[b]Andy T wrote:[/b]
[quote][b]Doright wrote:[/b]
[quote]Andy can you post a bigger picture of that set up?
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How much bigger do you want? It’s a thumbnail, so clicking on it will take you to the full sized version (1024×768), :)[/quote]Hmm when I click on it nothing happens :huh: thats why I asked :pcorn:
Oh well i found it!
[img]http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/nn385/Duluxdude/Work/P1000105-1.jpg[/img]well my shop is always that spotless…… :whistle:
I’m not sure I need a little dust extraction/power pod/ air supply hanging from the ceiling, but I am planning on air and water reels on the back wall, and electricity from ceilings of both garage bays. I’m mainly an electronics guy, stereos and remote starts, etc., but I do fiberglass and paint and detailing. I’m trying to work within a miniscule budget, but some things are very important to me. the cleanliness from having the hose on a reel instead of drug across the floor and looped up in a corner….. big difference. also having a water reel helps a lot. problem is it’s at least $200 for a good reel.
I started a thread on hoses, reels, fittings, etc. I’m getting 1/2″ hose ran to most of my air tools instead of the 50′ of 3/8″ going 15′ to where I use it most of the time….
:blink: :blink: i bet they even have a recycle bin for there empty beer cans :exci :exci
[b]jim c wrote:[/b]
[quote]your not going to tell me that shop is always that spotless are you?[/quote]Not always, but it gets cleaned to at least that standard once a week. Every so often it gets a ‘proper’ clean though – the owner would have a fit if he saw those stains on the floor. We normally park cars on top to hide ’em :whistle:
He’s a real fruitcake when it comes to cleanliness. You see all the ducting behind the booth? Well we have to dust that every week, then once in a while he’ll get us to wash it all down, and polish it!!!! :wak
Even our parts serving hatch (small silver roller shutter on the back wall) has a piece of clear plastic on the wall below it, so it doesn’t get stained with people leaning against it waiting to get served. Madness, but he’s the boss :lol1
[b]Doright wrote:[/b]
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Hmm when I click on it nothing happens :huh: thats why I asked :pcorn:[/quote]
Oh sorry. It works ok for me, so I must have got something wrong with the code.Well, thanks for helping me out here. The last three days have been hell. I had my whole new line together (added to existing line), with clamps to my concrete only to see that once I turn the air on, that just about every joint had a leak. I used telfon tape on all the joints, which was the cause of the problem. After some internet research i found i could use Black permatex silicone on the thread. With the pipe only hand tight that stuff did the trick!!. Wow!! so this stuff totally doesnt not come off yoru hands. I had it everywhere, and I mean everywhere. Laquaer thinner didnt take it off. On a trip to lowes i had to walk with my hands in my pockets and drove there with gloves on!. BTW i am not one for wearing gloves when working with epoxies. It is easier to spread with my bare hands.
At any rate, I added about 8 more feet of pipe to my system and an extra water drop off. It looks sweet, but jeezus it was a pain!. I learned what a Union was, and boy or boy did it help, I was able to build my pipes on the ground and join them together on the wall.
Pictures coming soon! If it doesnt do anything, at least it looks good lol!
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