29-01-2014, 09:49 AM
Hi,
Very well done Big Al I'm impressed. Our incoming water pressure was around 10 bar so the copper tube should be safe enough especially if you adjust the compressor pressure gauge to the maximum psi of your most demanding air tool.
What an asset it is to own a lathe and know how to use it; you got a nice production line going with turning the fittings but I think clean up afterwards would have been a pain? Turning brass is delightful but can prove dangerous because the waste material comes away as razor sharp shards which fly everywhere and is difficult to clean up around the tool post and carriage areas; I always seem to end up with a single shard stuck in a finger giving me electric shocks every time I touch something and as by this time my hands are always dirty I'm unable to remove the shard until I come up into the bungalow; do you suffer the same problem Alan?
The plastic pipe clips you have used are convenient and cheap but these tend to become brittle with age and tend to break; did you consider using copper saddles?
http://www.wickes.co.uk/copper-saddle-ba...rce=123_74&tmcampid=104&tmad=c&tmplaceref=PPC_ggl_0006635&tmcustom=mkwid|W5fPyZGt_dc|pcrid|7531858372|match||plid|&gclid=CL-GgdWKo7wCFdShtAodNlYAfA
I have considered plumbing my garage compressor in but for my use I simply wheel the compressor to where needed however when I wanted compressed air in my workshop to the rear of the bungalow I bought a new SIP compressor. This SIP compressor is only a small one but was supplied with a nice brad nailer; it proved a big disappointment though because the noise was most unacceptable; on the wooden workshop floor the compressor rattled the whole bungalow. I've since converted the garage into my workshop so the compressor noise is better contained.
What a lovely project though Alan and an inspiration to us all thanks for sharing it. Safety is a major consideration when playing around with compressed air and worth mentioning because many novices will be viewing this thread.
Have you installed an air/water separator and it will be interesting to learn how your pipework reacts regarding accumulating water which is difficult to eradicate but important if paint spraying?
An interesting thread Alan; keep up the good work.
Time I wandered into the garage before another day slips by.
Kind regards, Col.
Very well done Big Al I'm impressed. Our incoming water pressure was around 10 bar so the copper tube should be safe enough especially if you adjust the compressor pressure gauge to the maximum psi of your most demanding air tool.
What an asset it is to own a lathe and know how to use it; you got a nice production line going with turning the fittings but I think clean up afterwards would have been a pain? Turning brass is delightful but can prove dangerous because the waste material comes away as razor sharp shards which fly everywhere and is difficult to clean up around the tool post and carriage areas; I always seem to end up with a single shard stuck in a finger giving me electric shocks every time I touch something and as by this time my hands are always dirty I'm unable to remove the shard until I come up into the bungalow; do you suffer the same problem Alan?
The plastic pipe clips you have used are convenient and cheap but these tend to become brittle with age and tend to break; did you consider using copper saddles?
http://www.wickes.co.uk/copper-saddle-ba...rce=123_74&tmcampid=104&tmad=c&tmplaceref=PPC_ggl_0006635&tmcustom=mkwid|W5fPyZGt_dc|pcrid|7531858372|match||plid|&gclid=CL-GgdWKo7wCFdShtAodNlYAfA
I have considered plumbing my garage compressor in but for my use I simply wheel the compressor to where needed however when I wanted compressed air in my workshop to the rear of the bungalow I bought a new SIP compressor. This SIP compressor is only a small one but was supplied with a nice brad nailer; it proved a big disappointment though because the noise was most unacceptable; on the wooden workshop floor the compressor rattled the whole bungalow. I've since converted the garage into my workshop so the compressor noise is better contained.
What a lovely project though Alan and an inspiration to us all thanks for sharing it. Safety is a major consideration when playing around with compressed air and worth mentioning because many novices will be viewing this thread.
Have you installed an air/water separator and it will be interesting to learn how your pipework reacts regarding accumulating water which is difficult to eradicate but important if paint spraying?
An interesting thread Alan; keep up the good work.
Time I wandered into the garage before another day slips by.
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
