"JAMES Mankin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What size pipe should I use for compresed air in the shop manly from
> compreser to hose reels
>
>
3/8" hose reels? 1/2", unless the run is several hundred feet!
Greg
On Mon, 3 May 2004 21:44:18 -0700, JAMES Mankin <[email protected]> wrote:
> What size pipe should I use for compresed air in the shop manly from
> compreser to hose reels
I used 3/4" (which is, of course, about 1" in diameter), and the flow is
fine for pretty much anything. Larger would be nice if you're sandblasting
or something, but 3/4" gives you enough flow for most continuous
use applications.
Dave Hinz
On Mon, 3 May 2004 21:44:18 -0700, [email protected] (JAMES Mankin)
wrote:
> What size pipe should I use for compresed air in the shop manly from
>compreser to hose reels
Put in as big a pipe as you can afford/manage. Pneumatics aren't the
same as hydraulics, and if you have a long run with too small pipe it
can affect your flow; not how much, but how soon.. Also, the pipe acts
as storage, increasing the apparent size of your tank.
Think 1" or larger.
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LRod
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JAMES Mankin wrote:
> thanks guys for all the help its going to be great without all those
> airhoses being draged all over the shop floor now if I can just find
> time to finsh the wiring no more extesion cords
>
Ha! Famous last words. More outlets just ends up meaning more places to
plug in extension chords.
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-Mike-
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