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41. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:20:17 -0400; That's kinda the point I'm making--they're telling us that the cellular modem providing me the ability to surf the net--and its associated wi-fi radio is just peachy, but mine isn't? And for a long t; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00033.html (14,134 bytes)
42. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:54:23 -0400 (EDT); One last update... Friday morning, I decided to rip out the nearly-finished Rapid Air install, and replace with copper. Now I regret buying that Rapid Air crap even more. The copper was so much easie; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00034.html (11,757 bytes)
43. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: "Arvid Jedlicka" <arvidj@visi.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:41:25 -0500; A +1 on the ease of installation of copper. And at least in my area [Minnesota] the green-box store is about 10% cheaper on copper than the orange-box or the blue-box. I used "L" and a silver based s; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00035.html (13,012 bytes)
44. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:33:10 -0400; I thought the reason for black iron was the condensing capability of the pipe, no? Like you, I think that the threading, cutting, and sealing issues with black iron are a huge pita, and copper is com; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00039.html (11,143 bytes)
45. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: "Arvid Jedlicka" <arvidj@visi.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:11:32 -0500; I won't be much help there. I have a "radiator" on the compressor so a lot of the cooling and condensing gets done in the tank. Then there is a desiccant dryer between the tank and the plumbing so it; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00042.html (12,137 bytes)
46. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:08:37 -0400; Well tell us about the radiator, man! Spill, take pics! :-) _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00044.html (10,253 bytes)
47. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: "Arvid Jedlicka" <arvidj@visi.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:08:24 -0500; I got the compressor from here ... http://www.castair.net/industrial-air-compressors.html All of the pictures on their site are of the same side of the compressor. We will call that that "front" side; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00045.html (12,884 bytes)
48. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:34:44 -0700; Don't have the link handy, but I recall seeing one somewhere that was nothing more than a coil of soft copper tubing lying in a plastic 5 gallon bucket. When doing something that required dry air, y; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00048.html (10,199 bytes)
49. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:21:20 -0400; compressor Of course, different activities require different levels of dryness...but I wonder how humid the air is, despite it's non-condensing tendencies... I'm too lazy to perform the theoretical c; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00049.html (9,968 bytes)
50. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:52:28 -0700; The main line runs at a nominal 150 psi, roughly 10 atm. As I understand it, even if it were at 100% RH, then after it goes through the regulator to 90 psi (~6 atm) and gets warmed back up to room t; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00051.html (9,833 bytes)
51. Re: [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: eric@megageek.com; Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:54:52 -0400; Scott writes... I agree. In fact, I posted the condensing issue when this first started. I also agree that I would rather do it once and be done with it. My black pipe had lots of leaks. Turns out, t; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00056.html (9,698 bytes)
52. [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: hillman at planet-torque.com (David Hillman); Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:01:50 -0400 (EDT); Do not ever buy this product. Do not allow anyone you know ( or, at least, like ) to buy it. Do not believe anything on that website, except the price ( and the 'master kit' only has about half what; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00131.html (9,570 bytes)
53. [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: scott.hall.personal at gmail.com (Scott Hall); Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:02:43 -0400; Tell us what happened, David! Sounds bad.; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00132.html (9,373 bytes)
54. [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: r_rochlin at hotmail.com (Bob Rochlin); Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:11:55 +0000; I'm jumping in here late, but i've been using Home Depot PVC for my air lines for about 10 years with no issues. The PVC has a bursting rating or 600PSi (I run it at about 100 PSI), is easy to work w; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00133.html (11,551 bytes)
55. [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: hillman at planet-torque.com (David Hillman); Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:36:40 -0400 (EDT); The short story is, you can install Rapid Air on, or in, your walls... but there's no way to make it look decent if left exposed, and I would never trust it inside walls. If you don't care about how; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00134.html (11,937 bytes)
56. [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: hillman at planet-torque.com (David Hillman); Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:55:31 -0400 (EDT); Bob, Fyi, that's generally a bad idea, and neither OSHA nor most building codes allow PVC for compressed air. The PVC manufacturers even insist that you don't use it for that purpose. Here's a length; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00135.html (10,552 bytes)
57. [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: wmc_st at xxiii.com (Wayne); Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:37:34 -0400; And of course everyone is gonna jump in with "do not use PVC, it can explode and shatter". But you know what -- I've seen it used in multiple industrial air systems, including a local NASCAR shop (An; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00136.html (10,499 bytes)
58. [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt); Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:30:18 -0500; lines (I no Exposed PVC is totally unsuitable for the transmission of compressed air. It will eventually shatter. If you're lucky, no one gets hurt. If you're not, you or someone else gets killed. --; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00137.html (10,413 bytes)
59. [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: fishplate at gmail.com (Jeff Scarbrough); Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:18:52 -0400; explode industrial It may take some age and strain, and you may never push it past that point to where it will fail. But if it does (and the chances of it failing are better than the chances of black; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00138.html (10,795 bytes)
60. [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir (score: 1): Author: scott.hall.personal at gmail.com (Scott); Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:34:12 -0400; I've been five feet from a pvc air line when it exploded. It does happen. Made a huge boom and sprayed shrapnel. A guy three feet away caught some in the face and arm. Though the fact that I was five; /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00139.html (11,785 bytes)

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