140mower
Don
Nice........ All that rocking back and forth seems to have sorted the pieces quite nicely......
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DavidR8's shop shenanigans
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140mower
Don
Thanks Don!Rock on!..... Looking good.
Man. You REALLY suck. I was an hour away from Stuart’s hometown yesterday and was thinking of dropping by to pick up a couple kits and save the shipping, but at $210 each for the smaller kits I just couldn’t justify it. The price you paid for all that stuff is criminal!!!
Don't hate me because I'm lucky
140mower
Don
Jesus...... You mean there's other reasons?Don't hate me because I'm lucky
Well. Here I thought I'd be pissed off at @DavidR8 because now I'd have to get off my butt and finish a project #42. But it turns out I have some time to contemplate things yet again.
The fitting nuts arrived. Hmmmm. What's wrong with this picture?
Turns out flange to Nut on the cooler is about 0.623" while edge of nut to bottom shoulder is over 0.75". I wonder if that dimension is even a parameter when ordering nuts.
Ah well. I do have a lathe and other than ruining the nice blue I know how to shorten this.
I think this one looks a bit better. I first tried an aluminum spacer that was 0.125" thick. However it then squished a bit and was tough to remove because it wasn't quite thick enough.
So then it was trim the nut time.
Need to do the other one and then attach an air fitting and seal the other end to see if it holds pressure.
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Time for a shop tour for a closer look at your install pretty soon I guess.Looks good, keep at it
Happy to oblige!
I had to bore out the brass fitting to 0.5" to fit the tube into it. Then some cleaning, soldering etc.
Holds air pressure. Looks like my flaring tool works.
Holds air pressure. Looks like my flaring tool works.
Well done!
I did find the hose to quick coupler had a leak when I put soapy water on it. Also ordered one of these:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B079Q9NM8G/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00
as the one I have on the end of the regulator is 3/8". This one is 1/2".
Still not sure how I'm going to plumb it all together.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B079Q9NM8G/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00
as the one I have on the end of the regulator is 3/8". This one is 1/2".
Still not sure how I'm going to plumb it all together.
Do you want some close up pics of my setup?
I think page 136 of this thread is fine for pictures. Biggest issue on mine is getting to the tank entry.
Compressed air systems can always use a good FRL.
The addition of the ‘moisture separator’ will extend the life of your installation, especially if you are using metallic piping and fittings. (Water + Metal = Corrosion)
Air lines tend to collect condensation because of the cooling effects of fast-moving air.
The addition of the ‘moisture separator’ will extend the life of your installation, especially if you are using metallic piping and fittings. (Water + Metal = Corrosion)
Air lines tend to collect condensation because of the cooling effects of fast-moving air.
I have a water separator after the compressor regulator and that gets a bit of water.
Most of my lines are plastic and at each tap of this sort I also have a drain.
I periodically check but no water comes out of those. I think because it all ends up in the tank. So ideally this cooler and water separator before the tank should reduce the amount of water in the tank. Maybe...
Then the coolant and pneumatic draw bar source (now retired) also has a filter/separator and regulator and a lubricator for impact wrench and cylinders.
