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    Workshop air lines ?

    Those quick connect fittings are good for a surprising amount of cycles, too. Effectively they are "Shark Bite" fittings but are rated much higher and only worth a couple bucks. PEX is rated at a minimum working pressure of 160PSI at 70F but derates with temperature to 100PSI at 180F. This is...
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    Hello from rural Sask

    I'm around the Outlook area and raise sheep. Prairie farm report is fun to watch, also I have a big stack of the old Farm Show magazine that I got at an auction sale for a buck. These are fun to flip through and look for interesting ideas, and many of the articles are available on their website.
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    Workshop air lines ?

    I just redid some of my shop in PEX, mainly because I have a extra roll of it sitting around at the farm. It might not be the best, but PEX doesn't "shatter when breached" - you're probably thinking of PVC. PEX is crosslinked polyethylene and fails by kind of bubbling out at a weak point and...
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    Hello from rural Sask

    Hi everyone, rancher and electrician from SK here. Winder electrician actually, which is a sort of millwright/electrician combination. Used to do plenty of machining when working in the trade, now I'm out on the farm and trying to get my shop fixed up and built up. Right now I mostly weld, grind...
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