[AT] Air lines for shop

[BRUCE MAHR]

I used pvc in my shop a few years ago, still doing good?

Bruce Mahr

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From: Henry Miller <hank at millerfarm.com>
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Sent: Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:55:52 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [AT] Air lines for shop

Copper is expensive. I used pex-al-pex when I did my last shop. Even regular pex would work. It worked great, was cheap cheap cheap, and supper easy to work with. Since it was so cheap I ran extra just for some storage. 

 No UV resistance though, so I painted it, and ran black pipe for the exposed portions.

I only run 130psi, but a web search says pex is good for 800.

-- 
  Henry Miller
  hank at millerfarm.com

On Fri, Sep 10, 2021, at 20:43, Spencer Yost wrote:
> So I’m going to be making three new pipe runs from my air compressor.  
> Previously I’ve just relied on hoses since the 50 foot hose will reach 
> everywhere in my shop.
> 
> It will consist of one long “trunk” run that will be nearly 40 feet, 
> and then a few stub runs of anywhere from 5’ to 15’ 
> 
> I was thinking about black pipe as that’s what I have used before. But 
> I had no idea the common, affordable black pipe you find in hardware 
> stores is only good to 150 psi. My compressor is two stage and is 175 
> psi:
> 
> 3/4-in x 3-ft 150-PSI Black Iron Pipe 
> https://www.lowes.com/pd/Southland-Pipe-3-4-in-x-3-ft-150-PSI-Black-Iron-Pipe/3371442
> 
> I guess I’m thinking about biting the bullet and going copper. I’d like 
> to go with some of those really neat new aluminum systems but I could 
> never afford that.
> 
> What are y’all think about copper? I know 3/4” copper is good to about 
> 1000 psi.   It eliminates  the rust problem that eventually befalls all 
> black steel pipe systems; which is kind of a plus.  As far as 
> installation, I solder better than I cut threads :-)
> 
> 
> 
> Spencer
> 
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