inline lubricators
 

im trying to decide which one to buy. and which type. There are the ones that attach directly to the tool and have a small res for the oil. Seems like it would make the tool more bulky and weird where the hose attaches. But it would keep your hose cleaner.

Im running some PVC and my blaster will be on its own run. I plan on 3 other drops. Im thinking of putting a lubricator on just one of those drops (closest to where I use the "car" tools.

then i have a water separator on the blast cabinet.

and at one of the drops a dryer/filter to use for painting.

and then one drop with nothing on it.

thoughts?

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Always lubricate at the tool. If you paint or need clean air on that run you won't have it regardless of filtering at the gun. put the air dryer on main outlet it will do more for your tools than an inline lube. PVC can explode and when it does its like shrapnel. Get a RAPID AIR GARAGE / SHOP COMPRESSED AIR LINE KIT SYSTEM. I just install it and it takes hand tools and was very easy to install. Price was very good as well. Its a cross linked PVC lined with aluminum and another cross linked PVC liner in the aluminum tube, very flexible

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I wouldn't run PVC at high pressure but I know some do.
I run 50 feet of sloped metal pipe which dries the air.
I just add 3 drops of any light oil each use and my air tools don't have oil related failures.
If tool feels sluggish I run a few drops of kerosene.

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meh it never freezes here and the pvc says it good to over 400PSI. My dad has pvc all through the shop in north carolina and it does freeze there.
PVC is nasty when it splits and explodes though. I used to cut it with a table saw and if it gets sideways a little its scarey when it pops.

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Maybe good to 400 psi in the absence of UV and hard knocks.
Might be something worth googling.

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now you have me all nervous. its not in the sun but it does get hot in there. I may just get a few 25' hoses and some brass Tees for my drops. thanks for costing me more money ;)

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Maybe you can get Myth Busters on the case to see if PVC is really a shrapnel threat or not:)

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oh its nasty sharp and horrible when it splits. I just didnt think 120PSI was going to hurt it. But really its dumb to take the risk for a few $30 hoses.

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PVC doesn't give me a warm fuzzy, but lots of folks use it.
I'm of the "add a couple drops of oil to the tool", crowd. I also have an additional small air/water separator that I can plug in where ever needed.

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Not a fan of metal pipe?

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well PVC 3/4" is about $2 for a 10ft run... i didnt check the metal but its way more than that. Also this is a rental unit so I dont want something to custom and heavy that i have to move in a year.

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How about PEX?

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would probably work. Im just going to get some hoses with the ends factory crinmped and some brass tees and be done with it.

I just went over to the shop and shut off the main valve from the compressor and bled out the PVC lines... Getting drunk tonight and ill go to home depot tomorrow and pickup some new parts.

everytime I do something cheap I do it twice...

Re: inline lubricators
 

The red hose that came w/ retract reel from build supply chain was bad quality and failed; I don't recall brand. My red rubber hose from Sam's (I think) is indestructible and about 20 years old. Good luck on finding the good hose.

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Good old black iron pipe. It is pretty cheap,lasts forever, and is easy to change as needed for different configurations. Keep your air lines as far from the compressor as possible and have the pipe from the compressor run uphill. Any moisture condensed in the pipe will run back to the tank. I run my airline straight up trough the ceiling around the outside edge of the attick and then down to a u with a drain then up a foot to my filter. I drain the bottom of the u about once a month and get about a table spoon of water. I seldom ever get water to the filter and don't have a dryer.