Rigging airlines in workshop

[bricol]

Whoever let need get in the way of want?!

I moved to Yorkshire as a kid . . . I have fully taken on their short arm, deep pocket approach to spending money . . .

 

[bricol]

I've bunged the heavy beast on some large casters so I can move it about. Thinking to add a reducer for lower psi outlets as well as one at full chat (10 bar) straight off the Reciever.
I've toyed with the idea of a retractable hose....mounted on the compressor itself - is that a daft idea?

Only if the castors don't have brakes . . .

 

[GRW]

Only if the castors don't have brakes . . .

The two "steering" ones do, the two fixed ones don't

 

[MetalMonkey]

actually you raise a good point... especially as the integrated water trap T's arent' available as 22mm fittings.

If you are talking about the JG ones, they are only available in 22mm, you have to use the reducer insert to get them to 13mm.
You can see it in my picture a couple of posts above.


You don't have to run a ring, you could just do one run or a couple of legs if that is more cost effective.
The idea of a ring is to increase the capacity to any one point, which is especially useful if you have multiple people using the system at the same time.

In a DIY setting, its more about having the convenience of different outlet locations than capacity.

 

[Farside]

I ran 12mm around my similarly sized garage, stuck a connection at the two front corners and middle of each wall, simply for convenience of use, with a retracting hose reel each front corner to drag out to cars or use inside. Never noticed any problem with amount of air needed.

Ditto. I'd intended to complete the air ring around the ceiling, but there's a gap of about a third of it waiting to be done after I re-jig some shelving and insulation. Even without the full-on ring feeding my air tools, I'd say the flow from the existing 1/2" partial ring is adequate. Indeed, the most air-hungry tools I've used so far are more limited by the compressor gasping to keep up, rather than airline capacity.

 

[Henrik]

If you are talking about the JG ones, they are only available in 22mm, you have to use the reducer insert to get them to 13mm.
You can see it in my picture a couple of posts above.

Ah, you're right of course - I had them confused with their other tee sections...

I'm so happy I came over here to ask before ordering bits... This is so much more confusing than normal plumbing for me, for some reason

I'll need to sit down with some pen and paper and draw a picture before I go ahead and order anything, but thank you ever so much to everyone who has commented and posted pics, links etc. It has really helped me visualise things, and also avoid stupid costly mistakes like ordering 15mm pipe for the water traps etc etc

I'm also only after convenience, really, I am the only one working in the little hobby garage and in reality the most air hungry thing I ever use (and only in a blue moon) is a snap-on impact gun or the plasma. My compressor is only a little 2.5hp one as well, and I don't intend on doing any spraying etc in the garage.