New (soon to be) Pro Owner from VA

I need to either familiarize myself with the mobile interface of this site better, else just post from a PC. That link is a little wonky, but point delivered… :joy:

Actually I bought my oven from light armor. I looked at building one there was a lot of unknowns if it isn’t right your paint will either be over or undercooked. The time to figure it out and get it right I didn’t have.

Just stick around we will help you spend all the money you don’t want to​:rofl::rofl:.

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@Phillipw “The time to figure it out and get it right I didn’t have”

Totally feel you on this…

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I don’t want to start a new thread for a couple of misc questions, so will just append to this thread in hopes that I might get a confirmation/answer…

So, I’ve been a busy boy awaiting my table’s arrival. Two boxes were delivered last Monday and the 3rd (controls/hardware) has been lost in transit for the last 8 days… :sleepy: I’ll withold any comments to stay in good grace with Langmuir until the situation is resolved, but my patience is running thin. Good thing that I have much prep to do prior tho, else I’d be sweating them now…

After reading and re-reading the air dryer thread among many other build ideas, etc… I think that I am going to condition my air after the tank, and through 2 stages; a copper condensation array and a dessicant filter. Still dabbling a bit on rung orientation, but thinking horizontal with a trap b4 and after maze (saw a decent build on YT by Jeff Willard)

The questions that I have are:

  1. any decent dessicant filter build tutorials put there that shine compared to the others? I found this one made from PVC that this 15yr old girl ironicalky built and it looks like a really decent setup tbh, and CHEAP. The others that I have found have been re-purposing Pentek style water filters… Not totally keen on this one, but curious if there is an end-all-be-all homebrew dessicant setup out there that I have yet to stumble across?

  2. I got my 60gal 3.5HP Quincy wired and fired up over the weekend. Small shop/loud compressor. Outside of adding a muffler to the intake, anybody have long term experience with a compressor enclosure? I saw a thread where @fosterelli set one up for his compressor and shed 30db. Curious about real world experience re: longevity of the head if setup properly with an active fan at either intake or exhaust of said enclosure… Any thoughts?

Thanks!

-Domo

As far as a bead cell goes don’t waste your time making one it would be dangerous if it ever blows. I wish I had a compressor room myself my compressor isn’t loud. They are certainly safer in a contained room. Look up the aftermath of a failure. It is always in the back of my mind.

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That’s my concern about the dessicant. These plastic parts/components are rated for water psi, not air psi. I would have a regulator setting pressure prior to entering though.

As silly as it might seem, this 15yr old (and I presume her dad) have a neat dessicant setup (assuming safe).

My biggest hangup with the OTC systems is cost for such small filters, which is why I’m considering a go at it.

And the copper system that I think I am going to roll with:

Yeah, catastrophic AC tank failures are concerning no doubt. I thought about adding a compressor shed to the back of my shop, but it’s a lot of work. Maybe eventually, but until then I’ll install an auto drain on my tank and regularly keep tabs on the pressure switch functionality. Outside of that, I’ll have to keep my fingers crossed. Maybe an armored enclosure? :smile:

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I think there are many other things you could worry about besides you compressor tank exploding, like a million of them. Unless you made your own and are just learning to weld. :rofl:

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Tbh, I agree completely. It’s not a HF compressor and the tanks have to be pressure tested even if it were. The one vid where I actually saw a cata is where the dumb dumb welded a scab over an existing leak (rust)… Darwin awards don’t exclude those who lack logic, as those are the typical recipients of the said awards… :joy:some others looked to be a failed pressure relief, rust, or sucked in some flammable fumes on the intake side… Certainly a few ways they can go. Being as it’s a new quincy and I involve myself in dicey extracurricular activities outside of the shop (this upcoming weekend in WVA included​:smile:), I’m more concerned with compressor head longevity in a sound enclosure than a cata. I will keep the tank dry and monitor pressure switch functionality though, nonetheless. :+1:

-Domo

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Having a compressor outside or on a shed is done for noise reduction and space. The idea of being isolated Incase of a failure is a bonus… The reason I mentioned it I have seen the aftermath in video it will make you think about it. I try to watch how I stand airing up a tire. I am sure that doesn’t help. Neither is a very common thing but should be in the back of everyone’s mind. As far as a shed for a compressor for sure you will need to address keeping it cool.

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In a number of dangerous jobs, sports and leisure activities, especially among the seasoned folks who technically should know better, complacency is a killer. That said, absolutely not trying to minimize the threat. I feel you on filling tires and things like not standing in front of regulators when you crack a 2000psi bottle. I try to be “conscientious and careful” to the best of my understandings of my enviro wherever I go, the worlds a dangerous place, “happenings” are… “spontaneous” :joy:… I know of a few who have lost digits, limbs or left this world too soon due to complacency or never bothering to evaluate to begin with; I’ll never discount the time and effort it takes to be safe in ones endeavors.

I would love to get it outside eventually, but due to 15 pokers already filling my fire I’m gonna have to lean on the fact that it’s new, reputable and hopefully properly safety tested for now. Fingers crossed I can relocate for space, sound and safety in a couple/few years though. It’s in a corner with a pretty heavy brake next to it. I wonder if I attached a 2 sided steel framed enclosure to the wall studs, would it offer any protection or add to the shrapnel? :joy::crazy_face:

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Getting chit straight and reorganized prepping for the last package, when it eventually shows up. Utilizing/Revamping (the loft is new) a cubby to hopefully keep it safe. By my estimate I’ll have access to 3 sides, which should give me ample access for routine maintenance. :pray::crossed_fingers:I have been tooling around in and feeling out 360 as well trying to work up an initial design, hoping to be able to dick with some of the folding features and brake point marks. Stoked level increasing!! Can’t wait to get this puppy running!

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Don’t do it unless you’re going to encase it or bury it. PVC is probably one of the worst materials you could use for compressed air.

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe must not be used in compressed air systems unless it is buried or encased.

As long as that enclosure isn’t sealed because it’s going to need to bring in a ton of air to compress and and be able to get rid of heat that is going to build up from compressing air.

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Thanks for that @TinWhisperer. Back to the drawing board on that idea then… still very much brain storming as it will follow my condenser build, which I’m still brainstorming on as well. :joy: I may just have to buy the dessicant filter.

On the enclosure, it would have an intake at the bottom and exhaust above, forced air, maybe tie a 220v/low amperage intake fan to pressure switch. Free flowing/non-restrictive, but with “z-gates” at intake/exhaust to break up the acoustic path. I’m just the spitballing though, so curious if it would be a detriment to my compressor despite the efforts to consider cooling requirements.

If you take the inlet side of your compressor and pull from a sheet meat box that is insulated it will quite it down considerably.

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Thanks @Knick. I’m going to try that before going crazy on an enclosure. It’s actually bearable for a 60gal, and not like the table is quiet while running. I have other ideas as well before getting too wild, but would need to mock up in cardboard to test for effectiveness… An intake muffler is easy enough to try first. :+1:

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Slow going getting this thing together due to lack of time/opportunity, but pushing forward none the less. I have been reading threads as I go and really liking those recessed drains, so I decided to have a take. I wish that I had a lathe or patience to request and await the travelling die set, but I don’t, so I did some of my stone age engineering. Worked pretty good IMO, but could use a washer the size of the hole in there to make it dummy proof. Good thing I wasn’t already too deep in brew consumption when I did this… :joy:





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Admittedly, I burnt one plasma CNC connector up trying to solder in my four control wires. Got pins 4/6 in like a charm, but the torch fire pins (1/2) should have been soldered first IMO, thus I lost feel/viz and burned plastic, despite looking at it through magnification AND with reading glasses on (getting old sucks) :joy:… Got two more adaptors in the mail yesterday. Fingers crossed that I’ll be returning one by weekends closure! :joy:

Still slow going here between waiting on parts and analysis paralysis, but we making headway nonetheless.

  • I added a little wire guide for the to the gantry, so that the limit and motor wires clear the control box to/fro.
  • I have a pond pump in the bottom of a 27-gal tote/reservoir with the drains plumbed back into rez. Sterlingcool treated water.
  • 50’ish foot of copper with a air/water separator in between, three auto drain’s along the way, leading into a Motorguard desiccant system.

Hopefully this will provide the desired outcome, re dried air. Other than that, chomping at the bit… ready to Git It!!




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Hey, great to get it right the first time and looks like your almost there! Once you start cutting you won’t want to quit and make changes.

That looks like kind of a small three sided space there. Have you thought about air mgmt? These systems do kick up quite a bit of dust even with the water tables. Sorry if you already addressed this as I didn’t read the entire thread.

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Hi there @Wsidr1, It is a small space indeed. I plan to make a hood to mount into the loft above and tie it to a high CFM extraction fan to suck the bad air outside if that’s what you’re referencing. Otherwise I’m keeping corrigated metal, maybe even an easily cleanable fiber composite in mind as well in case I need to skin the surrounding walls for excess grudge/water it might throw. Short and curly, it came down to the size of my small shop (18x32 with a closet carved out in the back next to the table) and all the other crap that I have crammed in there. At this point, with the costs that I didn’t consider when I purchased the table, I’m trying to play catch-up before trying to take anything else on tbh. That, and not knowing what to expect, I figure that I would fly by the seat of my pants and fill in gaps on the fly… :crossed_fingers::joy: My biggest consideration on the table placement was to keep it out of the way to prevent damage, maintain access to all sides for maintenance, and good ingress for at least a half sheet of steel (this may change/rearrange to full sheet if the need arises and I can be creative enough to swing it). I’m SURE that there will be some other things that I have not yet considered or realized tho. :joy:

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