Anyone have the hookup on Copper Piping???
04-12-2006, 10:02 AM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (21)
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: DEATH STAR
Posts: 5,728
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Anyone have the hookup on Copper Piping???
Anyone here have the hookup on copper piping?? im doing a project in my house and im going to need about 30 ft. of it in either 1/2" or 3/4" thickness.
Thanx
-b-
Thanx
-b-
04-12-2006, 07:17 PM
#4
Registered User
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Southern California
Posts: 1,737
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Easier - PVC
Originally Posted by B-Unit
haha dont worry, yea i need to do some shop air layout thing.
-b-
-b-
Copper is great, but PVC is cheaper and faster. Flex line from compressor to PVC - Threaded end caps for the quick release couplers.
Cheers Amy
-
04-12-2006, 08:24 PM
#5
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (21)
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: DEATH STAR
Posts: 5,728
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by AmyCroft
B-Unit
Copper is great, but PVC is cheaper and faster. Flex line from compressor to PVC - Threaded end caps for the quick release couplers.
Cheers Amy -
Copper is great, but PVC is cheaper and faster. Flex line from compressor to PVC - Threaded end caps for the quick release couplers.
Cheers Amy
- 
Trending Topics
04-12-2006, 10:09 PM
#9
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (21)
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: DEATH STAR
Posts: 5,728
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
ed wtf is all this smack u be talkin! Dont make me punk you 
Mike: Im going to be running things at anywhere from 40-90 psi.
-B-
Mike: Im going to be running things at anywhere from 40-90 psi.
-B-
Last edited by B-Unit; 04-12-2006 at 10:19 PM.
04-12-2006, 10:19 PM
#11
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (21)
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: DEATH STAR
Posts: 5,728
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by B-Unit
ed wtf is all this smack u be talkin! Dont make me punk you
Mike: Im going to be running things at anywhere from 40-90 psi.
-B-
Mike: Im going to be running things at anywhere from 40-90 psi.
-B-
Actually the more i look att where im going to have the piping the less im worried about if something blows.
What u guys think...think i can get some good ole schedule 40 pvc and do this thing.
And ED: the whole PENAL thing.
04-12-2006, 10:34 PM
#12
Thick walled pvc will simply not burst at 90psi. We run thin-*** teflon tubing in the lab at 80psi no problem.
The joints, and any o-rings, or connectors, are where you are going to have issues if any. Use some teflon tape on any threads and you should be cool. Wear safety goggles when you are setting it up. I have seen **** burst and I almost lost an eye already in the lab.
The joints, and any o-rings, or connectors, are where you are going to have issues if any. Use some teflon tape on any threads and you should be cool. Wear safety goggles when you are setting it up. I have seen **** burst and I almost lost an eye already in the lab.
04-13-2006, 02:24 PM
#15
Originally Posted by B-Unit
lmao cheston. one time i built a potato gun outa pvc 
Mike: what should i use in the joints so air doesnt escape??
-b-
Mike: what should i use in the joints so air doesnt escape??
-b-
Teflon tape is $1 at the hardware store. (For a big project get a few rolls)
It's very thin, and very soft. It's not sticky, but it will stick a little due to electrostatic attraction or something. You just wrap one layer of the teflon tape around all the threads. It fills in the air space in the threads so it blocks gas from escaping.
There is also this gooey blue glue stuff, which I think acts as a type of loctite and also blocks the air gaps in the threads. It's often used with PVC so they will probably know what I'm talking about at the hardware store.
04-13-2006, 02:39 PM
#16
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (21)
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: DEATH STAR
Posts: 5,728
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Wired 24/7
Teflon tape should be good enough on all threads. PVC should be really easy to work with since all the joints are usually threaded.
Teflon tape is $1 at the hardware store. (For a big project get a few rolls)
It's very thin, and very soft. It's not sticky, but it will stick a little due to electrostatic attraction or something. You just wrap one layer of the teflon tape around all the threads. It fills in the air space in the threads so it blocks gas from escaping.
There is also this gooey blue glue stuff, which I think acts as a type of loctite and also blocks the air gaps in the threads. It's often used with PVC so they will probably know what I'm talking about at the hardware store.
Teflon tape is $1 at the hardware store. (For a big project get a few rolls)
It's very thin, and very soft. It's not sticky, but it will stick a little due to electrostatic attraction or something. You just wrap one layer of the teflon tape around all the threads. It fills in the air space in the threads so it blocks gas from escaping.
There is also this gooey blue glue stuff, which I think acts as a type of loctite and also blocks the air gaps in the threads. It's often used with PVC so they will probably know what I'm talking about at the hardware store.
-b-
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
