It's harder than it looks

[gemini5362]

I want to thank all the posters in this thread. I built a new garage and then as soon as it was weathered in I had to pull off and start working on things that make money. I had planned on using PVC to pipe compressed air around the garage. Now I know that is not a wise Idea. I will go to something else. Thank you for letting me find out before I had dents in my truck from pieces of PVC pipe hitting it.

 

[john_bud]

I want to thank all the posters in this thread. I built a new garage and then as soon as it was weathered in I had to pull off and start working on things that make money. I had planned on using PVC to pipe compressed air around the garage. Now I know that is not a wise Idea. I will go to something else. Thank you for letting me find out before I had dents in my truck from pieces of PVC pipe hitting it.

Welll, it was a low velocity explosion so there weren't any dents, not even of the dry wall at the site of the incident.

There is a type of plastic pipe you can use for air lines. It is green, if the old brain box is thinking right.

Still, black iron is a better solution.

I have 10 sticks of 3/4"
4 sticks of 1/2"
Dozen nubs and threaded short runs
many dozen fittings, couplings, T's, valves, transitions, bushings, etc.
System now has 5 outlets, 10 water drains and covers the workshop, tractor barn and one for tires ect next to the door.

Cost is about 5x using PVC.

jb

 

[gemini5362]

John thank you for letting me know that it is a low level explosion. But my wife parks her porsche in that garage. One scratch and it would become a high level explosion if you know what I mean

 

[john_bud]

What? No "sense of humor" ? I mean it's not like it's where you park the TRACTOR!


FYI - the car parked right next to the site of the explosion is worth about the same as a new 911 turbo. (well once it's restored, now it's only 1/2 that.) I suppose once it's restored, I won't be able to store spare tractor parts on it anymore... Oh well.

jb

 

[gemini5362]

What? No "sense of humor" ? I mean it's not like it's where you park the TRACTOR!


FYI - the car parked right next to the site of the explosion is worth about the same as a new 911 turbo. (well once it's restored, now it's only 1/2 that.) I suppose once it's restored, I won't be able to store spare tractor parts on it anymore... Oh well.

jb

Yeah right. Let me put this in its proper perspective. I have lived in my house for 18 years without a garage. My wife bought a new porsche last year. I now have a 4 car garage. Which by the way my tractor can not fit in.