air compressors

[Farrell]

Sears and most other compressor sources have add-on water/oil traps/separators. Its just a very small bulbous doo-hickey that goes in-line where the air hose attaches. Don't remember price, but certainly less than $20. I bought mine at Sears along with my compressor.

My compressor also has a drain on the bottom of the tank, but that does not prevent moisture from getting into the lines - that is what the separator is for.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles E Faulk" <cfaulk2@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: air compressors


> Terry,
> 
> As with many compressors, the instructions say to "drain the tank after
> every use". All the ones I know of have a drain valve at the bottom of
> the tank that enable you to "blow out" excessive moisture. I take those
> instructions very seriously especially before I bore a pinblock and need
> air pressure to cool my drill bit, or do any finish repair.
> 
> Charles Faulk
> 
> On Wed, 07 Aug 2002 19:17:40 -0700 "pianolover 88"
> <pianolover88@hotmail.com> writes:
> > Does it come with a "water trap". i'm told you need that to prevent 
> > water 
> > vapor from condensing on the action and metal parts. Sounds like a 
> > good deal 
> > though..thanks for the tip!
> > 
> > Terry Peterson
> > 
> > 
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: Charles E Faulk <cfaulk2@juno.com>
> > Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject: Re: air compressors
> > Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 09:55:08 -0500
> > 
> > Terry,
> > 
> > I just bought an oil-less compressor from Sears last week. It has a 
> > 6 hp
> > motor and 30 gallon tank. It's currently on sale for $269 if you 
> > have a
> > Craftsman Club card. Quite a good price if you don't mind the noise.
> > 
> > Charles Faulk
> > Manhattan, KS
> > 
> > On Wed, 07 Aug 2002 00:18:39 -0700 "pianolover 88"
> > <pianolover88@hotmail.com> writes:
> >  > I would appreciate any recommendations on where to find/buy an AC
> >  > powered
> >  > air compressor for my shop. I know that there are many choices 
> > out
> >  > there,
> >  > but I'd love to hear from list members who might have one that 
> > they
> >  > like,
> >  > and hopefully one that is reasonably priced. I'm not looking for
> >  > anything
> >  > elaborate; just something that i could use for blowing out dust 
> > and
> >  > debris
> >  > from piano actions. I've checked the piano supply catalogs but 
> > could
> >  > find
> >  > nothing. Thanks in advance for any help in this regard.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Terry Peterson
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
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