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sphelps

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I would think with the tremendous vibration involved with the compressor running, maybe a flexible hose from the compressor for the first fitting would be needed:
I had the same thought ...
 

zool

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No, you dont hard pipe it directly to the compressor, I used a short loop of rubber air hose from the compressor outlet to a female coupler on the shutoff that feeds the pipe loop.
 

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Not intending to hijack here but...

I really like the idea of plumbing via copper to all the places in the shop that I would like to hook up air hoses for tools.

Do they make fittings that let you go from your tank to sweated copper lines? And then back from copper to the air chucks or whatever they are called? I suppose know the technical names would help. Seems to me that to hook into the tank it would need to be threaded on one side and then sweatable copper on the other side?

What do you google to find them?


Yup they do. The copper fittings come in Male, female, unions, brass or black nipples that transition/match up to all threaded pipe sizes. In every size you need. Always teflon/pipe dope threaded fittings when going from 1 type of metal to another. Helps to prevent metals reactions to each other. "galvanic corrosion." Everyday practice. If you know the existing size you want to transit
 

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No, you dont hard pipe it directly to the compressor, I used a short loop of rubber air hose from the compressor outlet to a female coupler on the shutoff that feeds the pipe loop.


Now they make the stasinless steel flex connector lines that will take the pressure you need and let you bend, loop, the direction you want to go. They take the pressure and no special fittings needed. to go from one material to another. They come in various lengths. In the plumbing dept at any big box store or hardware store.
 

zool

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Now they make the stasinless steel flex connector lines that will take the pressure you need and let you bend, loop, the direction you want to go. They take the pressure and no special fittings needed. to go from one material to another. They come in various lengths. In the plumbing dept at any big box store or hardware store.

Yea Kev, The flexibility is nice cuz you can hook up any compressor in minutes, without reconfiguring the feed,...I havnt seen the stainless air hoses, but any length hose coiled up works fine.....I had a 50' one on for a while cuz it was what I had around,,,,plus any extra length adds to cooling.
 

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Well they are the same ones you would use on hot water heater connections and under counter supply water supply tubes. Still a rubber hose but steel braided to take pressure and flex. Just water/fixture supply tubes in stainless flex. All sizes from 3/8 to 3/4 to 1" and larger but more commercial. Larger sizes available but probably need to special order. Used for sprinkler/fire applications.
Totally agree with the flex aspect and speed. Transitions to copper are a BREEZE at that point. And Sam was right to note about the vibrations. Total earbanging nightmare.
 

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Not to change the subject but been thinking on an o/b for this thing .. The boat is a 1975 15.5 ft model ... From what I got from the iboats spec which starts at year 76 it is rated for an 85 hp ... Been looking at 2 motors .. A 2005 50 hp Johnson and a 1997 60 hp Merc Big Foot ...
The merc I can get for dirt cheap and I know its in great shape . It belongs to a co-workers son ...
The Johnson looks very clean but over twice what I can get the merc for ...
Just concerned if I may be over powering it ... Does someone have the link for the CG HP rating calc ...
 

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OK thanks Nm ! According to that it's rated at 65hp ... So the merc would be 5 hp under CG limit .. :joyous:
 

sphelps

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Early Christmas present Santa brung me a big yellow hunk of metal today ! :joyous:
 

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Congrats on an early delivery from Santa.

Have a Merry Christmas!
 

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Merry Christmas from Tennessee. Glad to see Santa made it out of our rain soaked mountains to finish his rounds.:rain: Hope you all have a great Christmas.
 

sphelps

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Thanks and I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas ! I had to get Santa's big elf to help unload ..

And most likely it's new home ..
 

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Nice to see things coming together for ya Sam!!!!
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