I was into a Amish window factory the other day and their air lines caught my eye. They used 3" PVC pipe for all their air lines suspended from the ceiling with supports and T's with snap couplers at all the work stations. They used brass gas line couplers for shut offs for the various branches. A 8" pressure gauge noted 145# PSI at the end of the line. What are the Plusses for this type of system other than the line acting as a storage media? I didn't see any water separators and was wondering if they were using a engine driven compressor in the cold and drawing cold air into the compressor and bringing it in a warm shop what effect this type of line would have?
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17 years ago