Clarke sandblaster gun - moisture?

On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 02:50:05 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:



To the OP:

I made a homebuilt water trap, that seems to get the lion's share of the
water and moisture out of the air before it can get to any desiccant type
air dryer.


Done it. If all goes well (we're at 100% humidity at the moment), I'll
try it tomorrow PM. or at least during the holiday weekend - report to
follow - Mike

"Michael Horowitz" wrote in message
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 02:50:05 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:



To the OP:

I made a homebuilt water trap, that seems to get the lion's share of the
water and moisture out of the air before it can get to any desiccant type
air dryer.


Done it. If all goes well (we're at 100% humidity at the moment), I'll
try it tomorrow PM. or at least during the holiday weekend - report to
follow - Mike



If you get tired of your trap fill up, you can get one automatically drains
now at Grainger. I installed one two years ago, and haven't seen water in my
10 HP system since.

"Ramsey" @##@.^net wrote

If you get tired of your trap fill up, you can get one automatically
drains now at Grainger. I installed one two years ago, and haven't seen
water in my 10 HP system since.

chuckle

Yes, I left that detail out. If you put a 1/4" petcock on the bottom of my
big diameter water condensing trap, you can leave it open, just a tiny, tiny
amount. Not so much you can even hear any air hissing, but it will be
enough to let the water out, unless you are really running the compressor(s)
hard, for a long time.
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Ramsey" @##@.^net wrote

If you get tired of your trap fill up, you can get one automatically
drains now at Grainger. I installed one two years ago, and haven't seen
water in my 10 HP system since.

chuckle

Yes, I left that detail out. If you put a 1/4" petcock on the bottom of
my big diameter water condensing trap, you can leave it open, just a tiny,
tiny amount. Not so much you can even hear any air hissing, but it will
be enough to let the water out, unless you are really running the
compressor(s) hard, for a long time.
--
Jim in NC


True, but after a day or so, they always become clogged with foreign matter.

The unit I bought was only about $20 more, IIRC, and has a float mechanism.
If there is moisture in it, it spits the instant it sees any kind of
pressure change. It will set silently all day, and when you touch an air
tool, or turn the air on or off (morning evening), it has about a quarter
second spit that keeps it empty.

I just wanted to mention them to the group, because mine has been so
successful. I actually bought it thinking it was probably just a gimmick,
but I haven't seen moisture or oil in any of my dozen so air drops since.
Even in the humid summer with some machines intermittently drawing as much
as 20 CFM, I always have nice dry air.