Nelson Hays
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My shop is packed…. can’t keep up with the custom interior stuff and the wiring jobs, detailing, remote starts, and other random crap.
The body shops here (there are 2) are both busy. no complaints from them. I think part of it is people are choosing to keep up their old car instead of buy a new one. The biggest car dealer in Southeast AK just closed all 3 stores. Big loss for those employees.
well my shop is always that spotless…… :whistle:
I’m not sure I need a little dust extraction/power pod/ air supply hanging from the ceiling, but I am planning on air and water reels on the back wall, and electricity from ceilings of both garage bays. I’m mainly an electronics guy, stereos and remote starts, etc., but I do fiberglass and paint and detailing. I’m trying to work within a miniscule budget, but some things are very important to me. the cleanliness from having the hose on a reel instead of drug across the floor and looped up in a corner….. big difference. also having a water reel helps a lot. problem is it’s at least $200 for a good reel.
I started a thread on hoses, reels, fittings, etc. I’m getting 1/2″ hose ran to most of my air tools instead of the 50′ of 3/8″ going 15′ to where I use it most of the time….
Best way – TIG welded stainless! run lines in the wall behind the sheetrock and stub out where you need air!
I didn’t realize the PVC wasn’t OSHA approved. it’s rated for 300 psi, and with properly primed and glued joints I’ve never had a problem with it. my last shop was sch 40. leaked in 1 spot for quite a while, but I was too lazy to fix it…
My mechanic uncle has 1″ sch 40 for his whole shop and never had issues. Us one man shops aren’t worried as much about OSHA…
the only advantage to using metal is it cools the air, other than that PVC is great. if you use sch 40 PVC it can shatter if you hit it – a long run of plastic pipe will still get very cold. I’m planning on 1″ sch 80 PVC in my new shop. no contamination issues.
I also have multiple tanks to cool the air and drop out the water. helps a lot
I posted yesterday for the contest, but I look today and it’s not there… what happened?