However, remember you have to catch the drain off as it contains pollutants. Alternatively, you can get a filter system that separates the oil from the water for you.
Ya have to be environment friendly and all that now.
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I've seen those type but at £92 it's a little outside my budget seeing the one from US is just $9.99.
My compressor is a big old industrial item that oil leaks into the air so there is occasionally a nasty mess deposited underneath when I drain the tank.
I keep meaning to get a new baking tray for the house and liberate the old one for under to catch such gunge
OK couple of Q's
Is there such a fitting connecter with two female ends one 1/4 other 8mm?and is the air flow same through both anyway?
I have also bought the aldi tools and seems a shame to have to buy different fittings to be able to use them.Could i run an air supply to a sort of junction box and tee off with both a 1/4 and 8mm feeds being fed from the main supply,if that makes sense.
Yep you have to make the fittings with a combination of screw threaded unions and end couplings.
You can tee off or make up Y fittings but Y's seem to be very expensive.
8mm will give more air than 1/4' but unless you are using a huge air tool the difference probably won't be noticable. Our whole workshop is a mixture of 1/4" and 8mm and I don't notice any difference.
Paulk
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1959 2dr Milly
Has now sat in back garden for 5 years :(
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Why don’t you go for this snap type of fittings? Then you can swap and change any joint as and when and for whatever you need as all joints can be undone and re-sealed as many times as you like. All a reasonable cost if you keep to the same tube size.
The combinations are endless. Also you can add manifolds if you like.
I would like to add this is not the cheapest supplier and you will get them cheaper if you shop around. I only posted this site as a reference
I use the plastic push fit stuff on some of our stationary machines but never thought it strong enough for use on the shop floor. Might be ok in the garage though. Not very flexible pipe though.
Paulk
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1959 2dr Milly
Has now sat in back garden for 5 years :(
http://www.sadmog.morrisminor.com/
paulk wrote:I use the plastic push fit stuff on some of our stationary machines but never thought it strong enough for use on the shop floor. Might be ok in the garage though. Not very flexible pipe though.
Not sure what you mean by not strong enough? If you mean because they are plastic fittings then ok you might stand on one and crack it. However, you can buy them in steel or even stainless steel. As to the flexibility of the pipe, I agree as it will easily kink and if around welding, cutting and grinding equipment then it is easily melted. The other alternative is the polyurethane tube, it just looks the same but much more flexible and more resistant to kinking.
