Now that I've got a nice big garage, as soon as the weather cools down a bit, (and I get my strength back after this back breaking move), I want to run air lines around the walls of my garage, and tie them into my air compressor, so I don't have to drag it out all the time.
I'm thinking of using 1" or 1-1/2" Schedule 40 PVC. It has more than a high enough pressure rating, it's also cheap and real easy to work with and get a good seal on. I can buy those galvanized U shaped brackets and screw them into the studs every 3 or 4 feet. Then splice in Tee's every 8' or so. From the Tee I can install a female pipe threaded cap, then go with a male brass connector to a Milton quick disconnect.
I can also tie in a retractable 50' hose near the door, which will get me well out into the driveway. I can hang several short hoses, (10' or so), at or near the quick disconnects around the entire inside of the garage. I don't care for those coiled hoses. Most of them don't last, they're a PITA, and are very clumsy to work with. And they are prone to kinking if you try to pull them around anything. I can even run a section of pipe through the wall outside for blowing off gun parts, etc. Having compressed air handy in a garage is always nice. Especially now that I have one I don't have to walk sideways through.
I'm thinking of using 1" or 1-1/2" Schedule 40 PVC. It has more than a high enough pressure rating, it's also cheap and real easy to work with and get a good seal on. I can buy those galvanized U shaped brackets and screw them into the studs every 3 or 4 feet. Then splice in Tee's every 8' or so. From the Tee I can install a female pipe threaded cap, then go with a male brass connector to a Milton quick disconnect.
I can also tie in a retractable 50' hose near the door, which will get me well out into the driveway. I can hang several short hoses, (10' or so), at or near the quick disconnects around the entire inside of the garage. I don't care for those coiled hoses. Most of them don't last, they're a PITA, and are very clumsy to work with. And they are prone to kinking if you try to pull them around anything. I can even run a section of pipe through the wall outside for blowing off gun parts, etc. Having compressed air handy in a garage is always nice. Especially now that I have one I don't have to walk sideways through.