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1. [Shop-talk] Air Compressor (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 10:26:35 -0400; Corrosion Acres was originally named for the acres of rusting British cars...now I can add air compressors to the list... I always wondered how long my 40-year-old Craftsman air compressor tank would; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00162.html (7,679 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] Air Compressor (score: 1): Author: "Steve Hammatt Mount Vernon WA USA" <gsteve@hammatt.com>; Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 07:57:09 -0700; I'll never forget when my wife said, "let's go get you an air compressor for your birthday"! Boy, was I excited.... I'd been thinking of getting one for the past few months after putting up our new 2; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00163.html (9,260 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] Air Compressor (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 08:16:39 -0700; It survived 40 years of neglect, and now you want to switch brands ? I got tired of never having enough air, so I picked up a used 80 gallon "7.5 hp" Craftsman (made by Ingersoll-Rand) from Craigsli; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00165.html (7,955 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] Air Compressor (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 10:54:27 -0500; I won't make a suggestion about a new compressor, because things change a lot, and I don't pay attention. But, if you've got the space, and have generally been happy with the current compressor, cons; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00166.html (9,081 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] Air Compressor (score: 1): Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>; Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 12:24:43 -0400; So... just how did it fail? I worry about mine, and it sounds similar. 1971 (5 years younger than me) vintage 2hp 40-ish gallon that dad bought back in the day. I drain the water occasionally but lea; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00167.html (7,754 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] Air Compressor (score: 1): Author: Vincent Marshall <vlm@te-motorworks.com>; Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 11:10:30 -0700; For what it's worth, new tanks are not prohibitively expensive. When I bought my used IR Type 30, I remember paying around $400 for a new 60 gallon vertical tank to replace the original from 1964. No; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00168.html (9,017 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] Air Compressor (score: 1): Author: Richard Beels <rbeels@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 21:34:01 -0700; If you really worry about it, don't... Compressed air doesn't have _that_ much force. It's not explosive. It's just, well, air. It's not like it's a steam boiler sputnik wannabee. :-O More flash-bang; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00172.html (8,437 bytes)
8. Re: [Shop-talk] Air Compressor (score: 1): Author: "David C." <cavanadd@frontier.com>; Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 22:05:11 -0700; The ones I have seen have been a whimper, not a bang. The corrosion finally weakens the tank and it starts to leak and won't hold pressure. I think the chances of a catastrophic failure due to corros; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00173.html (9,386 bytes)
9. Re: [Shop-talk] air compressor (score: 1): Author: marty sukey <trmarty@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 21:47:28 -0400; Um, dissagree. Dont loose sleep worrying about it but dont think compreesed air tanks cant go boom. Some years ago a dear friend of mine was doing a brake job and a tank he had under a work bench nex; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00174.html (8,623 bytes)
10. Re: [Shop-talk] air compressor (score: 1): Author: BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 21:35:44 -0500; I always wondered about this. When I worked in my dad's shop he had an air tank that we used for tires. It was a short cylinder and had rounded ends, about the diameter of a basketball. We would fill; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00175.html (9,691 bytes)
11. Re: [Shop-talk] air compressor (score: 1): Author: "David C." <cavanadd@frontier.com>; Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 19:54:44 -0700; Antique boilers were made of iron, probably, and were riveted together. The also have a lot more volume and surface area than a shop air compressor tank, which would contribute to the force of any ex; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00176.html (11,163 bytes)
12. Re: [Shop-talk] air compressor (score: 1): Author: BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 21:59:34 -0500; We took a trip on a Super-80 aircraft a few years ago and sat way in the back. The view out our window was nothing but engine casing. The whole trip all I could think about was a big turbine doing th; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00177.html (8,375 bytes)
13. Re: [Shop-talk] air compressor (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 20:09:52 -0700; Yes. The other problem is that the water inside is well above the boiling point and so flashes instantly into steam when the pressure drops. Low water was primarily a problem when part of the heat e; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00178.html (8,349 bytes)
14. Re: [Shop-talk] air compressor (score: 1): Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>; Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 20:50:30 -0700; Jet engines have shrouds that are designed to catch blades that fail and fly off. Here is some video of "blade-off" tests, including some super-duper-ultra-slow-motion footage of a blade coming off t; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00179.html (8,920 bytes)
15. Re: [Shop-talk] air compressor (score: 1): Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>; Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 21:05:06 -0700; Steam locomotives ran at around 200-250 psi during the later part of the steam era (early 1900s-1940s). Earlier engines ran at lower pressures, mostly due to the metallurgy of the day. Don't know abo; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00180.html (8,958 bytes)
16. Re: [Shop-talk] air compressor (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 00:25:03 -0400; It's more entertaining in a prop twin, where you can see the tips of the propellers passing maybe 3 feet from your head... Doug _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.ne; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00181.html (8,337 bytes)
17. Re: [Shop-talk] air compressor (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 00:31:19 -0700; Of course, an important question is how high the pressure actually was when they exploded. Races were not uncommon, and the pressure relief valve was easily modified to allow extra pressure. It was; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00183.html (8,088 bytes)
18. [Shop-talk] Air Compressor (score: 1): Author: fishplate at gmail.com (Jeff Scarbrough); Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 10:26:35 -0400; Corrosion Acres was originally named for the acres of rusting British cars...now I can add air compressors to the list... I always wondered how long my 40-year-old Craftsman air compressor tank would; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00410.html (8,585 bytes)
19. [Shop-talk] Air Compressor (score: 1): Author: gsteve at hammatt.com (Steve Hammatt Mount Vernon WA USA); Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 07:57:09 -0700; I'll never forget when my wife said, "let's go get you an air compressor for your birthday"! Boy, was I excited.... I'd been thinking of getting one for the past few months after putting up our new 2; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00411.html (10,777 bytes)
20. [Shop-talk] Air Compressor (score: 1): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 08:16:39 -0700; It survived 40 years of neglect, and now you want to switch brands ? I got tired of never having enough air, so I picked up a used 80 gallon "7.5 hp" Craftsman (made by Ingersoll-Rand) from Craigsli; /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00413.html (9,048 bytes)

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