I used hardened copper for my air lines, rather than the stuff on a
roll. It comes in 10' or 20' lengths. I think I used grade "M" copper,
but I can't remember, it's been 4 years. I have not had any trouble with
it yet!
Peace.
Pat
Don Malling wrote:
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> Drew Rogge wrote:
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>>
>> Sorry if this is a repeat message but I think I sent my previous
>> response directly to Mike instead of the group. So any way....
>>
>> For those using copper, what schedule pipe did you use? Just regular
>> old copper water pipe from a big box store or something stronger?
>> I'm probably showing my ignorance here but 175 lbs pressure seems
>> pretty high to me.
>>
>> Drew
>>
>
> I would wonder about the pressure too. I'm sure the copper holds, but
> I wonder if it streches, making cutting into the lines and adding new
> fittings not so simple as it sounds.
>
> Any time you would cut into the iron pipe, I guess you have to add a
> union to put it back together?
>
> Don Malling
>
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