cheap compressed air dryers

[phasesonix]

cheap compressed air dryers for sale by auction

air dryer 1

air dryer 2

 

[Wozzaaah]

What about them?
Are you asking us or showing us?

 

[phasesonix]

What about them?
Are you asking us or showing us?

showing you

 

[Wozzaaah]

Ah, didn't know if you were considering buying one and wanted an opinion.

 

[phasesonix]

Ah, didn't know if you were considering buying one and wanted an opinion.

I was going to buy both -but I can't afford them both anymore-so hopefully will just get the smaller one

 

[Wozzaaah]

Hehe, don't you think it might have been better to show people what you've bought rather than give yourself more people to bid against?

 

[gavuk]

Don't think many diyer's would need a dryer.filters and autodrain on the reciever would be adequate for most weekenders.....Gav

 

[brightspark]

Don't think many diyer's would need a dryer.filters and autodrain on the reciever would be adequate for most weekenders.....Gav

i use my compressor for blastcleaning with airfed helmet of comp. in summeri i used to gasp with the heat so i got a dustbin filled it up with cold water got a coill of 10mm copper minibore pipe conected pipes up put coil in water
fresh cold air

 

[gavuk]

i use my compressor for blastcleaning with airfed helmet of comp. in summeri i used to gasp with the heat so i got a dustbin filled it up with cold water got a coill of 10mm copper minibore pipe conected pipes up put coil in water
fresh cold air

I don't do blasting at home ,but i know what your saying ,for water sensitive tools i would make a reciever, and auto drain the reciever ,also place take offs vertical from a solid pipe to drain legs ,for most of us 14cfm and under ,i would think that would be adequate ,i'm sure others will have a different view, but the use of airmasks,sensitive media or paint contamination dictates how far you go ,

 

[phasesonix]

i use my compressor for blastcleaning with airfed helmet of comp. in summeri i used to gasp with the heat so i got a dustbin filled it up with cold water got a coill of 10mm copper minibore pipe conected pipes up put coil in water
fresh cold air

Thats a good I idea,I was thinking of somthing similar but in an old fridge but making these things take me time epecially when it comes to sourcing the bits.I bought a suspension/brake air dryer off a truck trailer,it's the filter type, it was cheap and should work.

 

[phasesonix]

Hehe, don't you think it might have been better to show people what you've bought rather than give yourself more people to bid against?

I did think of that-but I was the highest bidder for both yesterday and could'nt afford them if I won(I could when I placed the bid 10 days ago)plus I would have to go to Coventry which is 300 mile journey. I asked if they could cancel my bid for the large one but they said no.

 

[phasesonix]

Don't think many diyer's would need a dryer.filters and autodrain on the reciever would be adequate for most weekenders.....Gav

if you want a pro finish for spray jobs you need one or a home made equivalent. Plus I'm going to restore a load of classics next year.

 

[gavuk]

Design of the system is more important than a dryer,,in a good design very little water would get through to the user ,,,,start with a good design ,paint or not ,is all i'm saying,with a bad design you have to use a dryer...diy or not .....

 

[phasesonix]

Design of the system is more important than a dryer,,in a good design very little f would get through to the user ,,,,start with a good design ,paint or not ,is all i'm saying,with a bad design you have to use a dryer...diy or not .....

I agree design is more important than a dryer.Water will stay in air as water vapour until it is cooled or filtered,even if you have loads of water traps and drains and highs and lows of pipe-it will still have water vapour in it.
Thats what I understand so far from reading about it on the net for an hour or two.

 

[brightspark]

I agree design is more important than a dryer.Water will stay in air as water vapour until it is cooled or filtered,even if you have loads of water traps and drains and highs and lows of pipe-it will still have water vapour in it.
Thats what I understand so far from reading about it on the net for an hour or two.

best to cool the air at source if u can aford the cooler brill. if
not one seperator at source and one at the near end of line. when the tank gets warm though the humid air just bypasses the 1st filter and condenses further down the pipe so the second filter traps the water but eventualy the warm air travels down the pipe past the second filter then condenses in the line or the tools being used as there still cold .water in bearings and paint dont mix