Air Compressor Suggestions

[ericbphoto]

(rotate each fitting about five or six times till there is no tendency to push back out)

This part, you do NOT want to do. I used to rotate 1/4 turn every time. But...

Believe it or not, I was sent to a training class for PVC gluing about 2 years ago. It was given by one of the major manufacturers (i think it was Weld On) and they actually called it Solvent Welding of plastic pipes. When you rotate the pieces, you actually displace the solvent and weaken the joint. The official procedure for that part is push the parts together quickly and hold for about 30 seconds. Ideally, wait 24hrs before pressurizing.

Anyway. I never imagined such a class existed. Each of us made a project with 6” schedule 80 PVC pipe and caps that an air fitting could be attached to. The instructor collected the projects and after setting for over 24 hrs, they underwent hydrostatic testing in a lab to find out what pressure they burst at. It was well over rated pressure by hundreds of psi. All I know is that I passed and there is supposed to be a certification card in my personnel file. One of the more entertaining training classes I have ever had. All that so I can officially solvent weld PVC pipes for high pressures and/or hazardous chemicals.

yeah. It’s not quite as critical for most home stuff. But thought I would share.

 

[Dirtman]

I wanna take a class on sticking pvc pipes together! I'd put pickles in all the pipes...

 

[adsm08]

I wanna take a class on sticking pvc pipes together! I'd put pickles in all the pipes...

What you do with your pickle is your business.

 

[pjtoledo]

I bought my dad an air framing nailer a couple years ago. He insists on gently pressing the head into the wood to disengage the safety, then pressing the trigger, then slowly moving on to the next nail.

It drives me effing insane. You can use a damn hammer faster! I grabbed it from him once and pulled the trigger and proceeded to slam the head down rapidly like a normal person and finished nailing the stupid bench together in 10 seconds and walked away.

10 minutes later I could hear him in the yard putting in one slow nail after another...

us "old guys" do that kind of stuff on purpose

 

[Rick W]

This part, you do NOT want to do. I used to rotate 1/4 turn every time. But...

 

[ericbphoto]

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I won't claim it as my idea. It's what the experts told me. Like I said. I used to do a 1/4 turn every time.

 

[Dirtman]

All I know about PVC plumbing codes and rules is, if you don't use primer with the purple dye in it, the inspector gets mad at you...

Which makes me wonder, why do they even bother making clear PVC primer?