On Nov 22, 8:49*pm, justme wrote:
Due to having no money and abundance of devil-may-care, I am thinking
of using P.V.C. pipe to put in my shop for air supply. *I am thinking
of using 1/2 inch due the the highest pressure rating compared to
larger sizes.

Now, my thought is to buy some wire cloth - the stuff that has open
squares of ~ .5 inch and cut it where, when formed into a tube, it
would cover the p.v.c. pipe comfortably.

Should the pipe explode due to the air pressure, the wire-cloth should
stop large pieces from becoming killer pieces.

I expect the nay sayers to say: *DON'T DO IT, YOU WILL BE KILLED. *To
them I say: I don't expect to eliminate ALL CHANCES OF DEATH OR INJURY
BUT I DO EXPECT THE SHIELDING TO CALM MY FEARS RATHER THAN USING BARE
PIPE.

What say?

Thanks

Joe

FWIW...the danger in PVC is that the oil mist from the compressor WILL
cause failure in the PVC.

Also if you are unlucky enough to crack the PVC physically by bumping
it hard while it is under pressure, it will explode with fragments
flying everywhere.

And if this is a business setting, the code inspectors will make you
rip it out and your insurance company will pull your insurance.

TMT