On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:49:48 -0600, 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

I'd rather see you use PEX. It's similar to the polyethylene tubing
used for industrial controls, and the failure mode isn't nearly as
nasty as PVC. And you still get the satisfaction of doing something
that's not recommended. g

Found in a google search for "pex compressed air:

"I sent an email to a company that supplies PEX (pexconnection.com)
here is what he said when I asked about using PEX for compressed air
in a hobby woodworking shop

" Air is routinely used for pressure testing PEX plumbing systems, and
we use it here to distribute the air for our air compressor, so I
would say that it should not be a problem for you to do that."

Then I asked about exposure to fluorescent lights in my shop. And his
reply was:
"For best results, you will most likely need to cover it. PEX should
not be exposed to direct UV light for more than 30 days. I will say,
however, that the PEX we are using (for water and air) is exposed to
direct fluorescent light and indirect sunlight and is performing well.
Still, the recommendation is that it not be exposed to UV light."

and...
http://www.plumbingzone.com/f2/pex-c...air-line-6019/

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Ned Simmons