I missed the staff meeting but the minutes show Gunner
wrote back on Sun, 16 Jan 2005 05:01:27 GMT in
rec.crafts.metalworking :

If you blow air do you see a mist of water? If you direct the stream against
a piece of metal plate, do you see water "piling up"? If so, then you
have a lot of water in your air.

GWE

Here in the Central Valley of California, during the summer months, I
drain my compressor maybe once a month, sometimes even less. I go to
Newport Beach or similar places to service machines, and the guys are
using the air hoses like squirt guns, spraying long streams of water.

And sometimes, mist when you blow off the part is the sign you need to
go double check the blasted "automatic" drain on the tank. And check the
various water traps. And then come back and drain the air line.

Climate makes a HUGE difference.

Oh yeah.

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as an explaination for the decline in the US's tech edge, James
Niccol wrote "It used to be that the USA was pretty good at
producing stuff teenaged boys could lose a finger or two playing with."