"Greg O" wrote in message
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"Ignoramus18224" wrote in message
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How much would a good (read reliable) auto drain and a adequately
sized drier set me back?

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You do not need an air dryer, unless you are painting.
Graingers auto drain, item number 4KT04, $56.80
Greg

I suspect he *will* need a dryer. You will notice he has this posted also on
a metalworking NG. If you don't dry the air properly, you will get water out
of your air guns and water into any machine tools you connect. That was the
biggest destructive force I saw in the machine tool trade.
Here's the deal. When you compress air the moiture becomes steam. Steam
cannot be filtered out so you need to bring the temperature down of the air
so it can be filtered out. And that is the basic test of an air dryer...grab
both the incoming and outgoing lines and you should see a noticable
temperature difference. The device you recommend would be fine after the
dryer......take care, Ross