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Can one breathe industrial oxygen
Rich Grise wrote: Pete C. wrote: This a a notable risk, particularly if you plan to be breathing this pure O2 in proximity to a running engine. A safer option would be to breath air from your compressor via a proper filter. Such filters are available commercially to provide breathing air from shop air. I expect Iggy can find one used for $25. Or you could probably get an aquarium pump for about ten bucks. ;-) Cheers! Rich An aquarium pump isn't likely to supply sufficient volume. |
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Pete C. wrote:
Rich Grise wrote: Pete C. wrote: This a a notable risk, particularly if you plan to be breathing this pure O2 in proximity to a running engine. A safer option would be to breath air from your compressor via a proper filter. Such filters are available commercially to provide breathing air from shop air. I expect Iggy can find one used for $25. Or you could probably get an aquarium pump for about ten bucks. ;-) An aquarium pump isn't likely to supply sufficient volume. OK, fair enough. What do I know anyway? ;-) Thanks! Rich |
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:16:22 -0800, Rich Grise
wrote: Pete C. wrote: Rich Grise wrote: Pete C. wrote: This a a notable risk, particularly if you plan to be breathing this pure O2 in proximity to a running engine. A safer option would be to breath air from your compressor via a proper filter. Such filters are available commercially to provide breathing air from shop air. I expect Iggy can find one used for $25. Or you could probably get an aquarium pump for about ten bucks. ;-) An aquarium pump isn't likely to supply sufficient volume. OK, fair enough. What do I know anyway? ;-) That depends on the aquarium. I've seen giant tanks whose air pumps would blow your lungs out in a split second. (Try sucking down 350CFM @40psi from a 5hp blower, Pete.) http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategor...-by-Swee****er -- The United States of America is the greatest, the noblest and, in its original founding principles, the only moral country in the history of the world. -- Ayn Rand |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:16:22 -0800, Rich Grise Pete C. wrote: Rich Grise wrote: Pete C. wrote: This a a notable risk, particularly if you plan to be breathing this pure O2 in proximity to a running engine. A safer option would be to breath air from your compressor via a proper filter. Such filters are available commercially to provide breathing air from shop air. I expect Iggy can find one used for $25. Or you could probably get an aquarium pump for about ten bucks. ;-) An aquarium pump isn't likely to supply sufficient volume. OK, fair enough. What do I know anyway? ;-) That depends on the aquarium. I've seen giant tanks whose air pumps would blow your lungs out in a split second. (Try sucking down 350CFM @40psi from a 5hp blower, Pete.) http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategor...-by-Swee****er Oh, of course, but you probably couldn't pick one up for ten bucks at the pet store! ;-) Cheers! Rich |
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Larry Jaques wrote: On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:16:22 -0800, Rich Grise wrote: Pete C. wrote: Rich Grise wrote: Pete C. wrote: This a a notable risk, particularly if you plan to be breathing this pure O2 in proximity to a running engine. A safer option would be to breath air from your compressor via a proper filter. Such filters are available commercially to provide breathing air from shop air. I expect Iggy can find one used for $25. Or you could probably get an aquarium pump for about ten bucks. ;-) An aquarium pump isn't likely to supply sufficient volume. OK, fair enough. What do I know anyway? ;-) That depends on the aquarium. I've seen giant tanks whose air pumps would blow your lungs out in a split second. (Try sucking down 350CFM @40psi from a 5hp blower, Pete.) http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategor...-by-Swee****er Yea, that would do it, but would also do in your wallet as well... I've got a 15HP, 15CFM, 4,000PSI SCUBA/SCBA compressor sitting out in my shop waiting for me to get around to overhauling it. |
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Can one breathe industrial oxygen
On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:29:07 -0800, Rich Grise
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:16:22 -0800, Rich Grise Pete C. wrote: Rich Grise wrote: Pete C. wrote: This a a notable risk, particularly if you plan to be breathing this pure O2 in proximity to a running engine. A safer option would be to breath air from your compressor via a proper filter. Such filters are available commercially to provide breathing air from shop air. I expect Iggy can find one used for $25. Or you could probably get an aquarium pump for about ten bucks. ;-) An aquarium pump isn't likely to supply sufficient volume. OK, fair enough. What do I know anyway? ;-) That depends on the aquarium. I've seen giant tanks whose air pumps would blow your lungs out in a split second. (Try sucking down 350CFM @40psi from a 5hp blower, Pete.) http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategor...-by-Swee****er Oh, of course, but you probably couldn't pick one up for ten bucks at the pet store! ;-) Details, details... -- The United States of America is the greatest, the noblest and, in its original founding principles, the only moral country in the history of the world. -- Ayn Rand |
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Can one breathe industrial oxygen
On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:37:18 -0600, "Pete C."
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:16:22 -0800, Rich Grise wrote: Pete C. wrote: Rich Grise wrote: Pete C. wrote: This a a notable risk, particularly if you plan to be breathing this pure O2 in proximity to a running engine. A safer option would be to breath air from your compressor via a proper filter. Such filters are available commercially to provide breathing air from shop air. I expect Iggy can find one used for $25. Or you could probably get an aquarium pump for about ten bucks. ;-) An aquarium pump isn't likely to supply sufficient volume. OK, fair enough. What do I know anyway? ;-) That depends on the aquarium. I've seen giant tanks whose air pumps would blow your lungs out in a split second. (Try sucking down 350CFM @40psi from a 5hp blower, Pete.) http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategor...-by-Swee****er Yea, that would do it, but would also do in your wallet as well... I've I own a lot of crowbars, but I'm certain that I couldn't get enough of them into use to pry my wallet open for one of those pumps. got a 15HP, 15CFM, 4,000PSI SCUBA/SCBA compressor sitting out in my shop waiting for me to get around to overhauling it. What'll that cost, I wonder? -- The United States of America is the greatest, the noblest and, in its original founding principles, the only moral country in the history of the world. -- Ayn Rand |
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dOn 2011-01-12, Pete C. wrote:
Yea, that would do it, but would also do in your wallet as well... I've got a 15HP, 15CFM, 4,000PSI SCUBA/SCBA compressor sitting out in my shop waiting for me to get around to overhauling it. Is that a military compressor? |
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Can one breathe industrial oxygen
Larry Jaques wrote: On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:37:18 -0600, "Pete C." wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:16:22 -0800, Rich Grise wrote: Pete C. wrote: Rich Grise wrote: Pete C. wrote: This a a notable risk, particularly if you plan to be breathing this pure O2 in proximity to a running engine. A safer option would be to breath air from your compressor via a proper filter. Such filters are available commercially to provide breathing air from shop air. I expect Iggy can find one used for $25. Or you could probably get an aquarium pump for about ten bucks. ;-) An aquarium pump isn't likely to supply sufficient volume. OK, fair enough. What do I know anyway? ;-) That depends on the aquarium. I've seen giant tanks whose air pumps would blow your lungs out in a split second. (Try sucking down 350CFM @40psi from a 5hp blower, Pete.) http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategor...-by-Swee****er Yea, that would do it, but would also do in your wallet as well... I've I own a lot of crowbars, but I'm certain that I couldn't get enough of them into use to pry my wallet open for one of those pumps. got a 15HP, 15CFM, 4,000PSI SCUBA/SCBA compressor sitting out in my shop waiting for me to get around to overhauling it. What'll that cost, I wonder? I suspect probably $1k or so for the necessary parts. |
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Can one breathe industrial oxygen
Ignoramus8927 wrote: dOn 2011-01-12, Pete C. wrote: Yea, that would do it, but would also do in your wallet as well... I've got a 15HP, 15CFM, 4,000PSI SCUBA/SCBA compressor sitting out in my shop waiting for me to get around to overhauling it. Is that a military compressor? No, it's a commercial one as used at fire departments and dive shops. Actually I believe it's rated to 6,000 PSI, though I don't really need it that high to fill 3,000 PSI cylinders. |
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