Recent content by dirrty dan

I get to spend time with friends, teaching them "hands on" while doing something that I really enjoy doing. Of course if they throw in beer/pizza, I never complain.

We don't all have the time to search for every question we might have, Torque. Again, if it is inconvenient for you to answer any of my questions, feel free to ignore them. I'll be just fine.

Thanks Steve.

The link you posted shows the "flexible metal hose" that they sell, but they fail to mention why they're needed. Please don't feel obligated to answer my question if it's too much trouble for you.

I just replaced a shop that was destroyed by hurricane Gustav with a garage. It will be great to have a place to again work on my 46 Plymouth (driveable but not finished). I haven't touched it since the storm. I also have wood working tools that I'll be hauling back from mini-storage this...

That seems like a lot of running for a cabinet. I have my compressor with a 60 gallon tank set at 135 psi and run my blast cabinet at 85 psi. It sounds like maybe you're runnung the cabinet at the same pressure as your compressor, and/or your pressure switch has a really short "off/on" range...

I have a 11 @ 90 and it keeps up with my blast cabinet just fine.

Why the flex line? Is it a vibration issue?

I got a 11.3 CFM air compressor with a 60 gallon tank.

I recently purchased a "Tuff Shed" garage from Home Depot (in Baton Rouge) to replace a shop that was destroyed by hurricane Gustav. I bought the 20' x 20' and so far I am very happy with it except as always, I wish I had purchased larger. You'll need to have the slab poured yourself (or...