Opinions needed

[Alim Nassor]

Hey guys, new here, been lurking and reading a learning A LOT!!!. I have a question. Currently I'm overseas, but i get home next month and am building a shop. I've already had the slab poured. It will be a 24x30 with 2 10 foot sheds running the length of the 30 foot sides. All metal construction.

Would you guys go to trouble of plumbing air lines in a shop of this size. I mean, my hose will reach everywhere. Bu I thought it might be nice to have air handy at the roll up door for quickly airing up tires. And maybe an air connection outside at the sheds.

What do you guys think? Is it worth the trouble and expense?

I will be posting pics when i get home and get started.

Thanks guys.

 

[Conductor562]

It really just depends on how much you're going to be using air and what you're going to be using it for?

 

[Alim Nassor]

I've got a few air tools, maybe doing some minor woodworking with a brad gun. Airing up truck and tractor tires and such. Not a full time shop by any means.

 

[thightower]

Sounds like a good hose reel with a 50' hose would do the job.

 

[Conductor562]

Sounds like a good hose reel with a 50' hose would do the job.

If you're thinking about it theres a reason why. If you were going to have several different stations requiring air it would be a pain in the *** to lug the hose around all the time. You never know what the future holds and it's a whole lot easier to go ahead and do it now.

 

[thightower]

Agreed. Doing field service, I'm used to dragging a hose around. Usually a 3/8 hose isn't to bad, it the 1/2 hose that can be a pain.

 

[Alim Nassor]

See? That's what I needed. Someone to support my vision of what my "cool" shop will be.

 

[Sureshot]

I would put a hose reel at each end that way you can have two air tools on the go and reach out the doors to fill tires etc.
I buried an air line to the house as well while the trench was open. That is vey handy as well.

 

[Conductor562]

Why not a couple hook ups on each wall and 1 by the door?

 

[Shocker]

My shop is only slightly larger at 24x32 and I am running airlines.

 

[chief ben]

My welding shop is 26 X 50 I have a 75 foot hose on a reel at the front of the shop and a 50 foot hose on the back wall, and I have 3 air dryers in the system, Oh and the compresser is a 6.5 HP 60 gallons,
I try to think of everything when build the shops, it makes it easyer to do it right the first time, so you don't have to back track,
Good Luck on the new shop, Oh and you can never make them to BIG.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I would add the lines, from the compressor (corner?) down one wall along your bench around the corner, down that wall and end it in the front corner.

 

[Tim The Tool Man]

I ran air lines to all areas of the shop I thought I would need them. Some through the walls at my work benches and some through the ceiling at other areas. I plumbed everything with 3/4" and 1/2" Copper and then Iron pipes. Don't use PVC.

 

[don long]

I like everything up off the ground so I hung air reals mid way in each of my repair bays in my work shop on both sides and also on each side of front door for outside use

 

[chief ben]

Oh and use Ball Valves on everthing, they work the best.