Use a dessicant dryer for painting only?

[myredracer]

I have a decent piping + filter setup for my 60 gal. upright compressor. There's about 40' of 3/4" copper, a Devilbiss filter/water separator, a Motorguard particulate filter and a 2 quart Wilkerson dryer like in the photo (bought used, these things are expensive new!)

The Wilkerson dryer is rated for 440 minutes, which sure isn't much. Should I have it set it up for painting only? Or maybe also run the bead blast cabinet off it and/or when I use my HF soda blaster (I use coal slag in it)? Will my air tools be fine with just the copper pipe after-cooler and water separator? I also have a plasma cutter that I rarely use but assume using the dessicant dryer with it is a good idea?

I have 2 quarts of spare dessicant beads but it's a nuisance to have to heat them up in the oven. I discovered the dessicant dryer creates dust inside and am going to put the Motorguard filter after the dryer. But should I modify the piping so the air tools can run through the Motorguard filter and Devilbiss water separator/filter?

I am always shocked to see how much water I drain out of the after-cooler piping and my garage humidity is low at around 22% RH.

Thanks!

 

[countryroad82]

I have a similar drier as my primary first filter and yes the bears can get annoying to change. However over the years I've amassed around 10 coffee cans worth of the critters. So around once a month I change the beads whether they need it or not. But I'm also set up as a paint/body shop so my air tools don't live a very charmed life as they rarely get oil, I figure if they stay dry they won't need it as often.