When I plumbed the air lines in my shop I installed Sharpe regulators at all my outlets. I've become very frustrated with them lately as they don't seem to hold the set pressure very well. I end up with pressure creep sometimes as high as the pressure in the tank. This is fine for air tools in general as the immediate burst of pressure does not cause any problems. In the paint booth it could cause problems when you first pull the trigger.
Prior Sharpe setup.
However, the real problem occurs when I use my air over hydraulic rivitnut setter. With the smaller sizes (6-32 and 8-32) there is a risk of breaking the mandrels. They are not cheap to replace.
The Wilkerson brand is modular. The major components slide together and held in place with clamps. This allows the entire setup to be dismantled for repair without having to completely tear the system apart. In addition, there are brackets to mount the system to the wall to hold it in place.
Here it is installed. The valve on the left is very handy. When I coil the hose I relieve the pressure to make it easier. Before I had ball valves which I turned off and then used whatever tool that was in place to relieve the pressure. Now, you just turn the valve off and it automatically relieves the pressure. I have not yet mounted it to the wall in this picture.
It will hold the set pressure to within a one to two psi. I'm very happy with it. I will now replace all the other Sharpe regulators in the shop.
Thank you for stopping by.
Britt
Prior Sharpe setup.
However, the real problem occurs when I use my air over hydraulic rivitnut setter. With the smaller sizes (6-32 and 8-32) there is a risk of breaking the mandrels. They are not cheap to replace.
The Wilkerson brand is modular. The major components slide together and held in place with clamps. This allows the entire setup to be dismantled for repair without having to completely tear the system apart. In addition, there are brackets to mount the system to the wall to hold it in place.
Here it is installed. The valve on the left is very handy. When I coil the hose I relieve the pressure to make it easier. Before I had ball valves which I turned off and then used whatever tool that was in place to relieve the pressure. Now, you just turn the valve off and it automatically relieves the pressure. I have not yet mounted it to the wall in this picture.
It will hold the set pressure to within a one to two psi. I'm very happy with it. I will now replace all the other Sharpe regulators in the shop.
Thank you for stopping by.
Britt