Ultimate Shop Air System

Functionally operates just as it should youtube.com/post/UgkxiiMg_x4gIWeXMWfBnDdRnME4qJUAv… holds pressure perfectly when not in use. Glad one of the other reviews pointed out that the bottom pressure release valve was open; thought it was defective at first.

I know it would be a lot of work but an autopsy on the old tank would be something I would love to see. Potential failures and what not.

I once worked in a shop whose airlines were plumbed with pvc. The fire marshal made us rip it all out and use galvanized pipe because of the fire hazard and noxious fumes associated with the pvc if there was a fire. The galvanized pipe was definitely better. No more blowouts. I hope the PEX airlines stay together for you. Love the channel.

There are a whole lot of things I didn't know how to do before I tried to do them. The willingness to fail a time or two definitely helps. I also enjoy YouTube for this. I call it getting "YouTube Certified". If I don't know how to do something, there's usually somebody on YT who can tell me where to start, and what to look for. Then I have a fighting chance at doing something correctly.

Pro tip for block and brick laying….. best thing for pointing is a 5” length of regular garden hose. It leaves a perfect concave joint and you can wipe it clean afterwards

Scott... you are the grandfather I never had. I am the black sheep of my family and became a tradesman. Because of your videos over the past four years I have turned myself around from a failing at a career in Healthcare into an accomplished trades person. You give more than technical and practical advice from your videos. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart sir.

Please tell Ken , Sam said Hey from the Appalachian mountains of N.C. ! He's a true Hero to all of us !

The local dive shop, where I lived in NZ, had the tank stood on end. It was a massively built item. Working pressure was close to four thousand psi for recharging steel diving tanks. One day the top of the tank blew off and the resulting release of pressure blew out the side of the building but a blast wall deflected most of the blast away from workers. The cylinder top went up through the roof and was found half a mile away. Could have been a tragedy but for the correct installation. Great content in your channel! 👍

I am a Diesel Tech, and when I have a tight fitting or bolt I will get my hammer and tap/strike the end of the handle of my wrench to knock the fitting loose. Much safer that yanking or exerting tremendous force in case it loosens all of a sudden.

Would love to see an interview with the man who certifies locomotive boilers! What an interesting career to get into.

The pipe wrench and come-along trick is definitely something my Dad and I have done on the farm...and it seems like something Phil would do too. Necessity is the mother of invention.

People always think the worst. Your correct nothing bad is going to happen,stay positive. Sounds like to me you've got it all figured out,I bet the grand kids really enjoy watching you make things.

Is great content as always Scott. One hint I can give you is that my dad always kept an old traffic cone in the truck so when we had to fill concrete wall forms that were narrow 4" or less or or block wall we would tip the cone upside down and have a nice big funnel to be able to pour from a bucket. He had it cut the end off so that it was actually like a 3" funnel and worked great, not sure what happened to it but that thing worked forever and we never wore out.

Mr. Scott, just a quick FYI. Your big Sawzall/recip saw makes for a great, quick substitute when you need a vibrator for small concrete project! Take out the blade, touch the guide to a wooden surface and squeeze that trigger! Voila! Vibrator sub. Looking forward to seeing how the new carpentry shop turns out! Good days to you and yours, sir!

What is so impressive is the number of skills that are demonstrated on this channel. This reminds me of a friend who was from the first part of the baby boomer generation. It is amazing the number of skills that were obtained by the common folk of that era.

Had the ultimate air tank at the large slaughter house that I worked at. They had a railroad siding off the main track and purchased a maybe 75' long tanker car They installed this giant tank outdoors and feed it with 300 to 350 HP of air compressors. Had 6" pipe coming off it to feed a loop around kill floor. When there was no production on a Saturday would fill the tank up to 140 PSI then shut all of the air compressors off. Could run several air tools for hours before pressure dropped too low to run them. Tank was pitched so we made sure to open drain up every Saturday at end of workday. Tried using air pressure to blow ground up bones & guts into large cookers but did not have enough power but 125# of steam did a great job blowing stuff a few hundred feet to cookers. We always had two pressure valves on every large air storage tanks just in case one failed to operate properly. OSHA made companies greatly reduce the output pressure on hand held air guns. The old ones were very dangerous in that they would remove the paint off of surfaced and give you a nice scrape. Would treat these old air guns like gold. The timer drain is the best automatic tank drain. Saw too many float type clog up stop working. Nice vid. Great ideal using galvanised pipe instead of cheaper black pipe that produces too much internal rust.

My dad was a good guy, but not very mechanically inclined. My dad used to teach me about life, friends, education and music... I just wanted to tell you Essential Craftsmen there are probably alot of young men out there who didn't have a dad or lost their did like I did and appreciate your content so very much. boys and girls, men and women, we can all learn something from this humble, kind, well spoken and gentle craftsmen. Thanks for all that you do EC

Fellow blacksmith here :) I wrap all my air fittings with Hercules Megatape and then give em a wipe down with Hercules Megaloc pipe dope. It's been working well for me. There was a buy one get one free sale (or something like that) at Lowes last time I needed pipe tape. I'm happy with it. It's good tape. Most of my fittings are done on air tools and I don't want to torque them down enough that pipe dope on it's own does the job. Buy a borescope. They are extremely cheap on Amazon. Mine plugs into my phone. I use it for all kinds of stuff. Checking inside walls, plumbing, compressor tanks, engines, etc. I paid under $20 for it and I've had it for about 6 or 7 years. It's waterproof, too. If you're ever concerned with a compressor tank, fill it COMPLETELY with water. No air allowed (well, not a lot of air, anyway). Hook a high pressure gage and a pressure washer to the tank. Use the pressure washer to get the tank up to 600 PSI. No rupture and you're good for 200 PSI. If you're VERY paranoid, go to 800 PSI. Water is not compressible, so there is very little potential energy stored in the pressure vessel in this state. Most of the potential energy will elasticity in the hoses and in the steel tank, itself.

Air compressor technician here, pex gets very brittle after exposure to the oil vapor from a portable comp. Yes there is a separator but without a coalescing filter and an activated charcoal filter it will still send oil downstream

You sir are the epitome of a true family man, and that is one big ass air tank. Nice work on the install Scott.