Sorry to be so late on this one. I have my shop set up with half inch black pipe. Galvanized will work as well. What you can do is use a shut off valve in the line you are branching to. this keeps the air pressure high where you want it. I have a few runs, each one branches off of a T valve. I keep it to half inch until I get to where the fitting goes and then have to use a half to 3/8 reducer. The quick disconnect will thread on to a 3/8 nipple.
Not sure about the term they are using there. I guess everything has to have a technical name. I have always run my air lines just like plumbing other than I don't use black or galvanized pipe for water. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale Leavens To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 7:07 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Help with air fittings I am looking or some help and information on air fittings probably from some of you who hang around mechanics shops. I am wanting to set up a bit of a network with a couple of points outside, the driveway and the back yard for example and a couple of points at opposite ends of my basement. There happens to be a sale at boss tools but I am unfamiliar with some of the terminology. There are a couple of 1 to 3 manifolds, one describes an M-style couplings. What are m-style couplings? I believe I would really prefer some sort of device which would permit me to select which part of the network to charge with maybe a ball valve, if these have such they don't describe them as such. Just that it seems unnecessary to charge yards and yards of hose when I only need one. Are you aware of such a device or must I fabricate some sort of panel? There will probably be more questions in due course. Thanks. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
