Paul B on fri 26 aug 05
The other day the maintenance man at the scrap yard gave me a nice air
filter and oiler assembly he pulled off a machine and it is in perfect
condition. I have been wanting one of these because i have some decent air
tools and want them to last but just before i went to hook it up i realized
there could be a problem since i also use the air compressor to spray off
any dust from the bisque ware, and since the filter has a reservoir with
air tool oil to lubricate air tools, i could end up with splashes of oil
all over the bisque that could mess up the glazing.
I have never used one of these things, does anyone know if the amount of
oil they emit would be enough to cause bisque problems? If so i could
always T off the line in front of the filter and use that part just for the
air chuck, then run all air tools off the filtered line. Just wondering if
this is needed though, any thoughts?
thanks,
Paul
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on fri 26 aug 05
Hi Paul,
I myself would not run an in-line Oiler unless all I ever did was run Air
Tools.
Any in-line Oiler worth having should be adjustable as for how much Oil it
allows to go through the lines automatically.
If you do wish to run it, rather than just Oiling your Air Tools when you
wish to use them, you should consider to have your main Compressed Air
Supply come to a "Tee", where, the run from each leg of the "Tee" is
dedicated faithfully AND with clearly color-coded Pipe then hoses, for each
side, as "Clean Air" and "Oil Air".
Once you have run Oil Air through Hoses it is prudent to consider them
contaminated, or, at least potentially so for some period of time untill the
residual Oil has been eliminated.
A Water seperator or filter or 'trap' is a nice thing to have in line for
your Air Tools or for anything...as is draining the Tank of your Air
Compressor regularly or even daily if in a humid clime and running it often.
Oil will not cause any Bisque Problems...it will merely burn away without a
trace, or with no trace to worry about.
It may cause remourse if it occurs when wishing to be spraying Glases on
Bisque or Green Clay Bodies, since it will cause areas of Water base Glaze
to bead-up or be rejected by any areas contaminated with Oil.
Good luck...
Phil
Las Vegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul B"
> The other day the maintenance man at the scrap yard gave me a nice air
> filter and oiler assembly he pulled off a machine and it is in perfect
> condition. I have been wanting one of these because i have some decent air
> tools and want them to last but just before i went to hook it up i
realized
> there could be a problem since i also use the air compressor to spray off
> any dust from the bisque ware, and since the filter has a reservoir with
> air tool oil to lubricate air tools, i could end up with splashes of oil
> all over the bisque that could mess up the glazing.
> I have never used one of these things, does anyone know if the amount of
> oil they emit would be enough to cause bisque problems? If so i could
> always T off the line in front of the filter and use that part just for
the
> air chuck, then run all air tools off the filtered line. Just wondering if
> this is needed though, any thoughts?
> thanks,
> Paul
>
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Vince Pitelka on fri 26 aug 05
Paul -
The compressed air that passes through an inline oiler can ONLY be used for
air tools. You cannot use that air for a blow gun or for glaze/paint
spraying equipment. The logical solution is to install a branch in your
supply line, with a filter/moisture trap and oiler on one branch for the air
tools, and just a filter/moisture trap on the other branch to use for other
applications. Keep your hoses separate - the one that runs off the branch
with the oiler must ONLY be used for air tools.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
Snail Scott on fri 26 aug 05
At 02:29 PM 8/26/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>The other day the maintenance man at the scrap yard gave me a nice air
>filter and oiler assembly he pulled off a machine and it is in perfect
>condition...
>I have never used one of these things, does anyone know if the amount of
>oil they emit would be enough to cause bisque problems?
Yes, an in-line oiler can let oil all the
way through the line onto your bisque. I'd
split off a second line for blowing bisque off
(and other non-lubricant-needing functions),
and put the in-line oiler on the other branch
for using air tools and other lubricant-needing
uses.
-Snail
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