Comments on: Wood Talk Online #29

By: Mattias in Durham, NC

Mattias in Durham, NC — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:35:33 +0000

Re: PVC air lines. I don’t have personal experience but read in FWW about a PVC air system that was fine for 10 years. Then one day it spontaneously burst, taking out equipment but happily not people. Apparently it gets brittle with age. I imagine sunlight exposure and heat would speed that process up. Not a gamble I personally would be willing to make.

By: Ken F

Ken F — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:09:59 +0000

PVC for air lines, Yes there would be certain situations and locations not to run pvc pipe for safety reasons Ã¢â‚¬Å“suspended from the ceiling, on a workbench or in close proximity to the work space could be dangerous.
The setup I had was a line running along the wall up 8ft and teeing down at locations secured every 4ft @ ends, at the ends there was the regulators with disconnects that hooked up to a hose reels. I think by not allowing no more than a 90 psi in the lines coming from the compressor and main regulator I believed helped in reducing the chances of breaking; oh and no condensation.
“But allways think safety first”
In my new shop because of the locations I will be using steel.

Thinking MythBusters.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:19:12 +0000

Hmm…..guess its time for my all-over tan! :) Antique Maple should give me just the right sun-kissed tone. :)

The online voicemail system has been gone for quite some time now. No one ever used it so I just removed it from the site. You can still use Skype to leave us a message though. Just Skype marcspag and that will go to our voicemail box.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:01:35 +0000

also interested in reading your review of the Earlex. interesting fact about the company, they also make equipment for spray tanning booths.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:59:40 +0000

Have you guys done away with the online voicemail system? I know you used to have it at one point, but now I just hear about the Skype option. Just curious…

By: Jeremy (Bama5150)

Jeremy (Bama5150) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:29:43 +0000

Woodcraft is a good place to buy Festool since they are the same price everywhere. And I pick up small items there, but rarely good for big tools.
I just purchased the 5000 from Harbor Freight (thanks tooladdict) for the heads up. I figure if its good enough for Charles Neil, then surely it’s good enough for me.

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:21:08 +0000

I’m also interested in the sprayer review. Sears is currently selling the Spray Station 5000 for $40 cheaper than Woodcraft at $285 (I rarely buy anything from Woodcraft as they are consistently overpriced). Hey Marc, if and when you give a review I’d be interested to hear a cost/benefit argument of the features of the 5000 compared to the 3000 (i.e. are the features of the 5000 really worth double the cost of the 3000). I was just looking at the Porter Cable PSH1 sprayer… still need to do my homework here so any follow-up segments on sprayers in general would be very interesting!

By: Tooladdict

Tooladdict — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:38:53 +0000

I have been in the market for a long time for a sprayer. I recently saw the Earlex at my local woodcraft. Now please understand that I love woodcraft, but typically they’re pretty over price. With a large kitchen remodel coming up soon, I set out looking for the best deal on the Spray Station 5000. And believe it or not Harbor freight had the best price. I haven’t purchased anything yet, but I’m excited for you review.