Canuck and Edgemont Villages new Shop

[Canuck]

I hope Lloyd gets his Camaro back soon,he needs a diversion!!

[firstgenaddict]

Originally Posted by Canuck

I hope Lloyd gets his Camaro back soon,he needs a diversion!!

We need a diversion back to Lloyd obsessing about his Camaro... those threads are INFORMING! BTW I love the building, great idea on the corrugated metal siding. LOOKS PERFECT!

[enio45]

wow- some great progress from the last time i visited!

u guys do excellent work!

[Canuck]

Thanks Eddie
Waiting for the city to install a new curb for access to that door,then Lloyd adds the wisteria,rhododendrons, maybe a cactus plant and we are done on the outside.
Inside we are fully functional with a new compressor(next submission) and now using the paint booth. and almost forgot the 65 inch TV always on Velocity Chanel or Golf.

Paul

[Canuck]

A carry over from my Old shop was this Campbell Hausfield 80 gallon two stage compressor. It worked great for me for 20 years. We had it moved to the new shop and installed in the "compressor room".



It got hard use in the first year at the new shop with a lot of hours sandblasting,and the wear and tear started to show. Aside from the water in our lines we were getting blowbye.

Decision to replace: Lloyd had a hankering (hankerin) for a rotary compressor, super quiet and lots of capacity. Upon shopping around we found we could get what we needed for our budget but were advised against it due to our sporadic (limited) use.
We opted for a 10 HP,120 gallon horizontal tank and a Boge refrigerated dryer.

New baby arriving:



Notice the made in Canada flag.

One of the challenges was getting it out to the back of the building where the compressor room was.
Plan A was to move the car under the stacker and move the unit with the forklift. The forklift was 1 inch taller than the highest clearance of the lift. Letting the air out of the forklift tires was out of the question and they were solid rubber.
Plan b was to move the compressor over the lift by narrowing the pathway. This was done.



And the move was complete, next step was to get it in the room. The new compressor was specked out for clearance and we only had one inch on each side to get it through the door.



Within 2 hours we were up and running with volumes of clean dry air.

[firstgenaddict]

My GOD you are going to love the drier...
I love having one and clean cool dry air is so pleasant and doesn't wear out your air tools near as quickly.

[Lynn]

Not to hijack the thread; but school me on dryers. I see many compressors with driers, most are not refrigerated. How effective is a non refrigerated drier? Seems if it were big enough, it would bring the temp back down close to ambient. I thought about using an old A/C condensing unit (with a bad compressor.... just bypass the compressor). Run your air into the condensing coil and back out into the compressor tank. Wire it up so the fan kicks on any time the compressor is running.

Stupid idea? Not worth the trouble? I guess back to my original question, what I really want to know is if a non refrigerated aftercooler/dryer is even worth the effort. Or does it have to be refrigerated to be effective?

Thanks.

[Edgemontvillage]

Thanks James and Eddie!, the shop project has come a looong way since you (Eddie) visited us last summer and we're getting close to the end of our rehab of the exterior envelope, the Brooklyn RS Z/28 is getting some renewed attention...and I'm looking forward to getting it in the shop to start the assembly and more component restoration in the fall!

[MarcDant]

That's a real healthy looking z28 you are working on & your shop looks like a very comfortable place to work in . Will this Z have white or black stripes.

[Edgemontvillage]

Originally Posted by MarcDant

That's a real healthy looking z28 you are working on & your shop looks like a very comfortable place to work in . Will this Z have white or black stripes.

Thanks Marc, as the Z is Hugger Orange with no vinyl top the stripe callout is white.