Re: [ST] Air Compressor

[Dan Wallander <newsgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Plumber's Putty is not what they are referring to.  Plumber's putty is 
used to seal things like kitchen faucets to the sink top and is marketed 
under names such as Sta-Soft.  It rolls up like silly putty.  The 'joint 
compound' they are referring to is commonly referred to as pipe dope and 
comes in a little jar with a brush on cap.  Any hardware store will sell 
your some 'pipe dope'  they all know what it is and you can use it to 
seal the threads in an air compessor line.

That being said, use the teflon tape, just make sure it doesn't get into 
the hose, wrap it carefully onto the threads only.

I've been hauling the same 20 gallon campbell Hausfield oil bath 
compressor from shop to job site for around 15 years.  I bought it from 
Wal Mart of all places for about $350 and change the oil every 6 
months.  Still has the original belt on it.  It's as big as I need for 
drywall texture guns, nail guns, etc.  It's been abused heartily and 
still takes everything I can give it.

For smaller jobs, I've got a 2 gallon Sears oil bath direct drive 
compressor I bought for $100.00 a couple of years ago.  I can change the 
oil, but it does make a lot of noise.  Only weighs about 20 pounds.

Dan Wallander
Albuquerque, NM

Blake Sobiloff wrote:

>On Nov 18, 2005, at 11:44 AM, Bil Swartz wrote:
>  
>
>>I was also surprised to learn that teflon tape is a no-no in air  
>>applications
>>per the review of the Porter-Cable unit on Amazon - what is this  
>>"joint
>>compound" they refer to using instead?
>>    
>>
>
>I worried about that, too, after reading that review, but I can't  
>find any other sources that say the same thing. There's "plumber's  
>putty," which is probably the "joint compound" being referred to, but  
>there's no real advantage to that stuff since it isn't adhesive like  
>the more modern sealants.
>
>FWIW, I've been using PTFE (Teflon) putty I bought at the hardware  
>store and its been doing a fine job.
>--
>
>  
>
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