1” Copper Air Dryer Build

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tekspec
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1” Copper Air Dryer Build

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Hey,

Just found this forum, just got a crossfire pro and have been getting it all setup and dialed in. Wound up learning a bunch about air supply and air quality needed for good cutting. Since I’m in an area with tons of humidity in the summer I decided to try and build the best system I could, at least for now. So I decided to build a full 1” Copper Air Dryer system for my plasma and decided to make a video about it while building it. Figured maybe someone here would find it useful for making or planning their own system down the line. It’s a long video showing basically the full process, although it was my first time ever doing something with copper and solder so I’m probably slower than others lol

https://youtu.be/pxJA4kgz6Ws
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Re: 1” Copper Air Dryer Build

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Re: 1” Copper Air Dryer Build

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Thanks! We’ll see how well it works once summer rolls back around
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Re: 1” Copper Air Dryer Build

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The issue I see with these builds is that you will never get the dew point less than the temperature of the room. If you get a decent refrigerated air dryer you can get down to the upper 30's no problem.
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Re: 1” Copper Air Dryer Build

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Pretty cool, works more like a coalescer than a dryer and will definitely do a great job at eliminating the raw water and provide some air drying effect. Desiccant dryers have an even lower dewpoint than refrigerated and either would be a great addition to that in the future for even cleaner air. Nice job and nice video.
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