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Old 05-20-2021, 09:35 AM
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I've finally gotten my 4-post lift bridge-jacks installed along with a blasting cabinet (that I'm still on the fence about keeping) and my brother just got a 2-post lift.

What are your suggestions for an air compressor air drier/filter/oiler/regulator parts to keep everything happy with clean dry air for the new toys.

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Are you painting? I know you're supposed to use them with a cabinet but I havent had any noticeable clumping so...

I dont think its something to overthink, unless you are painting. Something like this at the cabinet, https://www.tptools.com/1and4-Coales....html?b=d*8080
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A standard regulator and oil separator is a given of oil bath fed compressor systems. How to dry depends on how much air and what you plan to use it for. Standard uses like tools and tire filling straight air is fine for the most part. When using in a glass bead cabinet or for painting I like to add a point of use desiccant filter. Long extended draws of air as with blasting is when you tend to get the most moisture down stream. Most of the time it condenses out in the storage tank. Extended use when hot compressed air goes into the system is when you get wet tools and tire fills. A chilled type air dryer is good to get much of the moisture out but they are expensive in up front costs. They also don’t dry the air as much as a desiccant filter. You can even set them up with a male and female air chuck and move it around to point of use. Put it between the compressor and air hose.
The desiccant is not expensive to dump a d replace when saturated and it can be recharged in an oven ( when the spouse is not home)
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I have a bunch of new IR FRO units in different sizes. Msg me if you are still looking for something.
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