bobwires wrote:

Nice tidy idea.

Ours runs around the ceiling, then drops down to these units which give us air, electric, and dust extraction.



Not exactly within most peoples budget though!

Andy T wrote:



Neither of those Ideas are within anyone's budget I know of that actually works on cars any way. Planes and Race cars thats another story and even then those guys dont bend wrenches or do smelly paint cool though.

Andy can you post a bigger picture of that set up?

In my Dream shop Ill run air thru the walls

Doright wrote:

How much bigger do you want? It's a thumbnail, so clicking on it will take you to the full sized version (1024x768), but I might have some even bigger ones somewhere

your not going to tell me that shop is always that spotless are you?

Andy T wrote:


Hmm when I click on it nothing happens thats why I asked



Oh well i found it!

well my shop is always that spotless......



I'm not sure I need a little dust extraction/power pod/ air supply hanging from the ceiling, but I am planning on air and water reels on the back wall, and electricity from ceilings of both garage bays. I'm mainly an electronics guy, stereos and remote starts, etc., but I do fiberglass and paint and detailing. I'm trying to work within a miniscule budget, but some things are very important to me. the cleanliness from having the hose on a reel instead of drug across the floor and looped up in a corner..... big difference. also having a water reel helps a lot. problem is it's at least $200 for a good reel.

I started a thread on hoses, reels, fittings, etc. I'm getting 1/2" hose ran to most of my air tools instead of the 50' of 3/8" going 15' to where I use it most of the time....

i bet they even have a recycle bin for there empty beer cans

jim c wrote:


Not always, but it gets cleaned to at least that standard once a week. Every so often it gets a 'proper' clean though - the owner would have a fit if he saw those stains on the floor. We normally park cars on top to hide 'em

He's a real fruitcake when it comes to cleanliness. You see all the ducting behind the booth? Well we have to dust that every week, then once in a while he'll get us to wash it all down, and polish it!!!!

Even our parts serving hatch (small silver roller shutter on the back wall) has a piece of clear plastic on the wall below it, so it doesn't get stained with people leaning against it waiting to get served. Madness, but he's the boss

Doright wrote:

Oh sorry. It works ok for me, so I must have got something wrong with the code.

Well, thanks for helping me out here. The last three days have been hell. I had my whole new line together (added to existing line), with clamps to my concrete only to see that once I turn the air on, that just about every joint had a leak. I used telfon tape on all the joints, which was the cause of the problem. After some internet research i found i could use Black permatex silicone on the thread. With the pipe only hand tight that stuff did the trick!!. Wow!! so this stuff totally doesnt not come off yoru hands. I had it everywhere, and I mean everywhere. Laquaer thinner didnt take it off. On a trip to lowes i had to walk with my hands in my pockets and drove there with gloves on!. BTW i am not one for wearing gloves when working with epoxies. It is easier to spread with my bare hands.

At any rate, I added about 8 more feet of pipe to my system and an extra water drop off. It looks sweet, but jeezus it was a pain!. I learned what a Union was, and boy or boy did it help, I was able to build my pipes on the ground and join them together on the wall.

Pictures coming soon! If it doesnt do anything, at least it looks good lol!