I’m currently finishing up setting up a new workshop and to the point of running air compressor lines and filtration for the CNC and other uses around the shop. I have no experience with either CNCs or air compressors and need a little guidance. I’m going to be running a main trunk line from the compressor through the shop. The main branch will go to the CNC. I plan on initially incorporating two different regulator\filters. One is a Tailonz pneumatic 0-240PSI 3/4 Inch NPT industrial heavy duty particulate filter and regulator, the other is a Tailonz pneumatic 0-240PSI 3/4 Inch NPT Industrial Grade, 4 stage air drying system, particulate filter. I’ll be using a 2.2 kw ATC system on a OneFinity Foreman Elite. My current plan is to put the single stage filter at the beginning of my airline, so air tools, will benefit from filtered air and the 4 stage right before the CNC. Does this sound like a suitable setup? Are there other suggestions? The compressor is a 100 gallon 2-stage so should be able to run the CNC and a few other things without problem.
Sounds like quite the setup you’re going for there.
The more endpoints you have the more likely you are to have leaks, and the bigger your tank the more likely you are to have moisture buildup… unless you do a periodic purge. Its probably pretty loud compared what most of us have which is the 6-gallon California Air Hot Dog compressor
I and several of us have that same 4 stage dryer.
You’ll need a few things to make it work.
Personally, I got this and this to make the connections.
I’m putting it in an insulated and heated closet attached but outside the main building. Hopefully, that will reduce the sound of the compressor and dust collector.
Thanks for the links and the help. They look like good connections.
Funny this thread started when it did… I was just going to post some questions on the air dryer setup for the ATC. I purchased the THB three stage system, here
It worked great for about two weeks, all of a sudden today it decided to refuse to regulate the pressure below 100psi. I had it set at 95. Now no matter what I turn it down to, it slowly creeps back up to 100. I’m concerned because the ATC PE specifies 95 on it. Has anyone else ordered this model, and if so have you had problems? Can anyone recommend a higher quality unit? This one seems to be typical Amazon made in anywhere-but-here crap.
It’s probably not that big of a deal as my dryer reads 105ish because i can’t seem to get it right either. The pe regulates air to the motor, and while i dont know the max psi rating, i feel im under it at this point.
I agree. For now I have solved it by setting the main system regulator at 95… that way the ATC regulator can’t go over 95. I had the main set at about 110, but I really don’t need that for anything else I’m doing with the compressor anyway.
One of my personality flaws… I spend so much time trying to have everything perfect all the time that I never actually get to use it. I guess sometimes you gotta go with what ya got… find a work around and get busy. LOL. I just don’t see why it’s so hard to find an air pressure regulator that is accurate, consistent and reliable. Do they exist?
Welcome to the club… although mine is i think or find a new modification that requires me to disassemble something… then it’s a battle to reassemble it all. I’ve only powered on and homed my machine since upgrading to the inlet panel because i mis-soldered my flow meter and was waiting on the new one to arrive.
Well I think the design is wrong. The regulator needs to be on the down stream side of the air flow after the filter and dryer. I was an instrumentation person for many years and that is how I was instructed to install them for many years. Just my two cents after looking at the link.
Actually makes a lot of sense Jeff… I don’t have your level of expertise but common sense would seem to dictate send already clean / dry air through the regulator. I’d be interested to know more… because I think the three components on this thing are ‘piggy-backed’ and can probably be easily reconfigured.
I’m out of town right now but when I get back tomorrow I’ll have to take mine out of the box and see if it’s reconfiguriable. Not sure that’s an actual word but you get the idea.
I’m using a 80gal two stage compressor for my ATC setup. I have a simple two-stage filter right where the air leaves the compressor. The i have separate fillers/dryers at the laser and ATC. I also have a second simple two stage on the line for running normal shop tools like random orbital sanders, nail guns etc. This works perfectly for my ATC.
Sounds very much like what I’m planning, without the laser module initially. Also, before the airline for random tools I plan on using a lubricating filter combo. Glad to hear this system setup is working for you!
I have that same regulator. I initially had a leak between the regulator and dryer and the company was easy to work with and sent me a new O ring kit. I rebuilt it and all has been fine. I have this mounted right off of my 80 ga and then have smaller separate regulators on my CO2 laser and sprayers. I’m not running an ATC at the moment. I keep the main regulator at around 110 and then regulate down at the smaller regulators as needed.