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Nice job! looks like new.
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Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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Impressive thanks for sharing job well done!!!!
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Nice breakdown , Fantastic job . Thanks for sharing this with us.
Wanted TEXACO related items & SUNOCO related items .Signs -Globes et'c. Oil Cans - Grease cans .
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Love what looks like a vintage American Flag!! Great work on the air meter!! Wow there are a lot of parts in that thing!! Look forward to seeing it done!
Steve Coppens Always interested in Sunoco items! Really want a Sunoco National pump ad glass!!
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Thanks, the flag came out of a northern Kentucky grade school that was torn down (and left behind!) recently. It has great patina and the cast iron base looks just right. It has 50 stars - so newer than 1959.
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More pictures of your shop area if you don't mind. So clean!!
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Ha, "so clean"! Well it is getting there, but this is a working garage and used for max storage as well, so it does look busy. I have a bunch of furniture that needs to be disposed of which is taking up one whole bay of my 2.5 car shop. My detached shop was built in '03 by previous owner. We moved in in '14 and I inherited a blank slate (interior-wise) in a solid brick construction build (see photo) and it fortunately had a 100 amp service. Slowly but surely I have refurbished it to add insulation, dry wall, wainscoting, overhead oscillating fans, heating (propane), a/c (window unit), professionally epoxied floor, shelving, additional 110/220V lines throughout, compressor with air lines throughout the shop, and a lift (requiring re engineered trusses to provide additional height). By the way, the antique Western Electric phone on the wall is fully operational and connects to another W. E. phone set in the house which we use as an intercom.
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Thanks for the pictures, great setup, like the work station with the hanging lights!
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Very nice job. Looks great.
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-Steve B. (WTB: 48" Flying A button, 48" black/org Phillips 66, White Star, and Chevrolet Signs. Also looking for a Wayne 866. Send a PM. Thanks.)
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Mockingbird, nice place. Off subject but is there a benefit to that copper tubing & elbows on your air supply? Chris
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Mockingbird, nice place. Off subject but is there a benefit to that copper tubing & elbows on your air supply? Chris ....and why the up and down radiator type pattern on the supply line?
-Steve B. (WTB: 48" Flying A button, 48" black/org Phillips 66, White Star, and Chevrolet Signs. Also looking for a Wayne 866. Send a PM. Thanks.)
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Thanks fellas. I picked copper tubing for a couple of reasons. First off, it is strong, durable, and relatively low cost and easy to work with. There is some really good info on Copper at this web site to help with planning: Copper Tube Handbook My second reason is because it looks really good and it goes well with my retro theme of my work shop. So, I externally mounted it to show off its wonderful look. The back-and-forth weaving of the copper tubes near the compressor is to provide a long run of tubing in a small space to cool the compressed air in order to remove the moisture (via a trap with a valve located off to the left of the compressor), before it gets to the pneumatic tools used down range.
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Ya I was askin bout the bak & forth tubing also. Thanks 4 the reply. Chris
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Ya I was askin bout the bak & forth tubing also. Thanks 4 the reply. Chris Yeah - I got that you were asking that.
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