Hi kp91
That's a good tip,,, I used about the same on my air lines,, I have the compressor in the corner of the shop and have 1/2" copper tubing running all over the shop but I use flex lines that plug into the air manifold at the compressor and I use yellow,red,blue,green,white on the hose ends so I know which one I need to plug in for the shop, I unplug the lines every nght ,I do this just in case the lines blows and so it will not burn up the motor on the compressor at night time or if I'm not home or in the shop
I have cooked one 5hp. motor in the pass and it was a expensive lesson to learn....
I need to find a device that will power down the motor if it runs longer than 15mins. at one time...but will reset with a button or with a switch once it's fliped back on.
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Originally Posted by kp91 I can't remember if I shared this tip here or not, but I picked up this idea from a common shipyard practice. When the shipyard works on our ships, they have racks of welders, cutting torches, and air manifolds stationed all over the ship. From here, gear is run to job sites. To keep track of what goes where, they tag the ends of the hoses at the manifolds so the right one can be shut off without having to trace the hose.
When I'm working, I usually have 2 router motors that I'm working with, because I hate to change bits. To make sure I plug in or unplug the right tool when I have more than one on my bench or table, I use colored tywraps. One on the cord by the motor, one by the plug. It makes identifying each one a quick and easy process.
It really comes in handy at my cordless tool charging station, where 3 chargers share 2 outlets. The blue one is the makita, the green one the hitachi.... Okay, so I am a little bit obsessive sometimes. |