Re: air table floatation: compressor vs house air

Posted by David Baddeley on
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Have used both, and have found the house air to be less hassle. If you a good house air system it should be both more reliable and much quieter than a compressor. Normal caveats about the potential for moisture and your dependence on central maintenance apply. If you do have a central outage you can get away with running tables off bottled gas (N2 or similar) for a day or two - and this might be easier to get at short notice than a compressor. If your table is in good nick and you aren't bouncing it up and down too much this is much less wasteful than it sounds. 

cheers,
David


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Subject: air table floatation: compressor vs house air

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Hi All,

Does anyone have a strong opinion about whether it is best to float an air
table via a small air compressor or via house air?

Thanks,
Ben



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