Discussion
I have a compressor. I also have a series of rubbish but reassuringly expensive "professional" and "heavy duty" air hoses.
They're all absolutely rock hard. It takes ages to unroll one and get it to lie flat, and it takes an equal age to get one rolled back up again. You can forget moving once you've got it to where you want to start. It's like they're made of plastic. Bakelite Heavy Duty Professional Air Hose (TM)
Can anyone recommend a good quality air hose that will behave like a garden water hose, in that it will just lie flat, and coil easily and generally not be a t
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They're all absolutely rock hard. It takes ages to unroll one and get it to lie flat, and it takes an equal age to get one rolled back up again. You can forget moving once you've got it to where you want to start. It's like they're made of plastic. Bakelite Heavy Duty Professional Air Hose (TM)
Can anyone recommend a good quality air hose that will behave like a garden water hose, in that it will just lie flat, and coil easily and generally not be a t
t.I may be incredibly boring, but I just use a rubber hose that I got from Machine Mart and it is fine for most of my jobs (including spraying, blasting and sanding etc). I have a blue plastic hose and a curly effort that came with some cheap tools. They are OK for going between the compressor and regulator, but that's about it!
A short "whip" hose is often recommended - about a foot long and attached to the tool. This is supposed to be easier on the wrists with oscillating/rotating stuff (sanders, windy guns etc)and make the tool more balanced. I admit that I haven't tried them!
A short "whip" hose is often recommended - about a foot long and attached to the tool. This is supposed to be easier on the wrists with oscillating/rotating stuff (sanders, windy guns etc)and make the tool more balanced. I admit that I haven't tried them!
dbfan said:
A short "whip" hose is often recommended - about a foot long and attached to the tool. This is supposed to be easier on the wrists with oscillating/rotating stuff (sanders, windy guns etc)and make the tool more balanced. I admit that I haven't tried them!
Whip hoses are only to protect quick release couplings from the vibration sanders/impact drivers/etc create, which wear them out at a rate of knots; they do very little to balance the tool.hidetheelephants said:
Whip hoses are only to protect quick release couplings from the vibration sanders/impact drivers/etc create, which wear them out at a rate of knots; they do very little to balance the tool.
Cheers for that - I thought it sounded a bit odd, but the bloke that told me was supposed to be an expert!If you always work in the same place I'd recommend this - http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/... Got one in my workshop and it's been spot on, quick to use and tidy.
I bought some of THIS STUFF from this seller.
No complaints with it so far. As said above, the clear plastic stuff is not brilliant, but it's handy for short static runs. (I use it from the compressor to a blast cabinet)
No complaints with it so far. As said above, the clear plastic stuff is not brilliant, but it's handy for short static runs. (I use it from the compressor to a blast cabinet)
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