Very long air hoses can be pretty cheap. I found 50' x 3/8 air hoses for
about $9.50 each at Tractor Supply. I spliced together 4 of them as an
extension hose so as to be able to reach my barn to use my impact wrench on
my tractor (I have a portable compressor but no electricity in the barn). It
worked fine.
Although the hose would reach easily, I'm not sure I'd want to take the
chance of an air tool spraying a bit of oil around the kitchen! :-)
Tw
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Peter J. Thomas
> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 1998 9:47 AM
> To: John Hardy
> Cc: Trevor Boicey; Shop Talk
> Subject: Re: Setting up shop
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> John Hardy wrote:
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> Extremely valid point for a professional shop. For a
> hobbyist/home owner it's
> a little gray. I recently bought a small electric angle
> grinder. I secretly
> bought it to work on the Triumph, but told the wife that it
> was to do the
> granite tile work in the kitchen. For a shop you want a
> large compressor, but
> to use tools around the house I would need a small portable
> compressor or a
> very long hose. With tools like grinders and drills, it
> might still be better
> to get an electric model even if you have a compressor.
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> Peter Thomas
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