I've gotten good service out of a rotating, retracting, 50 feet reel from
McMaster-Carr: about 8 years of hobby shop use. Sorry I can't recall the
model or cost.
- Ian
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 9:01 AM, PJ McGarvey <pj_mcgarvey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I've had enough with tripping over my air hose in my tight garage, so I'm
> looking into an air hose reel. Learned my lesson once by trying the Harbor
> Freight cheap-o model and it leaked right away, so I returned it.
> Craftsman
> has some nice looking ones in the $100-150 range and there's a sale ending
> in
> 3-days I might jump on. When I search Amazon, there is a ridiculous array
> of
> them at many price points....
>
> I'm looking for one that can handle 50 ft. of 1/2" hose. Self-retracting
> is
> not a requirement. If they sell it with out the hose that would be great.
> Something that can handle typical DIY use.
>
> I know alot of people on this list use air in their shops, so I figured
> it's a
> great place to ask.
>
> Thanks
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