On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:31:03 -0400, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:


"Michael Koblic" wrote in message
ervecommunications...
I find the need for a small jet of compressed air to blow out chips etc
from time to time. I am thus looking for a source of compressed air to
which some sort of air gun can be attached. It has to satisfy three
requirements:
1) It has to be cheap,
2) It has to take up little or no space,
3) It has to be cheap,

I heard some people simply use a spare car tire. I asked at Summit tools
(who carry all kinds of air stuff) if it is feasible to attach a hose and
an air gun to a tire, they did not think so. I really do not want/need a
full-sized compressor. A compresed air bottle seems a bit of an overkill.

Any suggestions?


You could use the "out" from your shop vac?
--
Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC

We were discussing using a spare tire for an airbrush air supply here a week
or so ago, and I mentioned a little adaptor made for Badger airbrushes --
which I have. It works very well and it has a needle adjustment for flow
rate, but it doesn't allow enough flow to blow chips, IMO.

I use a cheap Sears oilless/tankless compressor for what you're looking for.
It's handy for inflating car tires, too, and I can even spray many paints
with it. It won't drive an air tool, though.

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