"Hoosierpopi" wrote in message
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On Feb 14, 3:52 am, blueman wrote:
I have a $99 (on-sale) Harbor Freight 10 gallon compressor that
I have


When I couldn't get the air impact wrench to break loose the lugs
on an elderly pickup, I added a HF air cylinder in series, right
before the gun. The problem I had was the long run of 3/8" hose
and the volume of air thus made available to the impact wrench.
On one end of the tank, I put a ball valve and male adapter that
connected to the shop/garage/house air hoses. On the other end
was a Tee fitting with 1/2" female chuck and a 3/8" female chuck.
(Both had integral stops to prevent leakage, so no ball valve was
needed). I replaced the 3/8" fitting on the impact wrench with a
1/2" one and added a short 1/2" commercial-type hose to connect
the wrench with the storage tank.

What the tank did was give me the rapid "burst" of air needed by
the gun to break loose an encrusted nut or bolt. It didn't last
very long, but the burst was enough to get the job done and the
balance of the time, the impact wrench ran just as it had with the
smaller line.

FWIW, the tank was also very handy for little jobs like blowing
out the lawn irrigation system, where I'd have needed to lug a
long hose to the fittings. Later on, I simply added an air
fitting and connection to the incoming water, isolating the
take-off for the irrigation system with valves so the house didn't
get air in the lines, but that was later on.




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