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J. Clarke[_4_]

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On 6/4/2016 11:39 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
On Sat, 04 Jun 2016 21:52:56 -0400
wrote:

I've used air for decades, and the only ones that "coil and pinch" are
tghe cheap crappy "coil up" type. There are high quality coil-up hoses
but they are not cheap. Cheap coil-up hoses have a lifespan in normal
use from 5 minutes to a couple months.

have a regular hitachi that is good quality
i avoided getting a coil up type because they are even worse than
just plain hoses

For a wood shop, coil up hoses are what you want. They are there when
you need them and go away when you don't. I don't want air hoses laying
around on the floor, and don't want to roll them up each time I use
them. Trick to the coil type is to have a good method and place to
store when not using. I use a bar magnet that my blow gun sticks too.

Of course, you probably need both types. I have several regular hoses so
I can go out to 150' if needed.

I've used a "cheap" coil type for at least 25 years with nary a problem.
Of course 25 years ago "cheap" may have been less cheaply made than
today. It will "tangle and pinch" if you let it, but shows no signs of
wear. Should last another 25 to 500 years I think.

and these are the hoses was reading about
have not seen one yet in person

home depot #

HFZ3850YW2

That's the same brand Puckdropper said he liked, so forge ahead.

Just a note, but my cheap coil hose blew out for no apparent reason one
morning and scared the crap out of me. I haven't had that happen with
non-coil hoses that are even cheaper.

On the other hand, one cold morning I stepped on a PVC hose (not under
pressure) and it _broke_. I don't mean it got a little hole, it snapped
in two like a twig.

I was short of cash and needed a length of hose, so I went down to HF
and got one for 17 bucks that was billed as "low temperature". I
figured if it lasted until summer I would be happy. It's been living in
my driveway for three years now and still seems like it's happy, so I
have no complaints.