On Sun, 5 Jun 2016 09:04:53 -0400, Jack wrote:
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.
I have had 2 "cheap" coiled air hoses go bad in less than 6 months
each - and I hardly used them One kinked and cracked - the other just
cracked - both leaking more air than I considered acceptable. One had
re-useable fittings so I made it into a shorter hose that has worked
for a while but appears to have a leak somewhere again. The other one
was returned as partial exchange for the second one IIRC.) Not sure
if they were polyurethane or nylon - but something around $10- $15 on
sale.