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Re: [Shop-talk] Air Hose Reel

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Air Hose Reel
From: Richard Beels <rbeels@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:58:00 -0400
I have 2 reels in my garage, one way up high in the back and one 
about 5 feet off the floor near the doors (use outside as well).  I'm 
going to add a third reel for the woodshop this summer if I get 
around to it.  After years of "giant slinkys" and tripping over 
cords, I'd never go back.

The most important thing with hose is to make sure you have a large 
enough ID for the work you're doing.  And you're never going to need 
less air in the future so just go 3/8" from the get-go.  1/4" 
fittings will make just about anything miserable.  And make sure the 
winder has a good locking mechanism so you're not always fighting the 
retractor trying to tug the tool out of your hands.  And oversize the 
main tubing that feeds the reel, you don't want to restrict the 
airflow.  Oh, and put in a drop separate from the reel so you can 
plug a hose in directly for those days you need to do something out 
of reach of the reel...



At 4/21/2008 at 09:34, Shakespearean monkeys danced on Paul 
Parkanzky's keyboard and said:
>I did a quick search of the archives and see that this hasn't been
>covered in a bit more than 4 years.  I just bought my first real
>compressor and now I want to get a hose reel so I'm not constantly
>tripping over the crappy red Craftsman air hose I've had forever.


Cheers!
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