On Thu, 3 May 2012, PJ McGarvey wrote:
> I've had enough with tripping over my air hose in my tight garage, so I'm
> looking into an air hose reel.
In my opinion, a reel doesn't fix the right problem here. I was in
your boat for years, until I finally put a loop of copper lines in my 2.5
car garage last year.
I could kill myself for not doing it years ago.
Now, I never even deal with more than a few feet of air hose. I still
have a 75 foot hose, but it sits coiled on a hook and rarely moves. Once
in a blue moon, I take half of it out to the driveway, and then back.
Other than that, hose never touches ground. I have a dedicated drop for
my plasma cutter, a 5-way manifold over my fab table, and a couple more
wall/ceiling drops for general use.
It cost a few hundred dollars, was done in a weekend and paid for
itself in increased productivity/enjoyment within a month.
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David Hillman
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