[Shop-talk] Air Hose Reel

[Doug Braun]

I couple of years ago I bought one of those generic
Chinese retracting reels (with 50' hose) from a swap
meet vendor.  They were normally about $75 at the
time, but he was getting ready to pack up, so I got it
for only $60.

It is surprisingly well-made, it has worked fine, and
it was $60 well spent.  It's wonderful not having to
wrestle with a loose hose. (I also have my extension
cord and work light on retractable reels.)

I mounted it at waist height near the middle of a side
wall, mostly because that's where there was space, and
there was no worthwhile way to put it overhead.

Doug