[Shop-talk] Air Hose Reel

[David C.]

At 07:12 AM  4/21/2008, Doug Braun wrote:
>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.


I have two of the Harbor Freight models.  Harbor Freight doesn't list 
them on their website right now, but it's the same as this one:
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_47578_47578
Only I got mine on sale for about $30 or so.  I haven't had any 
problems with them.  I mounted them about seven feet up, and I also 
have drops at waist level with QD fittings on them and about 15 or 20 
feet of 1/4" hose hanging on them.

Dave C