[Shop-talk] question about cheap air compressors

[Doug Braun]

A rubber hose will lie flat on your garage floor.
A plastic hose will continue to be slinky-shaped- it will snag on
everything as you pull it around, and you will constantly trip over
the coils.

I have one of those spring-loaded retractable reels with 50 feet of
(rubber) hose mounted on my garage wall.  I thought it was an
extravagance when I bought it 5 years ago, but it has paid for itself
many times.  Same goes for my retractable work-light and retractable
extension cord.

Doug

On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 9:16 PM, BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8 at tx.rr.com> wrote:

>
> 2.  For light duty home use, does it matter which type of hose I use?  I
see
> hoses for sale made from PVC, rubber, and polyurethane.  I gather that PVC
> is stiffer, or maybe just stiffer in cold weather.  I'm on a tight budget
so
> I don't want to buy more than I really need.