[Shop-talk] Which hose for compressed air (reel)?

[Karl Vacek]

Can't say what brand these are, but when I first worked for Binks in 1971, 
I bought (2) 25' lengths of red rubber jacket 5/16 air hose.  They've been 
through every form of mistreatment and neglect I could do to them, hundreds 
of painting etc projects, left outside in all weather, and when not in use 
are hung on a bracket on the little compressor at the garage door, having 
spent lots of time in sun, rain, etc.  The plated brass end fittings are 
badly worn from being dropped and dragged across the concrete all that 
time.  Still not one crack, check, etc. on that hose.

I don't know what all brands were used in the literally hundreds of hose 
assemblies we made, but I think all the major US hose manufacturers were 
represented in the hundred or more reels of hose in the hose bench stock 
back then.

Clearly, today's materials should be superior but from the other hoses I've 
bought in the past decades, quality isn't like it was.

I do have a couple 25' lengths of 3/8" Goodyear air hose, with some 
cracking near the fittings.  Maybe 7 years old.  They've had no exposure to 
rain or solvents.  Marked Made in USA, but I did buy them at Horrible Freight.

A couple 25' lengths of alleged Michelin 5/16" hose that never left my 
hangar floor split and actually bubbled the liner out of the cord, in about 
2 years.  Also Horrible Freight.


Emergency purchase to replace that Michelin hose was a 50' 3/8" Flexzilla 
from Lowes.  Incredibly cheap price, and other than being dirty (and that 
fluorescent color always fades on Flexzilla hoses and cords), it's still in 
great shape and flexible as ever, maybe 8 years later.


Karl

On May 17, 2023 3:02:01 PM old dirtbeard <dirtbeard at gmail.com> wrote:
> I will second Bob's recommendation. I have some 30 year-old Goodyear hoses 
> that still have not cracked or rotted.
>
> On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 12:39 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
> Goodyear rubber is my go-to.
>
>
>
> On 5/17/2023 11:29 AM, lee at automate-it.com wrote:
>> I need to replace the hose in my air-hose reel - 3/8", 50-ft. I don't mind 
>> paying for good quality but no need to over-spend either. There appear to 
>> be materials options: rubber (or 'heavy-duty' rubber), pvc, 'hybrid', and 
>> whatever 'flexzilla' is. Suggestions? What to avoid? Here are some of the 
>> options I see:
>> https://is.gd/XwKKjX Home Depot
>> https://is.gd/LTVegu Harbor Freight
>> https://is.gd/ppaDT1 Amazon
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Lee
>
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