I picked up a 10 gallon air tank at Lowes the other day and connected a
quick connect fitting to it . Then got a 25' coiled plastic air hose so I
could use my brad gun .
As the gun uses very little volume but relies on pressure it seems to be
working pretty well . The tank will hold up to 125psi ,the gun uses up to
100psi.
So now I do not have to haul my heavy 220 volt shop compressor all over the
place, just use it to charge my tank at the shop before going off site . If
I am off site and need more air I can recharge the tank at a local gas
station .
So for $40 it saves the cost of a small 110 volt compressor, in this neck of
the woods $300. A useful alternative particularly if you do not do that much
work off site mjh
Mike,
Thanks for sharing this great tip once again. I have been using and touting
the "poor man's" air tool source for 13 years now. My first use of it was to
power an air brush to paint a doll house I built back in 1990. I then
realized that I could use it to power a brad nailer and I used to fill it at
the gas station. Then when they stopped installing those free air pumps, I
bought a small AC powered tire inflator to fill the tank with.
That was history. But even as you mentioned having the 220 volt monster, I
too keep my little tank filled all the time and reach for it for a few quick
shots or to take it in the house for inside work. It sure beats the noise of
a regular compressor all the time.
--
Dennis Slabaugh, Hobbyist Woodworker
www.woodworkinghobby.com
"Mike Hide" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I picked up a 10 gallon air tank at Lowes the other day and connected a
> quick connect fitting to it . Then got a 25' coiled plastic air hose so I
> could use my brad gun .
>
> As the gun uses very little volume but relies on pressure it seems to be
> working pretty well . The tank will hold up to 125psi ,the gun uses up to
> 100psi.
>
> So now I do not have to haul my heavy 220 volt shop compressor all over
the
> place, just use it to charge my tank at the shop before going off site .
If
> I am off site and need more air I can recharge the tank at a local gas
> station .
>
> So for $40 it saves the cost of a small 110 volt compressor, in this neck
of
> the woods $300. A useful alternative particularly if you do not do that
much
> work off site mjh
>
>
>
>
>
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 06:49:48 -0500, "Dennis Slabaugh, Hobbyist
Woodworker" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Mike,
>
>Thanks for sharing this great tip once again. I have been using and touting
>the "poor man's" air tool source for 13 years now. My first use of it was to
>power an air brush to paint a doll house I built back in 1990. I then
>realized that I could use it to power a brad nailer and I used to fill it at
>the gas station. Then when they stopped installing those free air pumps, I
>bought a small AC powered tire inflator to fill the tank with.
>
>That was history. But even as you mentioned having the 220 volt monster, I
>too keep my little tank filled all the time and reach for it for a few quick
>shots or to take it in the house for inside work. It sure beats the noise of
>a regular compressor all the time.
I have three air sources.
1) 220V compressor. stays in the shop
2)110V double hotdog compressor. for jobsited where I need to run
bigger nailguns or other air tools
3)CO2 tank. for finish nailers when I don't want the noise and long
hoses of the compressor.
Bridger