I have an old goodyear black 3/8 rubber air hose I’ve been using for years in my garage mainly for automotive work with a craftsman 3.5 HP 15 Gal tank.
As I’ve gotten more into carpentry I’ve had more need to use the hose and compressor indoors. I’ve come to realize that the hose easily leaves black scuff marks all over the place.
So I’m wondering do all rubber hoses do this? I need to buy a new hose (and probably a smaller compressor). I like the flexibility of rubber but if they all do it then I guess I need a PVC or Polyurethane hose both of which I’m sure are not as flexible. Any input on PVC vs Polyurethane hoses?
Thanks in advance,
Tim
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flexeel and never look back..
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Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Or Bostich Prozhoze.
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Logged in with wrong email address. Wondered where the tav went.
Here I thought either you got spanked or we had a nuther you.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
"Success is not spontaneous combustion, you have to set yourself on Fire"
that too...
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WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
The Grey hose at home depot. I like it much more than Flexeel. I also shorten it to 33' on advice from Btimer.
You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv
Is that the Ridged one?
Why shorten it to 33'?Curiuos.
TFB (Bill)
I might be the one guilty of advising the 33' length. I like it better than 25' or 50' hoses...so I buy a 100' hose and cut it into 3 33' hoses.
I suspected it was a 100' cut into 3.TFB (Bill)
I tried the 33' length, and it works well for most of the trim work I do.Sometimes I leave the compressor in the garage, run a 50' hose into the house, hook a 3-way manifold up in the middle of the house, and connect the 3 33' hoses up the the manifold.Then I can have 3 different guns (16 ga., 18ga., and 23 ga.) all hooked up and ready to go without changing connections, or if I am using one gun, I can run the hoses into three different rooms and not have to drag the hose from room to room.The set up I use is good for me solo and is great for a crew too.
Is that the Ridged one? Why shorten it to 33'?
I think it was branded Ridged but I've seen it under other names too. For me...50' is to long and 25' is too short.
You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv
Thanks Basswood!
Edited 2/27/2008 9:40 am by Marv
OT... On the home depot grey hose, you're supposed to be able to cut the hose and push in the male/female adapter with out special tools. I have a very hard time pushing mine in all the way. Is there a trick?You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv
warm it up slightly..
wet it inside of the hose...
put the fitting on.in...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
if you have convient access to hot water use that..
the warm up is more uniform...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I bought the Menards tool shop brand of hose. I love the stuff although its the only brand I have tried. I have yet to find the extra connectors but you have my vote in cutting it shorter. 100' hose $30 connectors for roughly $10 and you have 2 hose for less than the cost of one 50' Stanley.
Another vote for the gray airline at Home Depot. My Flexeel sits in the corner after tying itself in more knots than a gorilla uses in building its hammock. Don't know the brand name of the gray airline. It is very flexible but it is thicker and heavier than the Flexeel. I have kept mine at whatever length it came at.
Braided polyurethane hose is far more flexible than either, at all temps. Rubber/PVC are about as flexible as sewer pipe when it's cold. It costs a little more and takes a little patience laying out and coiling, left to it's own, it's a little like a slinky, but it's light and rugged.
flexsteal. have used them all, nothing like it.
Yes, In my experience real rubber hoses do have a rough surface and pick up and hold more dirt. They are also heavier than other hoses. Pvc hoses while stiff in the cold, have a very slick surface which doesn't pick up dirt as easily.
All of the hoses recomended by others have a slick surface wich shouldn't mark up walls or trim.
Webby