Has anyone heard of the Jac Pac (http://www.supplierpipeline.com/jacpac_mm.asp?products=y&workshop=y&jacmorr=y&jacpac=y)? It’s a portable compressed CO2 cartridge that straps to your belt. You can hook your airgun to it and shoot away. I get a lot of little jobs where I only need to shoot a couple nails, and lugging a “portable” compressor to the job is a pain.
I’m thinking about making a purchase, and was wondering if anyone has used them? I see Lowe’s carries a version made by Kobalt (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=166441-61735-J-6901-100&detail=cr&lpage=none).
Also, any warnings as to hooking up nailers to compressed CO2?
Thanks.
“If I had the opportunity to do it all over again, I would have been a plumber.” — Albert Einstein
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I saw these at Lowes the other day and was curious, after having seen some posts here a few weeks ago about them. I asked the clerk how much it costs to refill 'em. Sez she "We don't refill -- you just swap them for a full one, like propane." "OK", sez I -- "Then how much to swap?" "Dunno", sez she. "Never had one come in."
You'd think . . . .
Mike Hennessy
Pittsburgh, PA
IIRC refills can be done whee paint ball guns are refilled, cost around $5
bobl Volo, non valeo
Baloney detecter WFR
"But when you're a kibbutzer and have no responsibility to decide the facts and apply the law, you can reach any conclusion you want because it doesn't matter." SHG
The return rates at Lowe's are not worth it. Go to a paintball supplier. Can get my 20oz bottles filled for $4 a piece.Greg
http://www.wernerbuilding.net
The small bottles that comes with it can be refilled for $2.49 at Dick's Sporting Goods.I have the Kobalt version - only played with it a bit as of yet. Paid $85 for it and that came with (2) 9oz tanks - 1 filled, 1 empty.Considering the tanks cost $25 apeice - that makes the regulator kit about $35.Plus, it came with a kickbutt 10' coiled hose which is real nice and also with a bonus airgun kit - which adds another $5-8 of value to the package.At Lowes, the Kobalt version has a 3 year warranty - what kind of warranty does the Jacpac version have?The rubber ring around the pressure guage has come of of mine - just a glue thing really.makes all of your nailers cordless though...JT
"Go to a paintball supplier."
Great idea -- except I'd likely end up with orange splashes all over my trim 'cause I mixed up the paint gun with the nail gun. ;-)
Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PA
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bobl Volo, non valeo
Baloney detecter WFR
"But when you're a kibbutzer and have no responsibility to decide the facts and apply the law, you can reach any conclusion you want because it doesn't matter." SHG
I've been using the one from Lowe's for a couple of weeks now. It works well for small pick up work. Haven't used it for anything other than brad and finish nailers. I will say I had to return the 1st one I got the day I got it. Regulater was stuck wide open and blew the hose completely off of it. 2nd one works well.
From what I've seen( my friend has the Jac-pac) The two units are identical besides color.
Greg
http://www.wernerbuilding.net
<<I get a lot of little jobs where I only need to shoot a couple nails, and lugging a "portable" compressor to the job is a pain>>
I wonder what this means, a couple nails? Not being sarcastic or at all critical but, at what point do you leave the nail guns at home and just take a hammer and some nails?
I fully appreciate how helpful it is to have a trim gun and a brad nailer but don't you guys ever go in "unarmed"?
I actually did that on a small job today. Sure, hammer and nails work fine -- and I even managed to do it without breaking anything -- but I think a nail gun ends up with a much neater job.