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Doug White  
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 More options Jul 25, 7:01 am
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking
From: gwh...@alum.mit.edu (Doug White)
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:01:02 GMT
Local: Fri, Jul 25 2008 7:01 am
Subject: Re: Source of compresed air
In article <dOWdnfryCIkOrBTVnZ2dnUVZ_t_in...@posted.uniservecommunications>, "Michael Koblic" <mkob...@uniserve.com> wrote:

>I find the need for a small jet of compressed air to blow out chips etc from
>time to time. I am thus looking for a source of compressed air to which some
>sort of air gun can be attached. It has to satisfy three requirements:
>1) It has to be cheap,
>2) It has to take up little or no space,
>3) It has to be cheap,

>I heard some people simply use a spare car tire. I asked at Summit tools
>(who carry all kinds of air stuff) if it is feasible to attach a hose and an
>air gun to a tire, they did not think so. I really do not want/need a
>full-sized compressor. A compresed air bottle seems a bit of an overkill.

The long term costs will mount, but I got along for years buying aerosol
"duster" cans.  I bet you could get them cheap off of eBay, and a tiny
can goes a long way.  Do a search on "duster can", and you'll get lots of
options.  I'd stick with at least 10 oz cans (preferably larger).

Doug White


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