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From: "Den" <Inva...@someemail.com>

Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:40:18 +0800

Local: Fri, Jul 25 2008 7:40 am

Subject: Re: Source of compresed air

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"Michael Koblic" <mkob...@uniserve.com> wrote in message

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>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.

> Any suggestions?

> --
> Michael Koblic,
> Campbell River, BC

Check out the small cheap chinese home-workshop compressors. There are some
quite small units for blow off & airbrushing work - about the size of 3
stacked shoeboxes. You'd likely get something for $60.

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