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"Robin"

27/01/2007 1:29 PM

Keeping air tools clean

The very nature of air tools has them "living" in environments with
dust and grit. To keep dirt out of the leader hose on my air tools I
cap them with baby bottle nipples on the quick disconnet fitting.
They are a good fit. . If you know someone raising an infant the
price and be really right as they need to be replaced, but they are
still good for my purposes. After a while they do get brittle and
they no longer work for my purposes, but I usually lose them before
that.

Perhaps there is a reason this isn't a good idea. I would be please
to hear you ideas.
Robin


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"Robin"

in reply to "Robin" on 27/01/2007 1:29 PM

30/01/2007 8:46 AM

I checked out the web site and saw what looked to be miniature condoms
which is what "finger cots" look like. They are available in the
first aid section of the drug store, they might work, they might be
cheaper, and you can always use them for what they were intended,
which is to protect injured finger tips from dirt.

On Jan 28, 11:57 am, "Doug Brown" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Or you can try these. Much less expensive and they work well, but easier to
> loose.http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=45858&cat=1,110,42967&ap=1"George" <[email protected]> wrote in messagenews:kj%[email protected]...
>
>
>
> > "Robin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> The very nature of air tools has them "living" in environments with
> >> dust and grit. To keep dirt out of the leader hose on my air tools I
> >> cap them with baby bottle nipples on the quick disconnet fitting.
> >> They are a good fit. . If you know someone raising an infant the
> >> price and be really right as they need to be replaced, but they are
> >> still good for my purposes. After a while they do get brittle and
> >> they no longer work for my purposes, but I usually lose them before
> >> that.
>
> >> Perhaps there is a reason this isn't a good idea. I would be please
> >> to hear you ideas.
> >> Robin
>
> >http://www.woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=119-786 Not my
> > idea, but they work and are convenient enough to justify the exorbitant
> > price.

DB

"Doug Brown"

in reply to "Robin" on 27/01/2007 1:29 PM

28/01/2007 10:57 AM

Or you can try these. Much less expensive and they work well, but easier to
loose.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=45858&cat=1,110,42967&ap=1
"George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:kj%[email protected]...
>
> "Robin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> The very nature of air tools has them "living" in environments with
>> dust and grit. To keep dirt out of the leader hose on my air tools I
>> cap them with baby bottle nipples on the quick disconnet fitting.
>> They are a good fit. . If you know someone raising an infant the
>> price and be really right as they need to be replaced, but they are
>> still good for my purposes. After a while they do get brittle and
>> they no longer work for my purposes, but I usually lose them before
>> that.
>>
>> Perhaps there is a reason this isn't a good idea. I would be please
>> to hear you ideas.
>> Robin
>>
>
> http://www.woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=119-786 Not my
> idea, but they work and are convenient enough to justify the exorbitant
> price.

JC

"James \"Cubby\" Culbertson"

in reply to "Robin" on 27/01/2007 1:29 PM

03/02/2007 11:56 PM

http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=119-786

"Robin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The very nature of air tools has them "living" in environments with
> dust and grit. To keep dirt out of the leader hose on my air tools I
> cap them with baby bottle nipples on the quick disconnet fitting.
> They are a good fit. . If you know someone raising an infant the
> price and be really right as they need to be replaced, but they are
> still good for my purposes. After a while they do get brittle and
> they no longer work for my purposes, but I usually lose them before
> that.
>
> Perhaps there is a reason this isn't a good idea. I would be please
> to hear you ideas.
> Robin
>

MM

"Mike Marlow"

in reply to "Robin" on 27/01/2007 1:29 PM

27/01/2007 10:06 PM


"Robin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The very nature of air tools has them "living" in environments with
> dust and grit. To keep dirt out of the leader hose on my air tools I
> cap them with baby bottle nipples on the quick disconnet fitting.
> They are a good fit. . If you know someone raising an infant the
> price and be really right as they need to be replaced, but they are
> still good for my purposes. After a while they do get brittle and
> they no longer work for my purposes, but I usually lose them before
> that.
>
> Perhaps there is a reason this isn't a good idea. I would be please
> to hear you ideas.
> Robin
>

I don't really have any ideas Robin, but I've never had a problem with
anything getting in to my air tools - never had a need to seal them over.

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-Mike-
[email protected]

Gg

"George"

in reply to "Robin" on 27/01/2007 1:29 PM

28/01/2007 10:56 AM


"Robin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The very nature of air tools has them "living" in environments with
> dust and grit. To keep dirt out of the leader hose on my air tools I
> cap them with baby bottle nipples on the quick disconnet fitting.
> They are a good fit. . If you know someone raising an infant the
> price and be really right as they need to be replaced, but they are
> still good for my purposes. After a while they do get brittle and
> they no longer work for my purposes, but I usually lose them before
> that.
>
> Perhaps there is a reason this isn't a good idea. I would be please
> to hear you ideas.
> Robin
>

http://www.woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=119-786 Not my idea,
but they work and are convenient enough to justify the exorbitant price.


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