I'm thinking it would be nice to have a small, cheap portable air tank. Not a compressor, just a tank I can pump up at a WaWa or at my local gun club. I would keep it around with pressure in it to use for low tire pressure warnings on the car, or blowing excess oil off a trigger group, etc
Why not tiny electric air pump (walmart, etc.) for about $10-20? No need to fill it. About the size of a sandwich. I have a 6' tall compressor, but often use the little one for just what you describe.
Mike B
Air compressor tanks do sometimes rust out and blow up. Probably because they are not maintained properly. They should be drained frequently. I just replaced my air compressor because it developed a leak (hole) in the tank and I got afraid of it. I used the old compressor for 25 years before it developed a hole.
Unless you need a portable air supply that does not require electricity, I would recommend one of the small pancake type compressors that can be had for not too much money. I have one and it has been handy for small jobs and is very portable if you have electricity available where you want to use it.
Why not tiny electric air pump (walmart, etc.) for about $10-20? No need to fill it. About the size of a sandwich. I have a 6' tall compressor, but often use the little one for just what you describe.
Mike B
I keep one of these in each of my cars. I've had the portable bottle and it's almost useless. Buy a small cheap pancake compressor from Harbor Freight for other chores. Drain the air out of it when not in use so it doesn't rust.
You can, and do it in perfect safety, but why?
if you are working off a can, it is almost always to limited. Just buy a compressor. Harbor Freight has any number of models and cheap.
Hint : air powered tools are cheap, CHEEP!
For the shop I have an 80 gallon compressor.
For small stuff and job site. I have a Hitachi portable compressor.
Till twelve years ago I didn't have air, now I wonder how I got by without it!
I have a 15 gallon air compressor, but also an 11 gal. air tank. Very handy. Some of the time my wife has it in her car trunk so if a tire is very low she can get to a safe place to change it. She is a rural mail carrier.
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