Vormulac
Established Member
Hello folks,
I could do with a little assistance on air-tools. I have a small compressor kit from B&Q that came with all the usual gubbins such as nailgun, spraygun, tyre-inflator etc, all generic stuff. A while ago I acquired a long length of airhose to replace the horrid springy hose thing that came with the kit, the one that endevours to remove the nailgun from within my reach via one of my eyeballs everytime I try to use it. The problem was that the new hose had a female screw fitting at both ends, whereas the existing hose had those pushfit/pull-collar-to-eject type fittings, so I couldn't fit it.
I have just bought a few odds and ends for use with the compressor, including a set of new adaptors and collars and so-on, but I assumed the push-fit connectors were a standard size and it seems this is not the case. The adaptors from the new set screw into the airhose I bought, but none of the existing accessories such as the nailgun will fit the new push-fit connectors, they are fractionally too big.
I guess what I'm really asking is can anyone who knows airtools really well give me an idea of what sizes are commonly in use for the different connectors, also, is it worth buying one of these in-line filter/oiler thingies?
(oh, and any other hints and tips are welcome - yes I know I need a bigger compressor!)
Cheers!
V.
I could do with a little assistance on air-tools. I have a small compressor kit from B&Q that came with all the usual gubbins such as nailgun, spraygun, tyre-inflator etc, all generic stuff. A while ago I acquired a long length of airhose to replace the horrid springy hose thing that came with the kit, the one that endevours to remove the nailgun from within my reach via one of my eyeballs everytime I try to use it. The problem was that the new hose had a female screw fitting at both ends, whereas the existing hose had those pushfit/pull-collar-to-eject type fittings, so I couldn't fit it.
I have just bought a few odds and ends for use with the compressor, including a set of new adaptors and collars and so-on, but I assumed the push-fit connectors were a standard size and it seems this is not the case. The adaptors from the new set screw into the airhose I bought, but none of the existing accessories such as the nailgun will fit the new push-fit connectors, they are fractionally too big.
I guess what I'm really asking is can anyone who knows airtools really well give me an idea of what sizes are commonly in use for the different connectors, also, is it worth buying one of these in-line filter/oiler thingies?
(oh, and any other hints and tips are welcome - yes I know I need a bigger compressor!)
Cheers!
V.