Dan_Musicant

I just visited my mechanic yesterday and had a chat with him. Again, I
noticed a device he has which is a pressurized tank that he uses as a
sort of custom aerosol. He can fill it part way with some solution and
pressurize it up to over 100 PSI and spray from it. I guess it is about
1/2 gallon capacity. It's shaped like a fat version of those small
propane tanks.

I've looked for something like this in vain at my local auto parts store
- Kragen. My mechanic tells me he bought it from a Wurth distributor who
used to visit his shop every month or so. He tells me that he thinks
that Kent may also distribute or make one. He figures he paid around $50
for his.

I want this as a sort of high performance cleaning tool. They were
recommended to me as such. I have the Dust Off stuff they sell at
Costco, but the pressure's pretty weak out of those. I figure I can use
my tire inflator to pump 100 PSI into it, if I can get one. Does anyone
know a good place where I can pick up one of these? I live in Berkeley,
CA. Thanks!

Dan

xrongor

sigh.

a) lo and behold, some tires are actually rated for 100psi. find a source
for these tires to prove it to yourself.
b) who said you need 100 psi to make a glorified can of air for blowing
dust? specifically when did i say it?
c) lets see your cite for this exploding tire.

randy

"quietguy" <david1133@REMOVE-TO-REPLYoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:41D4C6B5.5A5A9AB2@REMOVE-TO-REPLYoptusnet.com.au...
> Whew, that sounds like very dangerous advice to me - a tyre blowing out
> with
> a 100lb/in or pressure is a very lethal weapon - a guy was killed a while
> back when a tyre let go wiht no where near that amount of pressure.
>
> David - who is horrified that someone would actually suggest something so
> dangerous
>
> xrongor wrote:
>
>> try a tire.. pump it up and you got a small tank.
>>
>

Duane Bozarth

xrongor wrote:
>
> sigh.
....
> c) lets see your cite for this exploding tire.

Chill...while he shewed lack of knowldege, tires <do> burst rather more
frequently than one might hope...that's why truck tires are remounted in
the heavy cages...to capture potential shrapnel...

It was really much worse in the days of old split rims, but that wasn't
so much the tire exploding as the locking ring not holding...

willshak

On 12/31/2004 9:35 AM US(ET), Duane Bozarth took fingers to keys, and
typed the following:

>xrongor wrote:
>
>
>>sigh.
>>
>>
>...
>
>
>>c) lets see your cite for this exploding tire.
>>
>>
>
>Chill...while he shewed lack of knowldege, tires <do> burst rather more
>frequently than one might hope...that's why truck tires are remounted in
>the heavy cages...to capture potential shrapnel...
>
>It was really much worse in the days of old split rims, but that wasn't
>so much the tire exploding as the locking ring not holding...
>
>
I was a truck mechanic for a short while back in the late 50s. One of my
least favorite jobs was changing a split ring truck tire. I would place
the wheel on a work bench and then inflate it while I ducked down next
to the workbench with only my one hand, holding the inflater, above the
tire. Fortunately, I never had one blow off, but I only did a few of them.

--
Bill

Dan_Musicant

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 08:27:38 -0700, "SQLit" <SQLitnospam@cox.net> wrote:

:
:"Dan_Musicant" <man@privacy.net> wrote in message
:news:5cv7t0tbddvtil3a5icjc27f0rp4ied8ao@4ax.com.. .
:> I just visited my mechanic yesterday and had a chat with him. Again, I
:> noticed a device he has which is a pressurized tank that he uses as a
:> sort of custom aerosol. He can fill it part way with some solution and
:> pressurize it up to over 100 PSI and spray from it. I guess it is about
:> 1/2 gallon capacity. It's shaped like a fat version of those small
:> propane tanks.
:>
:> I've looked for something like this in vain at my local auto parts store
:> - Kragen. My mechanic tells me he bought it from a Wurth distributor who
:> used to visit his shop every month or so. He tells me that he thinks
:> that Kent may also distribute or make one. He figures he paid around $50
:> for his.
:>
:> I want this as a sort of high performance cleaning tool. They were
:> recommended to me as such. I have the Dust Off stuff they sell at
:> Costco, but the pressure's pretty weak out of those. I figure I can use
:> my tire inflator to pump 100 PSI into it, if I can get one. Does anyone
:> know a good place where I can pick up one of these? I live in Berkeley,
:> CA. Thanks!
:>
:> Dan
:
:Harbor Freight sells them.
:
Yeah! That's it! I actually first heard of this from a guy at a machine
shop who fixed an old motor of mine. He said he thought I should think
about getting myself a Sure Shot pressurizable tank to clean out the
motor when I needed to (and similar tasks). I looked at Kragen Auto
Parts, asked my mechanic, checked out a few other local places and
couldn't find anything.

Harbor Freight sells the Sure Shot itself:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=31058

Thanks!!!

Dan_Musicant

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 10:42:53 -0600, John Hines <jbhines@newsguy.com>
wrote:

an_Musicant <man@privacy.net> wrote:
:>I want this as a sort of high performance cleaning tool. They were
:>recommended to me as such. I have the Dust Off stuff they sell at
:>Costco, but the pressure's pretty weak out of those. I figure I can use
:>my tire inflator to pump 100 PSI into it, if I can get one. Does anyone
:>know a good place where I can pick up one of these? I live in Berkeley,
:>CA. Thanks!
:
:Harbor freight part number 01102-3BPA for $9.99

Actually it's currently discounted to $4.99

Dan_Musicant

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:26:00 -0600, "JerryMouse" <nospam@bisusa.com>
wrote:

:John Hines wrote:
:> Dan_Musicant <man@privacy.net> wrote:
:>> I want this as a sort of high performance cleaning tool. They were
:>> recommended to me as such. I have the Dust Off stuff they sell at
:>> Costco, but the pressure's pretty weak out of those. I figure I can
:>> use my tire inflator to pump 100 PSI into it, if I can get one. Does
:>> anyone know a good place where I can pick up one of these? I live in
:>> Berkeley, CA. Thanks!
:>
:> Harbor freight part number 01102-3BPA for $9.99
:
:Now $4.99
:
:http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...unction=Search
:
Yes. Now that looks like a handy thing but I don't think it will
function as a high performance air cleaning aid, which is what I was
after. However, a refillable reusable aerosol spray can - that's very
interesting.

Dan_Musicant

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 04:35:13 GMT, "Tock" <tock@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

:WalMart and most auto parts shops sell 5 gallon steel tanks intended to hold
:about 100 psi . . . you fill 'em up at the gas station, then when your car
:tire needs air, you use the attached hose to fill it up . . . Probably cost
:ya $25 or so.
:
:Evidently paintball guns use a 3000 psi nitrogen filled tank, I'll bet your
:acquaintance is using something like that. To refill, all ya need is a few
unces of liquid nitrogen . . .
:
o a search on eBay for AIR TANK and you'll see lots of possible options . .
:.
:
:-Tock

I think the smallest thing that was at Kragen Auto Parts was 2 gallon
and included a pump. Thing is, that's not as portable and stowable as a
small refillable tank. I wonder how many shots you get, though, before
the pressure dies.

quietguy

xrongor wrote:

> sigh.
>
> a) lo and behold, some tires are actually rated for 100psi. find a source
> for these tires to prove it to yourself.

Sure, I'll take your word for that, but the idiot that suggested inflating the
tyre to that level didn't bother pointing out that it would be necessary to
hunt around for a tyre that would handle that sort of pressure.

>
> b) who said you need 100 psi to make a glorified can of air for blowing
> dust? specifically when did i say it?

I think the OP said he wanted that sort of pressure

>
> c) lets see your cite for this exploding tire.

I was at the hospital when his wife came in after being informed - the guy was
inflating a (front) tractor tyre after a repair when it let go. Not nice at
all. Local paper carried the story.

David

>
>
> randy
>
> "quietguy" <david1133@REMOVE-TO-REPLYoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:41D4C6B5.5A5A9AB2@REMOVE-TO-REPLYoptusnet.com.au...
> > Whew, that sounds like very dangerous advice to me - a tyre blowing out
> > with
> > a 100lb/in or pressure is a very lethal weapon - a guy was killed a while
> > back when a tyre let go wiht no where near that amount of pressure.
> >
> > David - who is horrified that someone would actually suggest something so
> > dangerous
> >
> > xrongor wrote:
> >
> >> try a tire.. pump it up and you got a small tank.
> >>
> >

Bill Bonde ( ``And the Lamb lies down on Broadway'

quietguy wrote:
>
> Whew, that sounds like very dangerous advice to me - a tyre blowing out with
> a 100lb/in or pressure is a very lethal weapon - a guy was killed a while
> back when a tyre let go wiht no where near that amount of pressure.
>
> David - who is horrified that someone would actually suggest something so
> dangerous
>
People are insane. What was the deal, someone said that a piece of
rubber from a tire that blew up with only, I don't know, thirty or forty
pounds, took out a car window. I think there's a lesson there but what
do I know.



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