Bryce, We have been using compressed CO2 in racing pits to power air-tools, clean parts and spin air starters for a number of years with no mishaps. Far more efficient than the old school method of setting up your portable generator and firing up your air compressor with all of the necessary power cords and air hoses.
-----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brice Mijares Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 4:46 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Compressed Air on A Tool Belt This sounds a mite dangerous. I'd hate to have this on my back and for some damn reason it explodes. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boyce, Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@YahooGroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 3:34 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Compressed Air on A Tool Belt > Compressed Air on a Tool Belt > > something new in the world of pneumatic tools. Lowe's and Rhino Power > have teamed up to offer a portable new Kobalt CO2 Regulator. The > Regulator is compact and lightweight, and equipped with a standard > universal connector to power most pneumatic > tools-brad nailers, staplers, roofing guns, inflators, caulking guns, > etc. It comes with a 10-foot extendible air hose and CO2 tank. The tank > and regulator, > which have a combined weight of less than 5 pounds, are designed to clip > to your tool belt; just hook the pneumatic tool to the connector and go > to work. > > According to Lowe's, carbon dioxide is nearly 500-percent more > efficient than traditional air compressors. The company estimates that > a full 9-ounce CO2 tank will yield 675 shots with a brad gun, 338 with > a brad/stapler and 270 with a caulking gun. And unlike battery power, > CO2 will provide full power right > to the last shot. > > The Kobalt Portable Compressed CO2 Regulator will soon be available > exclusively at Lowe's at a retail price of $99. A spare 9-ounce Rhino > Power CO2 tank has an MSRP of $23.97, or you can exchange an emtpy > tank for a full one at Lowe's, which costs only $5.97. Twenty-ounce > tanks are also available. > http://ww2.bluerhino.com/eprise/main/RhinoPower/AirTools/index.html > > > ********************************************************************** > This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you > must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have > received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by > return e-mail and delete the e-mail. > > Any content of this message and its attachments which > does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy must be > taken not to have been sent or endorsed by Eraring Energy. No warranty > is made that the e-mail or > attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. > ********************************************************************** > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 150785745) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=150785745&m=b27287e14d6d&c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=150785745&m=b27287e14d6d&c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=150785745&m=b27287e14d6d&c=f ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS
