Air tool storage ideas?

[Soundguy]

eh? not wanting dust inside of an air tool? ooookkkay.. whatever you say. I don't have the money to replace air tools every week cuz they get filled up with sawdust and metal chips from leaving them unprotected.. I guess if you have limitless money you can just use them and toss them.. not me.

I clean and wipe my tools down after use. I don't like re buying tools that get damaged from neglect...

soundguy

 

[escavader]

In one of the big drawers of my craftsman rollaway

 

[Willl]

eh? not wanting dust inside of an air tool? ooookkkay.. whatever you say.

I don't know, still have some of my original air tools that are probably close to thirty years old. Stored and used in not the best of conditions and can't remember of ever having one fail from those practices.

 

[Soundguy]

I don't know, still have some of my original air tools that are probably close to thirty years old. Stored and used in not the best of conditions and can't remember of ever having one fail from those practices.

I specifically stated I have ALOT of wood dust and metal particulate in my work area in my SMALL shop.. and that's why I, PERSONALLY bag my air tools which includes my paint guns.

I'm sorry that bothers or offends you. I won't bring it up again...???

soundguy

 

[Willl]

I'm sorry that bothers or offends you.

It don't. Did it sound like I did ?

 

[Soundguy]

you asked me why, and then when I said why I did it.. then you told me why YOU didn't. I'd say we have apparrently quite different shop environments .. thus different needs...

soundguy

 

[RPW]

I have a drawer in my toolbox for most air tools. The larger ones have their own drawer. I do squirt a small amount of WD40 in the air chuck prior to use and so far no problems.
-soundguy- I understand what you're saying and can agree with your method. Probably most of us don't have the conditions you experience in your shop. I do a lot of metal fabrication and the fine particles all over the place.

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. I keep all my tools in cases or in a tool box.. nothing uncovered or it will get a coating of sawdust.. and that attracks water.. which causes rust...

soundguy

 

[eastexan]

did you read the thread?????

to keep contaminates OUT of the open air chuck end of my air tools.. things like sawdust, metal particles.. and darn dirt dauber wasps that florida is eat up with because of all the darn spiders..

soundguy

Like you, I've had problems with dust & dirt daubers and happened upon these caps a while back at HF.
5 Piece Pneumatic Tool Caps

They've been a BIG help. :thumbsup:

 

[KubotainNH]

Like you, I've had problems with dust & dirt daubers and happened upon these caps a while back at HF.
5 Piece Pneumatic Tool Caps

They've been a BIG help. :thumbsup:

Good find, I'm going to have to look for those next I go to HF. My air nailers are the only tools that came with them.

 

[Soundguy]

Like you, I've had problems with dust & dirt daubers and happened upon these caps a while back at HF.
5 Piece Pneumatic Tool Caps

They've been a BIG help. :thumbsup:

hadn't seen those before, thanks for the link!

soundguy

 

[Toyboy]

Now thats the way to go, I'll have to get me some of those. :thumbsup:
Thanks

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. i forsee a trip to HF later this week!

 

[2458n]

My one garage is a block two car garage built into a hillside. Moisture ruins everything. Zip lock bags and WD-40 have helped. Thank you for the Harbor Freight tip. Works even alittle bit it will help.

 

[Johnp33]

I have my impacts in a drawer, I do lube them a lot and my air ratchets I stand them up in a plastic bottle, with Synthetic ATF in it, 1/2 way up, that cleans the head, and rotator. I have used every impact there is, I use to go threw an air ratchet, worn out in 6 months, keeping them clean in the oil they lasted at least a year.
I had the Ingersoll Rand fancy unit and it spent more time in the shop being fixed than it did at work, I bought a Campbell Hausfeld at Wall mart for less than $20.00 and it had a three year warranty, I used it every day for at least five years and five years since retiring, the fancy one they bought back, I did buy an Ingersoll 3/8 pistol great unit and I mainly use my CP 734, great gun, I flush them with ATF regularly.

 

[PILOON]

I have a drawer in my toolbox for most air tools. The larger ones have their own drawer. I do squirt a small amount of WD40 in the air chuck prior to use and so far no problems.
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My shop also serves for woodworking as well.
I also clean/flush away the grime with WD40 every so often and so far (22 yrs) no problems, in fact I also lube using WD40.
WD40 is thin, under pressure and lubes! How better to clean service a pneumatic tool. For small crevices a stiff artists brush also helps.

Often friends bring me totally crudded up air tools and WD40 has always got them back to service as generally they were over lubricated and then dried up.

 

[murphy1244]

This thread just keeps going and going

 

[Leejohn]

This how I store mine. It does take 2 hands, but if in a draw it's almost two hands. That isn't any trouble at all. Main thing is out of the way, no dirt daubers, and dirt. Has worked good for me for years.

 

[KubotainNH]

Hm, I started this thread and haven't been back to it for awhile. I did buy some of the HF caps, they work well. I ended up notching a piece of angled metal I had laying around. Kinda bent the corners of the notch up a bit so the tool hangs from the air nipple. The holder is screwed to my basement rafters. Works great for me.