1 of 1- Gabby Johnson
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Compressed air options?
I'm looking for options for blowing dust and debris out of typewriter chassis, as well as general dust cleaning in my other restoration hobbies.
Right now I'm using a reversed shop vac which is noisy and less than optimal, and/or canned air, which gets expensive. So maybe a small air compresser would work better, but I fear something with high psi would blow parts away and make things much worse. Or perhaps just a air tank charged at my local car wash -- which still gives away free air.
What's everyone else using, successfully?
- Uwe
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Re: Compressed air options?
I have an air compressor, but I keep the air pressure extremely low for the reason that I don't want to lose anything that isn't securely attached to the machine. If you go the refillable air canister route, which is a very cost-effective idea, then I definitely would use something to regulate the air pressure.
The truth is that I rarely blow out a machine, and if I do it has to be outdoors because I don't want the stuff coming out of the machine to fill the air I'm breathing and end up settling on other things in my shop. And since I'm doing it outdoors noise isn't as big a factor, and if I was using a Shop Vac I'd probably be content to continue with that method. There are specialty vacuums/blowers for electronics and other fine instruments, but they are - to my budget - ridiculously expensive.
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- SoucekFan
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Re: Compressed air options?
I use a Datavac ED500 Electric Duster. I think is cost me about $65 US (maybe less with a sale), but I was sick of going through canned air, which didn't work well for me. I like the Datavac Duster a lot. It is compact and can blow quite a bit of air. I have not owned a full compressor or a shop vac with reverse, so I cannot compare, other than I like it much more than canned air.
