Anyone use scuba tanks for air tools???

"Jammer Six" <jammer@invalid.oz.net> wrote in message
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> In article <crq%b.1166$hw.293@news.cpqcorp.net>, Charlie Hammond
> <hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com> wrote:
>
> ? Because this is for occasional use and he doen't want to spend a couple
> ? hundred bucks. Since he already has a SCUBA compressor and tanks, this
> ? is not a bad idea. Also, the tanks are more portable than a compressor.
>
> No, they're not.
>
> It's a terrible idea.

Don't tell the fire departments that. We use air all the time from what are
essentially SCBA bottles.
They are highly portable, *much* lighter than lugging the gas engine to the
scene, we don't have to worry if they will start or be out of gas, and they
cut and chisel just fine.

But then, we do it, not just express opinions about it.

"Jammer Six" <jammer@invalid.oz.net> wrote in message
news:c1lhqm$686$0@216.39.146.232...
> In article <crq%b.1166$hw.293@news.cpqcorp.net>, Charlie Hammond
> <hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com> wrote:
>
> ? Because this is for occasional use and he doen't want to spend a couple
> ? hundred bucks. Since he already has a SCUBA compressor and tanks, this
> ? is not a bad idea. Also, the tanks are more portable than a compressor.
>
> No, they're not.
>
> It's a terrible idea.

Don't tell the fire departments that. We use air all the time from what are
essentially SCBA bottles.
They are highly portable, *much* lighter than lugging the gas engine to the
scene, we don't have to worry if they will start or be out of gas, and they
cut and chisel just fine.

But then, we do it, not just express opinions about it.

"Jammer Six" <jammer@invalid.oz.net> wrote in message
news:c1lhqm$686$0@216.39.146.232...
> In article <crq%b.1166$hw.293@news.cpqcorp.net>, Charlie Hammond
> <hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com> wrote:
>
> ? Because this is for occasional use and he doen't want to spend a couple
> ? hundred bucks. Since he already has a SCUBA compressor and tanks, this
> ? is not a bad idea. Also, the tanks are more portable than a compressor.
>
> No, they're not.
>
> It's a terrible idea.

Don't tell the fire departments that. We use air all the time from what are
essentially SCBA bottles.
They are highly portable, *much* lighter than lugging the gas engine to the
scene, we don't have to worry if they will start or be out of gas, and they
cut and chisel just fine.

But then, we do it, not just express opinions about it.

"Jammer Six" <jammer@invalid.oz.net> wrote in message
news:c1lhqm$686$0@216.39.146.232...
> In article <crq%b.1166$hw.293@news.cpqcorp.net>, Charlie Hammond
> <hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com> wrote:
>
> ? Because this is for occasional use and he doen't want to spend a couple
> ? hundred bucks. Since he already has a SCUBA compressor and tanks, this
> ? is not a bad idea. Also, the tanks are more portable than a compressor.
>
> No, they're not.
>
> It's a terrible idea.

Don't tell the fire departments that. We use air all the time from what are
essentially SCBA bottles.
They are highly portable, *much* lighter than lugging the gas engine to the
scene, we don't have to worry if they will start or be out of gas, and they
cut and chisel just fine.

But then, we do it, not just express opinions about it.

"Jammer Six" <jammer@invalid.oz.net> wrote in message
news:c1lhqm$686$0@216.39.146.232...
> In article <crq%b.1166$hw.293@news.cpqcorp.net>, Charlie Hammond
> <hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com> wrote:
>
> ? Because this is for occasional use and he doen't want to spend a couple
> ? hundred bucks. Since he already has a SCUBA compressor and tanks, this
> ? is not a bad idea. Also, the tanks are more portable than a compressor.
>
> No, they're not.
>
> It's a terrible idea.

Don't tell the fire departments that. We use air all the time from what are
essentially SCBA bottles.
They are highly portable, *much* lighter than lugging the gas engine to the
scene, we don't have to worry if they will start or be out of gas, and they
cut and chisel just fine.

But then, we do it, not just express opinions about it.

"Jammer Six" <jammer@invalid.oz.net> wrote in message
news:c1lhqm$686$0@216.39.146.232...
> In article <crq%b.1166$hw.293@news.cpqcorp.net>, Charlie Hammond
> <hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com> wrote:
>
> ? Because this is for occasional use and he doen't want to spend a couple
> ? hundred bucks. Since he already has a SCUBA compressor and tanks, this
> ? is not a bad idea. Also, the tanks are more portable than a compressor.
>
> No, they're not.
>
> It's a terrible idea.

Don't tell the fire departments that. We use air all the time from what are
essentially SCBA bottles.
They are highly portable, *much* lighter than lugging the gas engine to the
scene, we don't have to worry if they will start or be out of gas, and they
cut and chisel just fine.

But then, we do it, not just express opinions about it.

"Jammer Six" <jammer@invalid.oz.net> wrote in message
news:c1lhqm$686$0@216.39.146.232...
> In article <crq%b.1166$hw.293@news.cpqcorp.net>, Charlie Hammond
> <hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com> wrote:
>
> ? Because this is for occasional use and he doen't want to spend a couple
> ? hundred bucks. Since he already has a SCUBA compressor and tanks, this
> ? is not a bad idea. Also, the tanks are more portable than a compressor.
>
> No, they're not.
>
> It's a terrible idea.

Don't tell the fire departments that. We use air all the time from what are
essentially SCBA bottles.
They are highly portable, *much* lighter than lugging the gas engine to the
scene, we don't have to worry if they will start or be out of gas, and they
cut and chisel just fine.

But then, we do it, not just express opinions about it.

"Jammer Six" <jammer@invalid.oz.net> wrote in message
news:c1lhqm$686$0@216.39.146.232...
> In article <crq%b.1166$hw.293@news.cpqcorp.net>, Charlie Hammond
> <hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com> wrote:
>
> ? Because this is for occasional use and he doen't want to spend a couple
> ? hundred bucks. Since he already has a SCUBA compressor and tanks, this
> ? is not a bad idea. Also, the tanks are more portable than a compressor.
>
> No, they're not.
>
> It's a terrible idea.

Don't tell the fire departments that. We use air all the time from what are
essentially SCBA bottles.
They are highly portable, *much* lighter than lugging the gas engine to the
scene, we don't have to worry if they will start or be out of gas, and they
cut and chisel just fine.

But then, we do it, not just express opinions about it.

In article
<i8C%b.48210$aH3.1491809@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, Mike
Painter <mdotpainter@att.net> wrote:

€ Don't tell the fire departments that. We use air all the time from what are
€ essentially SCBA bottles.
€ They are highly portable, *much* lighter than lugging the gas engine to the
€ scene, we don't have to worry if they will start or be out of gas, and they
€ cut and chisel just fine.
€
€ But then, we do it, not just express opinions about it.

1. SCBA's aren't scuba bottles. Not even close.

2. Not all compressors operate under your limits.

Stroke alert.

--
"We're going to rush the hijackers."
-Jeremy Glick, aboard United Airlines flight 93, September 11, 2001

In article
<i8C%b.48210$aH3.1491809@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, Mike
Painter <mdotpainter@att.net> wrote:

€ Don't tell the fire departments that. We use air all the time from what are
€ essentially SCBA bottles.
€ They are highly portable, *much* lighter than lugging the gas engine to the
€ scene, we don't have to worry if they will start or be out of gas, and they
€ cut and chisel just fine.
€
€ But then, we do it, not just express opinions about it.

1. SCBA's aren't scuba bottles. Not even close.

2. Not all compressors operate under your limits.

Stroke alert.

--
"We're going to rush the hijackers."
-Jeremy Glick, aboard United Airlines flight 93, September 11, 2001