Air tool oil
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Air tool oil
My air tools reside in an unheated shop. During the Winter I always have to bring my impact wrench indoors to warm it up a couple hours before it has any power to it. The only thing that helps is a shot of WD40 in the hose inlet to loosen it up , But makes an awful mess.
Anything else I could try this Winter besides waiting two hours to warm things up when I'm in a hurry ?
Anything else I could try this Winter besides waiting two hours to warm things up when I'm in a hurry ?
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#6
I usually just drop a couple of drops of air tool oil in mine. We have a bad issue of water in our lines, and this seems to help make my tools last longer. Good news is that I basically get a new gun every 2 years or so because the owner is too cheap to re-do the air lines.
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My air tools reside in an unheated shop. During the Winter I always have to bring my impact wrench indoors to warm it up a couple hours before it has any power to it. The only thing that helps is a shot of WD40 in the hose inlet to loosen it up , But makes an awful mess.
Anything else I could try this Winter besides waiting two hours to warm things up when I'm in a hurry ?
Anything else I could try this Winter besides waiting two hours to warm things up when I'm in a hurry ?
why not just keep your impact inside your house so it's warm when you need it?
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about once or twice a week i'll run a ****load of PB blaster ATC (Air Tool Conditioner) and about every time i flush my guns out with it i get all sorts of **** out and the gun works stronger and faster. it also protects air tols from "freeze up"
crappy air supply sucks especially when my boss wont foot the bill for my air tools.
crappy air supply sucks especially when my boss wont foot the bill for my air tools.
#14
Most of my Air tools are MAC so I have always stuck with their air tool oil as well and have never had a problem. I dont think putting wd-40 in there is a great idea, might not be too great for the seals..
I don't know about extreme temperatures tho because its always kept pretty warm in our shop so they never really get cold.
I don't know about extreme temperatures tho because its always kept pretty warm in our shop so they never really get cold.
#16
I just use bostitch air tool oil in my craftsman impact gun.
But, I put about 5 drops of mercon V in my roofing guns,and it's llike ife time lubrication for it, I then just drop 2 drops of bostitch oil in the air fitting and off I go for 10-15,000 nails... but its been rebuilt so... its for the seals and o rings. they don't last forever though.I used to do this with paintball guns that had o ring leaks.
But, I put about 5 drops of mercon V in my roofing guns,and it's llike ife time lubrication for it, I then just drop 2 drops of bostitch oil in the air fitting and off I go for 10-15,000 nails... but its been rebuilt so... its for the seals and o rings. they don't last forever though.I used to do this with paintball guns that had o ring leaks.
#17
Use air tool oil and you can buy a water/filter that attaches to your gun but you are better off putting a water separator at the compressor output.
If you don't have air oil you can use 10W motor oil that is non-detergent. Yeah, finding that now is tough.
Air tools should work fine in the cold until they frost over. Sounds more like it's gun problem old bearings or worn vanes. I ran air drills for 20 years by the river in CT. The only time my air drills would not turn was when the water in the air system would cause them to frost over on the outside which meant they were frozen on the inside.
Oil your air tools EVERY DAY you use them. Some air tools have a reservoir and always keep that full.
If you don't have air oil you can use 10W motor oil that is non-detergent. Yeah, finding that now is tough.
Air tools should work fine in the cold until they frost over. Sounds more like it's gun problem old bearings or worn vanes. I ran air drills for 20 years by the river in CT. The only time my air drills would not turn was when the water in the air system would cause them to frost over on the outside which meant they were frozen on the inside.
Oil your air tools EVERY DAY you use them. Some air tools have a reservoir and always keep that full.
#18
Use air tool oil and you can buy a water/filter that attaches to your gun but you are better off putting a water separator at the compressor output.
If you don't have air oil you can use 10W motor oil that is non-detergent. Yeah, finding that now is tough.
Air tools should work fine in the cold until they frost over. Sounds more like it's gun problem old bearings or worn vanes. I ran air drills for 20 years by the river in CT. The only time my air drills would not turn was when the water in the air system would cause them to frost over on the outside which meant they were frozen on the inside.
Oil your air tools EVERY DAY you use them. Some air tools have a reservoir and always keep that full.
If you don't have air oil you can use 10W motor oil that is non-detergent. Yeah, finding that now is tough.
Air tools should work fine in the cold until they frost over. Sounds more like it's gun problem old bearings or worn vanes. I ran air drills for 20 years by the river in CT. The only time my air drills would not turn was when the water in the air system would cause them to frost over on the outside which meant they were frozen on the inside.
Oil your air tools EVERY DAY you use them. Some air tools have a reservoir and always keep that full.
#19
Use air tool oil and you can buy a water/filter that attaches to your gun but you are better off putting a water separator at the compressor output.
If you don't have air oil you can use 10W motor oil that is non-detergent. Yeah, finding that now is tough.
Air tools should work fine in the cold until they frost over. Sounds more like it's gun problem old bearings or worn vanes. I ran air drills for 20 years by the river in CT. The only time my air drills would not turn was when the water in the air system would cause them to frost over on the outside which meant they were frozen on the inside.
Oil your air tools EVERY DAY you use them. Some air tools have a reservoir and always keep that full.
If you don't have air oil you can use 10W motor oil that is non-detergent. Yeah, finding that now is tough.
Air tools should work fine in the cold until they frost over. Sounds more like it's gun problem old bearings or worn vanes. I ran air drills for 20 years by the river in CT. The only time my air drills would not turn was when the water in the air system would cause them to frost over on the outside which meant they were frozen on the inside.
Oil your air tools EVERY DAY you use them. Some air tools have a reservoir and always keep that full.
10W motor oil is easy to find. Any motorcycle shop will have it. NO motorcycle oil has any detergents in it because the engine and clutch share the same oil.
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