something just hit me. I bought a lubricator to use inline with my compressor to automatically spray a little lubricant through the tools.
Presumably, it will also spray some lubricant in the tires when I air them up. Is that bad? Should I care? Would YOU?

 

good question... I dont think it will do too much, considering that most people dont empty their air compressors all the time, and water gets in the compressor...

 

water is a little different then oil. personally i wouldn't want oil inside the tire.

nate

 

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nate</TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn Nate, 2 things we agree on! The oil may adversely affect the compound in the tire. Especially since it can't get worn away like it could on the outer tread.

Anthony "Mario" Crea

 

This is whay I don't run a dedicated lubricator with my tank. Remember, the hoses downstream of the lubricator will also be oil coated. Imagine if you want to do some painting! Time for new hose.

Previously, I have been running a little in-line ioler (about $5-10 for most places), and I put it at the end of a 4 foot hose. So, the system looks like this:

Tank-pressure regulator-long hose-oiler-4 foot hose-tool

This way, I just take off the 4 foot hose when I'm airing up tires, etc. The problem is, I keep breaking the in-line oilers (dropped, stepped on, run over, etc).

Now, I've gone back to the old fashioned way of a squirt of SAE30 motor oil in the back of the tool before use. It only takes a second.

Scott

 

I have just have two spools of hoses.

compressor -&gt; threaded metal piping -&gt; T fitting

one end of the T goes to a spool of hose that is unlubricated (for painting, putting air in tires, or air drying stuff. The other end goes through the oiler, and onto another spool of hose.

 

that's what I was thinking of doing... thanks for all the input guys.

 

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easiest and cheapest, IMO. No need for the fancy stuff, just pick up some CH tool oil at walmart for $1

Now I just need to get my compressor working