Compressed air bottle.

One of those small CO2 bottles from a MIG with a suitable adaptor?

Maybe an even better idea than mine of using an aerosol can. Only disadvantage might be it's weight, but maybe I could make up a small airline and an airgun to make it more convenient to use just for blowing out dust etc. Depends what the carriage is on the 2 bottles from the US. at $16.90 the pair. Even with carriage added they might be relatively cheap. Amazes me that Maplins charge £9.99 for a 400ml aerosol air duster. That's more than an aerosol of paint. Almost as bad as paying over a £1 for a litre of bottled water. Mike.

Otherwise you could try

Now I see what you are aiming at, I use a compressor from Machine Mart:

How did you know that I have a double-barrel foot pump? (Besides, its broken, the gauge is inaccurate and the thing is b.hard work)

It's the convenience of a can that I really want. Mainly for little dusting jobs at home. For anything bigger I have 2 portable single phase compressors in my garage. A 5 cfm one with a tank, and a smaller one supplied with a spray gun that is part of a spray kit. I also have the option of taking items to work and using the 14 cfm one there that is running all day. I use that one for topping up my car tyres as well as for use in the machine shop. Mike.

then your best option is a long hose from the garage.

That would work, but I don't think having to awitch on a compresser in the garage is exactly the best solution for the few occasions I might want to do a little air dusting indoors. Thanks for the suggestion though. Mike.

think laterally, a remote controlled socket in the garage to fire up the compressor. though I use compressed air a lot, including for cleaning out pcs, the one thing I would not do is use it indoors, the mess is incredible, you will be cleaning up for ages

mrcheerful

Some compressors have an automatic 'top-up' switch which will kick it in for a while when the pressure drops below a certain point.

When I was working on a run-down MOD site a while ago I noticed smoke coming from a small shed built onto the side of a building that had been disused for at least two years.

Turned out to be an automatic compressor that had finally seized due to lack of maintenance or use. When it kicked in the final time the belt just span on the pulleys until it got a little too warm...

Pity really, if I'd known it was there (and after we moved out, would be demolished along with the rest) I'd have moved it to a kinder place... ;-)

I have a 'live in' that does all the cleaning for me. :-) But I take your point. Mike.

So was I. The nearest I got was a small diving (or Paintball) bottle but with the regulator and other fittings all added up.

What I ended up with is one of these ..

I got it from Makro for about 75 quid (if I remember correctly) and it has proven invaluable for various tasks.

The most common being blowing out of equipment (typically PC's and as mentioned elsewhere, done outside!) and it comes with a reasonable blower nozzle that fits onto the universal trigger / gun. The other fairly regularly used bit being the tyre inflator (cycles / motorbikes).

It's not quiet (in fact it's quite loud) but it's pretty light, dry (so no oil to leak out) and is simple and instant.

The only thing I've done to it is replace the curly hose with some straight high pressure fuel hose and that allows me more flexibility with the gun / nozzle (the coily is always getting tangled and pulling you about).

It's not the very portable and silent air canister I was looking for either but still quite a good alternative till I sort something

My mate has one (PC Shop) and has used it daily for blowing out cases / heat sinks / PSU's for at least a couple of years now. The outlet fitting does get quite hot so I wouldn't use it for prolonged action.

I have one of the little workshop compressors and one of the Bambi (silent) jobbies but they both generally remain unused as they are just too awkward / clumsy and never where I want some compressed air. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

What about using an old spare tyre as the store? Pick your own size, wheel barrow to Mini, to even a truck tyre and just blow it up at your local garage. Plenty of old wheel plus tyres around at the scrap yards.

Just leave the tyre outside and run a pipe inside -solved.

Did you read all of this topic before you posted? Only the OP rejected this suggestion three days ago...

Chris

If I bought an aerosol 'Air Duster'. (Like the Maplins 400mg one for £9.99) I could stick it in a cupboard in my workroom at home. It would be convenient for those odd occasions when it was needed. A refillable bottle gives me that same convenience. Apart from the initial cost of the refillable bottle, It'll be far cheaper over the years than using an 'Air Duster' at £9.99 a pop, and just as convenient. I also wouldn't need to bother about how much I used. Mike.

For compressed air bottle,i may have one to recommend to you.It is 30ml and i have no idea whether it is suit for you or not. Maybe you can have a look by yourself. Here you go:

Bloody spammer.

Why should I look by myself? Is there something there that I wouldn't want SWMBO to catch me watching?

If it's a compressed air bottle, why does the URL say Airless?

Maybe you can take your spam and shove it where the sun don't shine.

Steve