So I need a hose reel for the air line/hose I already have. All the ones I've seen include the air line, which I don't need. I'd like to mount this, so bolt holes are necessary.
Anything good out there that I can wrap my current hose onto and mount to a wall?
I think the Harbor Freight ones come with a hose, but I guess you could pull it off. I'm happy with mine. Had it for maybe four or five years now. I doubt you'll do better for the price, even if you throw their hose away.
What I mentioned in michael’s post.
https://www.griotsgarage.com/product/retractable+pro+water+hose+reel+50+foot.do
Stupid expensive but well made. Two family members have had these for 20+ years and no issues. They are mounted inside the garage so limited exposure.
i haven’t bought one because of stupid expensive and apparently I’d rather buy a cheap hose every couple of years.
That is quite expensive but it also looks like it's a water hose, not an air line.
I caught a couple plastic bodied retractable air hose reels on sale at Home Depot for $50 each. These look to be the same ones that HF puts on sale all the time for $85 or so. So far they have been awesome in my shop - one overhead in the center and one by the main roll up door so it reaches the driveway. They include the hose though, not something that you can "roll your own" (HA!). I used my old PITA hose to supply the overhead one. I just mounted it to the wall with conduit clips and ran it from the tank up to the new reel.
I have this one:
and love it. I think it hits around $50 on sale from time to time. Yes it includes a hose, but having an extra hose isn't the end of the world.
docwyte said:That is quite expensive but it also looks like it's a water hose, not an air line.
Opps, mixing up my air and water. Griots does however make a air hose reel of what appears to be the same quality. No experience with through.
Northern Tool has a number of reel options, although it appears all of the self-retracting models come with a hose.
Coxreels are my favorite.
At the glue factory we had a few injuries due to people tripping over air hoses so I installed auto retracting coxreels at each station. Expensive but cheaper than thw on the job injuries were. Never had an issue with any of the dozen the reels in 10 years of 24/7 use.
In reply to dculberson :
I have the harbor freight one and it’s hose eventually started leaking. You CAN put another hose on it but you will have to find one the same length. My harbor freight hose was 30 feet and all the loose hoses I found wee 50. For the record a 50 foot hose will NOT coil on to a 30 foot reel.
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I sell Reelcraft and Cox brands. Usually Grainger has decent prices although they'll reels are pricey.
The springs vary with the weight of the hose so it's one reason the hose is on the reel. We do however buy Reelcraft and put on our own hose. Some basic reels are $750.
I have the HF one. I like it. I had to replace the O ring in the pivoting fitting once, adding a dab of grease.
Another year later, and I'm still happy with my H-F cheapie.
It's a little more expensive, and also more hose than most of the HF ones at 50', but I've been loving this Eastwood hose reel:
https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-50ft-air-hose-reel-with-hybrid-flex-polymer-hose.html
It showed up in a care package and at first I was like "why is this so expensive" then I installed it and fell in love. The hose seems to be made of butter, which means it's way more flexible and easier to wedge into nooks and crannies.
I am on my third hose with my Harbor Freight reel, and thus far no complaints except one. When it was new, the kids were filling up the tires on their bikes and let go of the hose. Reel retracted too fast and the air chuck slapped up against the side of a freshly painted car. Not a big deal because freshly painted car had to be stripped and repainted anyway. The paint shop gave me the wrong clear coat. Paint was perfect. Clear coat went down smooth. Pushed it into the garage to dry. Came out an hour later to remove paper and tape, and much of the paint had crinkled. Same car now sits in the same spot, but when not in use, its covered with several thick bedding quilts. Kids would have to do something incredibly stupid to damage that car now, but I'm not putting it past them.
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