Look what I found!

[Stone]

Actually, my dad found it and asked if I could use it. I want to turn it into a compressed air source just to re-inflate tires on the trail...anyone have suggestions as to what types of fittings I'd need to look at adding to make it work well? Looks to be a CO2 tank in decent shape. Thanks.

 

[TJDIV]

I don't know. CO2 maybe. Guessing by the sticker.........................................................










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Ask the guys at ACE. It's the place.

 

[Stone]

I don't know. CO2 maybe. Guessing by the sticker.........................................................










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Ask the guys at ACE. It's the place.

You're funny...I'm thinking about filling it up with regular compressed air...unless that's a no no.

 

[wesintl]

You need to make beer with it

 

[dirty40]

go with co2.

compressed air in a 10lb tank will maybe fill 1 to 2 tires.

dont even waste your time with the air!!!

get a 150+ psi regulator, any co2 style reg will work, but the higher the psi the better.

I think someone here or at pirate sells a reg. and hose already setup thats high quality and a good price

to fill that tank would cost about $13us if it passes the test

 

[TJDIV]

You can fill it, just be sure it's been static tested. Don't want the blow up action!!!

Unless we're talkin' about dolls.

 

[chuglife]

doesn't a fire extinguisher have the fitting you'd need to hook a compressor up?

 

[Stone]

Haha...Wes, I once passed out for four hours in my inlaws' house on one bottle of Kokanee. I don't think I'll be dragging large containers of beer around.

Dirty40/TJDIV: Exactly what I needed to know. Thanks...I'll look into that next week.

 

[Landpimp]

for sure use c02, WAY better then air and its cheap.

do some googling or look in the tech section for where to get the fitting, I recall a ballon shop.

there is also someone in the vendor section that sells the stuff..........I think. You need a specail hose for the co2.....normal nose will freeze and brake

 

[66fj40x2]

Check with Outback on this board...he builds a real nice system and I think would help you get set up. http://www.outbackequipped.com/

 

[drohweder]

CrusierBret was putting together kits and he told me that he picked up his regulaters from a local welding shop and that SEARS had the best hose out there for the best price. Now that you got the tank it shouldn't be hard to clean that bottle up and slap a bunch of Teq stickers on it

 

[Stone]

Thanks. I'll take it to a local shop next week sometime and see what i can put together. Thanks for the link, I'll print out a pic and take it with me.

 

[72cruiser]

yeah, that's a 30lb (ish) CO2 tank...we ganked a couple of those from a coke truck that was left open on campus freshman year to use for our kegerator apparatus....


malphrus

 

[sherwood]

http://williamsballoons.com/html/carbon_dioxide.html

 

[sherwood]

I go from the tank to a Williams Balloons fixed 140# regulator (Williams says that the actual output pressure is about 10# below the marked pressure... they say they can adjust to suit you). Prompt, courteous service.

From the fixed 140# regulator, I go to a Home Despot variable regulator with guage. This gives me the ability to vary the output for air tools or locker or full pressure for tires.

http://www.homestead.com/sparkgap/OnBoardAir.html

john

 

[snailwagon]

Try a larger mailorder homebrew supply store, you can get a lower grade regulator for quite cheap. You can then get an adapter to put whatever air hose on the 1/2" thread of a regulator. Instead of paying to have it tested, you could swap it for a new one at a welding supply for around $20, full. Make sure you exchange it for another aluminum one though, they weigh about 20% that of a steel one. But the best suggestion, which you overlooked, is for beer. Homebrew on tap flows constantly because of those puppies.