- Max 300 psi
- Oil & Abrasion Resistant
- Very Flexible in Extreme weather conditions
- Industrial Strength
- Professional grade white polyurethane air hose with 50-foot length and a 1/4-inch NPT thread
- Can be used with pressures at or below 300-PSI and it has a 3-to-1 burst ratio
- Comes with a 30-day limited warranty
- Designed with a crimped-on compression ring and screw-on quick connectors
- Highly kink resistant preventing project interruption
I have a small compressor, and a number of nail guns: framing, trim, brad, and stapler. I found that I wasn't using the air tools all that much because I didn't feel like fighting with the #$&#ing vinyl hose. By the time I had uncoiled it, fought with the tangles, the damage it did to anything in the work area, and then putting it away...if it was only a "few" nails, I just got out the hammer.
I tried a number of hose/reel combinations, but none of them lived up to expectations. Either the hose didn't quite fit in the reel, it leaked, or reeling the hose in was still a chore.
Finally I tried this hose. I had seen it at Lowe's for a while, but always assumed that it would either not deliver enough air, or leak after a week.
I was very pleasantly surprised. The hose delivers more than enough air, although I only use one tool at a time, and at "homeowner" rates of fire. I assume it would work fine in more strenuous use. As other reviewers have mentioned, it doesn't get caught or stick to corners like the vinyl. You can move the hose around with one hand, and it doesn't knock over anything that isn't bolted to the floor. No signs of leaks, cracks, etc. Even better, it can be coiled around the compressor, meaning it no longer takes a second trip to haul the hose, compressor and nailgun from the barn.
Not sure how it would hold up to professional, daily use, but for weekend warriors like me, it is a godsend. I find myself using my air tools a lot more since the hose now can be used and put away in seconds. Anyone want to buy 50' of barely used vinyl hose?
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This air hose is light-weight and easy to coil, with good quality NPT ends. However don't pay extra for this one with the male and female coupler attached. Reason they may not be the size that works with your compressor or tools. I removed them and replaced them with M style Milton set. The M style end would not seat in the female coupler. My advice just buy the hose.Hitachi 19412F 50-Foot-by-1/4-Inch Polyurethane Air Hose
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I wasn't sure if this 1/4 inch hose would work with a framing nailer. I bought it with a Hitachi NR90AE round head framing nailer and a Makita MAC 2400 2.5 hp, 4.2 gal compressor. I've only been using this setup for a month, but so far I'm very impressed. There is plenty of air flow for the nailer. The smooth finish tends to slide over boards and stuff without grabbing like some rubber hoses do. All in all, a great value.
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I selected poly hose as opposed to vinyl because it does not keep trying to wind-up like vinyl does. I liked the "automotive" plug and coupler because different kind and types of couplers exist, and I wanted the hose to be compatible with my compressor and a stapler gun that I just purchased. Everything worked fine. I did not need to make an additional purchase.
The Hitachi air hoses are great simply put! As a cedar shingle siding contractor I use air hoses everyday at work at lengths between 50' and 150' feet and after years of using all kinds of air hoses, I'm happiest with these. I've used everything from the 1 year use disposable bright orange ones for $10 w/o fittings that are hard and rigid in mildly cold weather and impossible to coil and use smoothly, to expensive Goodyear rubber hoses. These are super-durable, come with fittings, always stay flexible in cold weather, coil up and unroll easily and another bonus if you're up on ladders and scaffolding all day using a nailer or stapler the light weight is a huge benefit. Heavy rubber hoses are something you notice after spending the day constantly hoisting you nail gun or stapler up. The only drawback at all is that the black rubber flex/kink protectors on either end aren't permanently attached to the ends of the hose and will slide off. Wrap a narrow piece or hockey or duct tape on them and they'll stay, but who cares? The hose are awesome, light, flexible and after a couple years, I have to have one fail.
