It's no more likely to explode than the air compressor in the shop. The canister holds a specific amount of pressure and by law it is regulated very closely. It would be similar to running a hose from a propane cylinder that you run a small torch off. Only a lot safer than propane. Think of carrying a mini fire extinguisher on your belt. CO2 fire extinguishers have been around for many years and I haven't heard of any exploding. I've discharged one in my shop before and dried ice pellets sprayed out, but an extinguisher doesn't have the regulator in place to stop that.
----- Original Message ----- From: Brice Mijares To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Compressed Air on A Tool Belt This sounds a mite dangerous. I'd hate to have this on my back and for some damn reason it explodes. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boyce, Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 3:34 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Compressed Air on A Tool Belt > Compressed Air on a Tool Belt > > something new in the world of pneumatic tools. Lowe's and Rhino Power > have teamed up to offer > a portable new Kobalt CO2 Regulator. The Regulator is compact and > lightweight, and equipped with a standard universal connector to power > most pneumatic > tools-brad nailers, staplers, roofing guns, inflators, caulking guns, > etc. It comes with a 10-foot extendible air hose and CO2 tank. The tank > and regulator, > which have a combined weight of less than 5 pounds, are designed to clip > to your tool belt; just hook the pneumatic tool to the connector and go > to work. > > According to Lowe's, carbon dioxide is nearly 500-percent more efficient > than traditional air compressors. The company estimates that a full > 9-ounce CO2 > tank will yield 675 shots with a brad gun, 338 with a brad/stapler and > 270 with a caulking gun. And unlike battery power, CO2 will provide full > power right > to the last shot. > > The Kobalt Portable Compressed CO2 Regulator will soon be available > exclusively at Lowe's at a retail price of $99. A spare 9-ounce Rhino > Power CO2 tank > has an MSRP of $23.97, or you can exchange an emtpy tank for a full one > at Lowe's, which costs only $5.97. Twenty-ounce tanks are also > available. > http://ww2.bluerhino.com/eprise/main/RhinoPower/AirTools/index.html > > > ********************************************************************** > This message and its attachments may contain legally > privileged or confidential information. If you are not the > intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the > information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail > in error, please notify the sender immediately by return > e-mail and delete the e-mail. > > Any content of this message and its attachments which > does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy > must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by > Eraring Energy. No warranty is made that the e-mail or > attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. > ********************************************************************** > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
