The Coilhose Redi-Burst pocket blow gun is exactly what it sounds like – a teeny tiny air blower that connects to your air compressor, pressurized air line, or compressed gas cylinder (such as nitrogen).
It’s got a 1/4″ NPT inlet, and works with other Coilhose 1/8″ outlet tips and accessories. The Redi-Burst is made with chrome-plated die-cast zinc construction and is rated for a max inlet pressure of 150 PSI.
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Accoding to Coilhose, the Redi-Burst provides the same performance as larger blow guns, but is more easily stored and carried due to its compact size.
Price: ~$12
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I don’t know much about the Coilhose brand, but found the Redi-Burst’s small size to be interesting. Interesting is one thing, but useful is another. This seems like a good space-saving “just in case” compact design, but cheap blow guns like this $6 Bostitch model aren’t exactly enormous.
What do you think? Practical gadget (this is what I’m leaning towards), or gimmicky gizmo?
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And if you’ve used Coilhose blow guns before, what would you say about the brand?
pete
Pretty cool. Not for me but it’s pretty cool.
jeff_williams
What I like about the traditionally shaped blow guns is that they are easily hung up and ready to go with the hose still attached. Out of all the air accessories the blow gun is already the smallest.
Hayden
I keep extra male fittings in my air tool box for this reason.
Jim Felt
“If” it offered some unique air control of some sort maybe the size would be intriguing and worth the small purchase price to fiddle with. But it does not appear to.
But thanks for showing us!
“Nothing ventured nothing gained.”
fred
Interesting
I have their somewhat diminutive plastic tubing cutter – which works OK with Tygon aquarium tubing. I paid about $8 for mine last year.
http://www.amazon.com/Coilhose-Pneumatics-PXC058-BAG-Tubing-Cutter/dp/B00CD8HB1I
fred
BTW in the shop I often carry a Milton S116 pen-style blow gun in my apron pocket – they only cost about $5 and I think HF has a cheaper knock-off.
Matt
Looks like one of those products they place at the checkout counter and if you look at it long enough or a gadget guy you will buy it and not really use it.
Michael
Bin there and done that
Szymon
Looks interesting and possibly useful… only if you don’t loose it
Hang Fire
A useless toy, and a missed opportunity to describe just what “OSHA Compliant” means in an air gun.
Brett
See those 2 holes in the side of the output tube? Those are there to keep the output pressure from going over a certain level. Without those it would be possible to drive high pressure air into any gap in your skin (which the air would be happy to generate at a high enough pressure) and at best cause a whole lot of pain, but also possibly permanent injury or death based on where and how much air.
Stuart
Brett’s explanation sounds right to me.
I was unsuccessful the last time I tried to find exact compliance criteria on OSHA’s website, and so I didn’t want to give potentially misleading information based on unconfirmed details. But I believe it’s OSHA directive STD 1-13.1, aka STD 01-13-001 and standard 1910.242(b), which basically says that the outlet pressure must be reduced to less than 30 PSI.
Jimmy D
We stock a lot of Coilhose products and the quality is definitely good. I also just got my hands on one of these and they actually do work very well. I do not have any out there long enough to say if they hold up for long, but out of the box they are great.
Sean
Kind of cute, but how useful is this without a tiny air source? If you need to plug it into a giant air source, why not keep a blow gun next to the air source?
I guess a lot of contractors do keep a blow gun in their tool box rather than in some nail gun storage case (or compressor case…) The compressor and nail guns are usually loose, and the blow gun and nails are in the general toolbox, so maybe some people would like this.
fred
In a shop – the air hoses are often suspended overhead on spring-loaded reels – and the tools (sanders, nail guns, staplers etc. may be in cubbyholes or on the benches. I use my pocket pencil blowgun by pulling down an air hose – and plugging in the blowgun. To start the airflow you pull out along the body of the gun.
JoeM
Uh… Why?
No… seriously… why would you need this? The purpose would inform what I think of it.
If we’re talking a small-bench air brush, the small square shape seems to defeat control for the job. If we’re talking a small-bench compressed air blower… Wouldn’t the size make it a hazard if the inside valve malfunctions? Being so small and lightweight, wouldn’t that turn it into a rapidly-swinging projectile if it fails? If it’s something ELSE? I… Don’t know… I’ve only ever used air systems as either a compressor for an air brush, or as a compressed air source for blowing dust and debris out.
RX9
1. A standard air blowgun is about the size of a pocket knife anyway, and less than half the price.
2. Ultimately, portability is a function of the complete system needed for the tool to function. Something like this is akin to a super-duper compact, lightweight, and powerful corded screwdriver. It’s nice, but ultimately you are connected to, and consequently limited by, the need for an outlet.
3. Putting a magnet/hang hook on this thing would greatly enhance its functionality as a convenient and readily accessible blow gun. You could store it by sticking it to the side of your toolbox/compressor tank/other air tool/work piece, thereby putting it within quick reach.
Peter Fox
If you are going to have a removable one i see no good reason to make it small and uncomfortable to hold. This seems like a solution in search of a problem to me.
What I find more convenient is an inline style blowgun installed in between the hose and female quick disconnect. impossible to lose or misplace and always ready to use.
I believe I have this one
http://www.amazon.com/MAXCRAFT-60408-In-Line-Blow-Gun/dp/B003BXOJSW
I think I found them locally at a Menard store for about $4
The only real drawback is that they add some bulk to the end of you hose.
Jerry
Coil hose makes a mini in line blow gun which I find more useful. It it small enough to be out of the way but there when you need it. I have it inline with my air chuck that normally is coupled to the end of the hose. That way it is there when I need a quick burst of air. It removes with the chuck for when I use my air tools, so it isn’t in the way or able to be damaged.
Grady
Maybe good for your air brush compressor.
Grady
I’ve known machinery to screw together a male and female 1/4 quick disconnect inlet.
Nathan
compact size – pared with a small air bottle in a small bag for custom work or speciality tool bag – I could see it.
in fact there are places in an aircraft that might come in handy.