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Electric air dusters
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:31 pm
by Racalman
Anyone used these?
I need to blow crud (tumbler media) out of polished cases but I can't justify an air compressor.
Would an electric thingy do the job?
Re: Electric air dusters
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:54 pm
by rox
Racalman wrote:Anyone used these?
I need to blow crud (tumbler media) out of polished cases but I can't justify an air compressor.
Would an electric thingy do the job?
Garden blower works for me.
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Re: Electric air dusters
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 10:35 pm
by kennyc
I just hold the case against the centre post of my tumbler and let the vibration empty the media out
Re: Electric air dusters
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:53 am
by Dellboy
Re: Electric air dusters
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:24 am
by Plumose
I have used
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B ... g=pda0e-21 for blowing the dust out of PCs and laptops
Re: Electric air dusters
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 11:05 am
by safetyfirst
Always wondered about those. Are they actually any good?
Re: Electric air dusters
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 12:25 pm
by Plumose
It works well, pulsing it is best for stubborn dust, but you don't have to worry about the aerosol gases in the same way you do with the cans.
It is probably not as powerful as the first burst from a can, but as long as there is a reasonable charge it doesn't fade out as quickly as the cans
Re: Electric air dusters
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 5:10 pm
by Nelly2014
Personally i would just buy a compressor. You can buy tank type from approx £25 second hand. I bought an oil free type for £50 s/h a couple of years ago and find it very useful for lots of jobs including pumping up the tyres
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Re: Electric air dusters
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:01 pm
by Racalman
Thanks everyone. Those links look interesting, I will have a gander.
Re: Electric air dusters
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:22 am
by Dellboy
look at lidl or aldi can never remember which one they often have offers on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KEN5t4Oyk4