Yesterday I had to crawl into a small, hot, spider infested place to replace some fiberglass insulation that was neatly and systematically destroyed by squirrels. I turned down the pressure on my air compressor to about 50 psi, put the blower attachment on the end of the hose, hooked it inside my shirt collar, and crawled in. Whenever I felt overwhelmed with claustrophobia, I would squeeze the handle and hit myself under the chin with a blast of air. It would wash up under my particle mask and safety glasses in the most refreshing way. Without it, I would have had to stop working after that task to succumb to heat exhaustion and the cobweb induced willies. Because of the air, I was able to come out of the scary place and keep working on the roof, enjoying a brighter sky and more brilliant spring because of my bravery.
Try it, you’ll like it!
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That was a dream! You are still in that hot, spider infested place and have passed out! The spiders are eyeing you for their future children. Wake up!
Ha Ha! It's not true! I just finished SEALING up those spiders with a new piece of wall, flashing and tarpaper. I'm wide awake. Those spiders can do their stuff inside that oven. Eat all the bugs they want. They're just an extra line of defense against bugs above my kitchen ceiling at this point. They only bother me when I think they might crawl on me. I like spiders better than roaches when I can't see 'em.
I find that crawling with anything that trails a cord or hose is a pain -- they're always getting caught on stuff and tangled. If I'm going to be doing a lot of work in a particular part of the attic or crawl space, I start with the shop vac and try to get the dust under control. My concern with using a blower in such a situation is that it would kick large amounts of dust into the air.
-- J.S.
Be careful breathing the air out of your compressor. Unless it is an oilless, it has a fine suspension of oil particles in the air. Those of us who etch glass in hoods w/ air have to buy either an oilless compressor or get a separator.
DonDon Reinhard - The GlassMasterworks - If it scratches, I etch it!
Not tring to hijack this thread ,but Don can you post some pictures of some of the glass that you have done? I have done a few small windows.
Thanks for your concern, guys. I wasn't breathing the air, just cooling off with it. It was a straight run and it was worth dragging the hose. I was already wearing a particle mask, so the dust wasn't a big deal. And I do have a separator on my air compressor. I hook the compressor to a 20 gal tank that I have rigged with a separator and good regulator so I can use it with my air brush. I suppose now that I know this trick, I'll be taking that tank with me whenever I have to do something in the attic, like fix a bathroom fan or something, when I don't have the compressor handy.