Tools & Materials
Repairing Air Hoses
Learn the differences between materials and three easy fixes that can make a damaged hose as good as new
Today’s air hoses come in a variety of materials suitable for a variety of jobs. Fine Homebuilding editor Justin Fink explains the differences between rubber, nylon, and polyurethane air hoses and describes situations where one choice would be more practical than another. Justin also offers three easy fixes should your air hose become cracked, punctured, or lopped off by a runaway PEX-tubing cutter (it happens).
For more in-depth information on the topic, read Air Hoses: The Lifeline of Your Pneumatic Tools from Fine Homebuilding issue #201 (February/March 2009), pp. 70-73.
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Good video. Thanks. I like that compression splice. Not sure I'd trust that Senco one you showed last, but I couldn't see how it actually works.