Comments on: The Craftsman Cordless Inflator https://www.thetallcyclist.com/the-craftsman-cordless-inflator/ Trying to See the Big Picture Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:17:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 By: Blake https://www.thetallcyclist.com/the-craftsman-cordless-inflator/#comment-646 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:17:05 +0000 http://www.thetallcyclist.com/?p=648#comment-646 In reply to Nikola Banishki.

Hi Nikola, Thanks for the reply, fingers crossed it could be a huge help for us during the summer when we’re out and about!

]]> By: Nikola Banishki https://www.thetallcyclist.com/the-craftsman-cordless-inflator/#comment-644 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 10:15:25 +0000 http://www.thetallcyclist.com/?p=648#comment-644 In reply to Blake.

Hi Blake,

To be honest, since I don’t come close to the volume that you will be doing, I never really paid attention, though for daily pressure checking i can say 2-3 weeks for sure. You can always get an extra battery since it charges quickly so you always have one available, Craftsman has a 12V car charger available as well I think. In your case the handheld inflator would definitely be of great help if you don’t have a shop compressor/airline.

Best,

Nikola

]]> By: Blake https://www.thetallcyclist.com/the-craftsman-cordless-inflator/#comment-643 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:49:50 +0000 http://www.thetallcyclist.com/?p=648#comment-643 Hi Nikola, what’s the battery life like when pumping up road tyres? I work for a bike hire company and something like this would be great if it can do a fair few bikes on one charge.

Cheers

Blake

]]> By: Nikola Banishki https://www.thetallcyclist.com/the-craftsman-cordless-inflator/#comment-505 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:17:40 +0000 http://www.thetallcyclist.com/?p=648#comment-505 In reply to Luc.

Hi Luc,

I’ve been trying to find the invoice of the parts that I bought, unfortunately unsuccessfully. I do remember though that I ordered the barb from a supplier that specialized in pressurized/compressed air systems (it was a dutch supplier since I was living the Netherlands at the time; not very handy in your case) so they had all kinds of parts to connect air hoses and such. I think you can do a google search to find somebody in your area that specializes in those type of installations and they can assist you further; ideally you can go to a physical shop and test what you are getting. I couldn’t do that, so I had to order a couple of barbs at once since I wasn’t sure exactly what I needed, however, they were relatively cheap so it was all part of the experiment. Good luck with the project and let me know of your progress!

-Nikola

]]> By: Luc https://www.thetallcyclist.com/the-craftsman-cordless-inflator/#comment-501 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 00:20:25 +0000 http://www.thetallcyclist.com/?p=648#comment-501 I’ve been looking for a hose barb for a while now here in Canada and haven’t found any that fits properly. Can you tell me where you find yours and if there’s a place I could get it on the web?

Thanks

]]> By: Nikola Banishki https://www.thetallcyclist.com/the-craftsman-cordless-inflator/#comment-469 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 07:54:52 +0000 http://www.thetallcyclist.com/?p=648#comment-469 In reply to Brian Brackemyre.

Hi Brian,

Thank you for your comment. To answer your question, I have had the hose blow off the barb fitting on the rare occassions I had forgotten to unscrew the presta valve…we have all done that at one point or another…=) Than I see the pressure instantaneously shoot to 155-170psi and the hose just pops off really quick. This is more operator error than a problem of the design. Nonetheless I found that by roughing up the polished surface of the barb fitting, it makes the hose more difficult to remove/install; whether that makes a difference, I am not sure. I have used the inflator successfully for tires up to 160psi with no problems. Of course it might depend on the barb fitting/hose combination you have but as long the air has somehwere to go, the hose should stay attached.

Good luck with your conversion!

-Nikola

]]>