Hitachi 19412FA 1/4-Inch by 50-Feet Polyurethane Air Hose with Automotive Plug and Coupler
- Max 300 psi
- Oil & Abrasion Resistant
- Very Flexible in Extreme weather conditions
- Industrial Strength
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Hitachi 19412FA 1/4-Inch by 50-Feet Polyurethane Air Hose with Automotive Plug and Coupler
This air hose is light-weight and easy to coil, with good quality NPT ends. However don’t pay extra for this one with the male and female coupler attached. Reason they may not be the size that works with your compressor or tools. I removed them and replaced them with M style Milton set. The M style end would not seat in the female coupler. My advice just buy the hose.Hitachi 19412F 50-Foot-by-1/4-Inch Polyurethane Air Hose
I would have bought a Goodyear hose, but this was part of an Amazon promotion with the Hitachi nailer at a steep discount. It’s actually a pretty good hose and worth the money.
I have a small compressor, and a number of nail guns: framing, trim, brad, and stapler. I found that I wasn’t using the air tools all that much because I didn’t feel like fighting with the #$&#ing vinyl hose. By the time I had uncoiled it, fought with the tangles, the damage it did to anything in the work area, and then putting it away…if it was only a “few” nails, I just got out the hammer.
I tried a number of hose/reel combinations, but none of them lived up to expectations. Either the hose didn’t quite fit in the reel, it leaked, or reeling the hose in was still a chore.
Finally I tried this hose. I had seen it at Lowe’s for a while, but always assumed that it would either not deliver enough air, or leak after a week.
I was very pleasantly surprised. The hose delivers more than enough air, although I only use one tool at a time, and at “homeowner” rates of fire. I assume it would work fine in more strenuous use. As other reviewers have mentioned, it doesn’t get caught or stick to corners like the vinyl. You can move the hose around with one hand, and it doesn’t knock over anything that isn’t bolted to the floor. No signs of leaks, cracks, etc. Even better, it can be coiled around the compressor, meaning it no longer takes a second trip to haul the hose, compressor and nailgun from the barn.
Not sure how it would hold up to professional, daily use, but for weekend warriors like me, it is a godsend. I find myself using my air tools a lot more since the hose now can be used and put away in seconds. Anyone want to buy 50′ of barely used vinyl hose?
I wasn’t sure if this 1/4 inch hose would work with a framing nailer. I bought it with a Hitachi NR90AE round head framing nailer and a Makita MAC 2400 2.5 hp, 4.2 gal compressor. I’ve only been using this setup for a month, but so far I’m very impressed. There is plenty of air flow for the nailer. The smooth finish tends to slide over boards and stuff without grabbing like some rubber hoses do. All in all, a great value.