Ted_Z
08-06-2007, 08:04 PM
I was walking through Lowes the other day when I saw this "Portable Compressed CO2 Regulator" http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=166441-61735-J-6901-100 . Basically a paintball tank, gage, regulator and hose bundled together.
I like the idea of the "power tank" type systems, but they always seemed too big to lug around. The paintball tanks look like about the right size for airing up tires (too small for power tools). I figured I could do the same as the above for less $ or make it better. Google revealed that this idea has been around for a while (see below).
Has anyone has put their own compact CO2 system together using paintball stuff? Making a "power tank" clone seems simple enough, the regulator links below are <$40.
http://www.co2togo.com/ (http://www.co2togo.com/)
http://www.tippmannindustrial.com/index.php?cPath=73&osCsid=c3001d30878e56a5df90b5a1d61ad874 (http://www.tippmannindustrial.com/index.php?cPath=73&osCsid=c3001d30878e56a5df90b5a1d61ad874)
Just a regulator:
http://www.palmer-pursuit.com/online-catalog/stabilizer.htm (http://www.palmer-pursuit.com/online-catalog/stabilizer.htm)
Regulators for full sized bottles:
http://www.tellico4x4.com/product_info.php/cPath/909_979/products_id/18742 (http://www.tellico4x4.com/product_info.php/cPath/909_979/products_id/18742)
http://www.offroadtuff.com/CO2Regulators.htm (http://www.offroadtuff.com/CO2Regulators.htm)
http://www.williamsballoons.com/html/carbon_dioxide.html (http://www.williamsballoons.com/html/carbon_dioxide.html)
I like the idea of the "power tank" type systems, but they always seemed too big to lug around. The paintball tanks look like about the right size for airing up tires (too small for power tools). I figured I could do the same as the above for less $ or make it better. Google revealed that this idea has been around for a while (see below).
Has anyone has put their own compact CO2 system together using paintball stuff? Making a "power tank" clone seems simple enough, the regulator links below are <$40.
http://www.co2togo.com/ (http://www.co2togo.com/)
http://www.tippmannindustrial.com/index.php?cPath=73&osCsid=c3001d30878e56a5df90b5a1d61ad874 (http://www.tippmannindustrial.com/index.php?cPath=73&osCsid=c3001d30878e56a5df90b5a1d61ad874)
Just a regulator:
http://www.palmer-pursuit.com/online-catalog/stabilizer.htm (http://www.palmer-pursuit.com/online-catalog/stabilizer.htm)
Regulators for full sized bottles:
http://www.tellico4x4.com/product_info.php/cPath/909_979/products_id/18742 (http://www.tellico4x4.com/product_info.php/cPath/909_979/products_id/18742)
http://www.offroadtuff.com/CO2Regulators.htm (http://www.offroadtuff.com/CO2Regulators.htm)
http://www.williamsballoons.com/html/carbon_dioxide.html (http://www.williamsballoons.com/html/carbon_dioxide.html)