Should I buy an Air Knife?

[gwargasm]

I saw this ad on ebay:

Air Knife Compressed Air Excavation Tool | eBay

The starting bid is way low. Those things are worth $1,000 a pop new. I'm tempted. I can get through a ton of earth with this thing. It'll save me a lot of time. I just don't know if renting an air compressor is worth it.

Anybody have any experience with these things?

 

[ticm]

I saw this ad on ebay:

Air Knife Compressed Air Excavation Tool | eBay

The starting bid is way low. Those things are worth $1,000 a pop new. I'm tempted. I can get through a ton of earth with this thing. It'll save me a lot of time. I just don't know if renting an air compressor is worth it.

Anybody have any experience with these things?

Yes you should buy it. I will then put up a air compressor on e-bey very cheap. Let me know when you buy it.

 

[TNGUNS]

He's baaack

 

[Mzjavert]

He's baaack

? ? ? ?

 

[Keppy]

Yes he is ...sort of missed him....

 

[lookindown]

Why did OverkillOverkill change his name?...Im just glad hes back.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

What do you plan to do with it?

 

[Grizzly13]

You should buy it, it will work well on the cell bars for weekend trips.

 

[mfitzs70]

Most knives are sharp enough to cut air anyhow.....Right?

 

[billythekidder]

I saw this ad on ebay:

Air Knife Compressed Air Excavation Tool | eBay

The starting bid is way low. Those things are worth $1,000 a pop new. I'm tempted. I can get through a ton of earth with this thing. It'll save me a lot of time. I just don't know if renting an air compressor is worth it.

Anybody have any experience with these things?

Yes I have had experience with "these things" but what does that have to do with a air knife? I heard their is a cheap air compressor on e bay

 

[Gold Maven]

wow 10 smart ass answers to a question, isn't there a comedy forum somewhere?

I would like to see a video of this thing in action. It sounds like the air actually loosens and moves the dirt. Great for working around utilities, but I bet it would blow that mercury dime across the street.

I've worked with big air tools all my life, and I bet you could make one with a length of steel pipe smashed to a slit, with a valve. It's hard to beat your hand tools for recovering treasure. Just the fuel to run a compressor that size for 8 hrs would run about 40 bucks, plus the rental......

 

[ticm]

wow 10 smart ass answers to a question, isn't there a comedy forum somewhere?

I would like to see a video of this thing in action. It sounds like the air actually loosens and moves the dirt. Great for working around utilities, but I bet it would blow that mercury dime across the street.

I've worked with big air tools all my life, and I bet you could make one with a length of steel pipe smashed to a slit, with a valve. It's hard to beat your hand tools for recovering treasure. Just the fuel to run a compressor that size for 8 hrs would run about 40 bucks, plus the rental......

That part about blowing a mercury dime across the street was pretty funny. So that fits in with the rest of the replies.

 

[Jeffro]

$1000 for some air fittings with a handle? Awesome! I'll take two!