Recoiling airhose reel placement...

[speedo]

My rubber airhose is 30 ft long and old. The end where it attaches to my airtools keeps getting shorter and shorter because the constant flexing at its advanced age causes small cracks and ultimately air leakage...so every so often it get shortened another 6 inches.
This is not a poll to ask what king of airhose do people suggest...plastic coil, rubber or whatever, because I am already committed.
Had a chance this weekend to get a good deal on a self-recoiling 50 ft rubber 1/4 inch hose and reel for what I was prepared to spend on just another airhose. Apparatus is kind of heavy and designed to be affixed to something stationary. I have had a couple suggestions from friends as to where and how in the shop to position the reel. My shop is not "open" mind you, I could stuff four cars into it, and have no area to work, or only stuff three cars into it and have "some" work area...current status. Invariably, the hose is going to be "snaking" its way from the source of air, to the corner of the shop where I will be working.
I have already had a couple friends make suggestions as to where to "park" the reel. First is to mount it to the 4 inch steel pole (structural) in the center of the garage. I would have to mount it above my head as it it big enough that if I mount it lower, I would be tripping over it. In any case I would run a wall-ceiling line feed to it.
Another suggestion was to mount it on a dolly with a couple locking casters so that it would be both movable and or stationary. Interesting idea. The feed line could then be the original rubber line, coiled when close to the compressor, or extended when needed which would give me essentially 70+ ft of hose. My shop for the moment is two separate rooms which will ultimately be connected with a walk-through door, but for the time being I walk outside to get from one room to the next. I am considering drilling a 2 inch hole in the common wall to feed the airhose between the two rooms.
If I mount the reel on the center pole, it would suffice for the room in which it was mounted. If I mount it on a dolley, I could move it to the second room (where my lift is) and simply run the feed line through the 2 inch hole in the wall...and position the dolly wherever it is most productive.

As another compressor for the second room is not in the cards right now, my question to the board is, thoughts on where and how to best mount/use the reel. Feel free to post pictures of your set-up. Going to go make a turkey sandwich....

[Lyle O]

Can't you mount it on the ceiling? That's where I have mine mounted...

[T77911S]

one on the ceiling and one on the wall.
then I have a 100ftr that runs thru the rafters to the other end of the garage. had it in the house when doing work in there and I just left it.

[Cajundaddy]

Mine was mounted on the ceiling between two bays. Then I moved, went cordless, and ditched the air tools and all that f'ing hose all over the place. The silence is golden. I still have a small compressor on a dolly for tires tho. Hope that helps.

[Bob Kontak]

I would do the hole thing with a 30' hose on the other side just hanging on the wall by a bicycle hook. Position the reel on the primary work/compressor side. On the middle wall?

Here is my rig but I do not have your complexity.

[blucille]

I’ve got two. I know this isn’t your question, but....

I’ve got one in the front corner of the barn, near the compressor, and the other at the far corner, so I can pull over a daily driver and inflate a tire, or use an impact gun to loosen lugs without emptying the barn.

Also, the hose that came on my reels was $hit, so, after a couple of years and season temperature and humidity changes, they developed leaks due to dry rot....I bought the griots replacement hose and wound it onto the reels and am very happy.

[4flyboy]

Please share your 'deal'or reccomendation?

I've been meaning to do this but figure a Harbor Freight reel will be more agrivating than helpful?

Thanks,

Scott

[boyt911sc]

If I were in your shoes, I would provide each room access to compressed air from a single air compressor with quick disconnect fittings installed through the wall. Instead of having a single 70 feet reel, I would use a 30 feet reel for each room mounted over head.

Tony

[juanbenae]

Originally Posted by boyt911sc

If I were in your shoes, I would provide each room access to compressed air from a single air compressor with quick disconnect fittings installed through the wall.

Tony

that. did it in my pops' shop with 1/2" copper tubing and he's never looked back. even where the walls are open studs in his shop we mounted the lines on the studs w/o drilling & setting them into the framing. we did an outlet on each wall with a quick release air fitting & a couple mainline ball valves to isolate if ever need be. we now just carry around one of those 15' self coiled air hoses hooking it where we are working. I would be doing this when I find my retired forever garage...

ive got the harbor freight one and it's well worth the money. I have replaced the hose that came out of the box cracked and old though. run it all the way out, pin the real, do plumbing. remove the screw driver pinning the wheel open and coil new hose...

[911pcars]

Good suggestions. This doesn't answer your question, but only answers: "What material is suggested for hard lines?"

https://www.hoseandfittingsetc.com/our-blog/bid/94802/what-type-of-pipe-should-i-use-for-my-air-compressor

[porsche930dude]

Most of my work is done within 10' of the compressor so I really dont need the recoil. I find them annoying anyway. Even the recoil power cords / lights I dont like. Especially when hanging up high seems like its likely to damage paint at some point. When its on the ground you dont have to be carefull reeling it out and in everytime.

[speedo]

So decided to bring the main line off the compressor and T it so one side goes through the wall to the "lift" room, and the other side goes to the recoil mounted high enough so I don't smack my head on it. Beam in my shop is held up by a center pole. Strategically located ...well , in the center of the shop. I decided mounting it low or on a movable dolly was asking for trouble. My shop is tight with some narrow corridors. I can see in front of me no problem...but if I am carrying something large or heavy like a trannie, I don't want to trip over something low out of eyesight. Here is how I ended up...very pleased!