Shawn S

Yes, I’m going to put an intake filter on this one although I’m really not convinced using a leaf blower does any more harm then driving down the Interstate at 80-MPH.

Electric = Particles
Gas = Oil & Particles

I’ll go electric

mattg

you need a MANLY air compressor.

Shawn S

Yes, I remember that post.
I’ve heard of LOTS of problems with the Zenneti's. That’s why they’re so cheap.
Mine are made on the same line as Lowenhart. It’s the same exact wheel with a different distribution name.
I’ve hit some pretty good obstacles with them and they have yet to get a single flat spot.

Shawn S

My friend has a “manly” compressor that he paid like 550 dollars for.
One of those upright jobs that stands like 6FT tall.
It goes to a higher pressure and regenerates faster then mine, but still doesn’t move the volume of air that a 60-dollar leaf blower can.

nokio

or yourself when u gab on about retarded topics

SiGGy

Not to burst your bubble shawn, but I would have thought someone would have mentioned the high volume blowers already used to dry cars at the carwash

Your patent might not go too far, but I'm sure it'll be fun to build and use.

I take it you have never tried to patent anything. It's a pain in the ass from my experiences with it. Some people patents are written so they can apply to many devices...

There's lot of us leaf blower folks

Good luck, keep at it!

KavexTrax

certifiable leaf blower academy graduate?

KavexTrax

i bet next he would have some indicator lights to park it just right.

1999TL

That's what I use. The california blade saves so much time.

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

Indeed. I love that thing. At first, I was skeptical, but it works pretty well. And so far, I don't see any scratches from it.

Shawn S

Who pissed in your Corn-Flakes yesterday? What’s with all the negative comments?
And why didn’t you reply to my PM?

Shawn S

Shawn S

Yea, the Patent comment was a joke.

In this lawsuit happy country I don’t think I’d even want to BEGIN the legalities of marketing something that is run off ELECTRICITY utilizing high pressure air while being used around WATER.

Can you say....

Shawn S

Scrib

I guess I'm still not seeing how this is going to do a complete job. While I think it's a cool idea, I'm a bit skeptical is all.

It'll be mounted somehow/somewhere above the car? You then have a hose of sorts to turn the device and move the air side-to-side... Correct? Stationary?

So how are you going to get to the back of the car? The Front? Dry the wheels? Is this thing going to slide in the X and Y directions? Because if it won't I don't see how you'll get the "Shawn S drying satisfaction"

Shawn S

I’m figuring on using about 30FT of flexible hose so I can walk around and reach every panel of both vehicles parked in the garage.
At first I was going to mount the blower up out of the way in the rafters and hang the hose down from there.
But I was concerned about the dirty hose banging the side/top of the car.
Plus I recently installed three fluorescent light fixtures for better lighting when cleaning/polishing the cars and they’re in the way of where this would work effectively.
Now I’m thinking I will mount the blower up there, but HARD-PIPE down to a connection a few feet off the floor.
There I can connect the flexible hose and just let it lay on the cement as I walk around the car.

I’m trying to simulate the flow on our diagnostics software at work here to size the blower, but it’s not working well.
The program is more suited for running like 400-TONS of cement through 20” lines.
The error correction factor alone is larger then my entire system.

Shawn S

Tom2

Shawn,

I'm thinking that you're gonna lose a ton through such a long run.

I remember when our house was being built and they were installing the central vacuum....... they needed to put a vacuum unit on each floor (and there's 3 floors) because just having a unit on the middle floor would not give enough suction to the floor above and below.

You're prolly gonna need a blower capable of moving some serious air if you're gonna run such a long tube and hose.

johntypes

sounds good to me.

Scrib

Hmmm... I'm interested to see how this will work. I'm still skeptical, but I have to commend you for trying to get something like this to work.

I can't wait to see all the pics..

Shawn S

Yea, that’s what I’m afraid of.
I’ll definitely be able to move enough air INTO the hose, but I’m worried about how much the static pressure will affect the OUTPUT of the blower even if I oversize it.

Shawn S

SiGGy

Also probably want to find a tube which flows air efficiently

Stock03CLS

Neat idea, Shawn. Years ago, my parents had a blower like that from an old furnace that was set up to pull air in all the windows from the house, down to the basement and out an old coal door. That thing could move a LOT of air and slam doors but good if they weren't propped open well enough. It was about 2'x2'x18"

One thing you might also want to consider is what the sudden flow of air through that long flexible hose is going to do to the hose itself. I can see the end of that hose getting away from you when you flip the switch, sending it flopping around your garage like an angry snake, banging into everything.

Not good for the finish.

dfreder371

We are ignoring one serious air mover here folks. One of the great inventions of the 1960's. The high bypass ratio turbofan jet engine! And, we don't need much of one either. Nothing from an airbus or 737, just one small Garrett turbofan from a Lear or a Cessna Citation should do fine!

To get a Boeing 757 from a dead stop to 30,000', it has been proven (by a Northwestern University professor, he was interested in the 9/11 attacks), that the energy expended is roughly equal to the amount of destruction we expended on Hiroshima (in an instant), or the amount of power produced by your average nuclear power plant over a 24 hour period.

Such energy would be overkill, hence, we could afford to downsize the powerplant. And, as an added bonus, the air will be delivered heated to several hundred degrees (maybe, thousands?) This should aid greatly to those pesky spots where water collects and puddles and be evaporated nearly instantly!

Certain care might want to be exercised around parts like rubber wipers, plastic mirrors, door handles (yep, plastic too), spoilers, head and tail lights, well, hell, basically everything but the block.

Roof rafters may have to be reinforced to solidly restrain the little beast, multiple 4 by 4s suggested (in pilings), but a lear engine is only 2,000 lbs of thrust (tip: one pound of thrust=2 hp.) Either way, Shawn can now COMFORTABLY wash his car, and I don't care if it is 30 below out, there is NOT gonna ba any frozen water on the garage floor (in probably any state, for that matter).

One caveat here, is that one should check ALL fluid levels after washing and drying the car. They may have evaporated.

So, here is your solution here. It might contain a bit of overkill, but I'll let you engineer types solve that. Hose materials may be a problem also

Two cautions here before proceeding. Plan on at least 50 gallons of JP-4 (kerosene) for each drying episode, and make sure you pass an Environmental Impact Statement on both state and federal levels before pouring footings for the tank, etc.

CAUTION!: Do NOT try this in a completely enclosed garage!

mattg

powdercoater Dave, you are kidding, right?

dfreder371

Of course!

lou_RENAMED

I can read the headlines now...."a car-washing fanatic in Pennsylvania while trying to dry his car with a heavy duty electric blower accidentally sucked himself in the blower causing himself some serious harm....luckily for him his wife came home and saw him stuck and pulled the cord"

Smitty

Shawn just duck tape the hose to your mouth and blow... Your full of alot of HOT air.....:0......:roflol: j/k..

So what are you going to do??... speak up..

dfreder371

Smitty: You shit! I've had a lot of fun here.