HOW TO Hack An Empty Aerosol Can To Make A Free DIY Refillable Compressed Air Duster #lifehack #hack

Air is free! So why would you spend money buying it in an aerosol, while you can simply make your own DIY refillable compressed air duster!

► YOU WILL NEED
- Empty aerosol can
- A bicycle tire valve (I'm using a valve type "Woods/Dunlop")
- Drill
- Filler metal
- Flux
- Source of heat (I'm using here a Chef torch)
- Hot water for final quenching/cleaning

► DISCLAIMER
Always make sure you operate in a safe and secure manner.
For this project this means, make sure to pressurize the container to a level that is safe and compatible with the max supported strength of the metal joint and of the used container. Failure to do not so may results in serious injuries.

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[wonderwood]

Room air is not dry. The moist air is not a great idea for cleaning electronics, but for blowing general
dust and debris, this definitely is a keeper

[pl]

If that pops out you're going to be missing an eye....

[luisp]

That looks like a easy to do fix for out of air issues, I’ll have give it a try and see. Thanks for sharing

[grauwolf]

v roce 1966, bylo mi 8 let, jsem si tímto způsobem nabarvil rám na kolo! Krásné vzpomínky na vesnici Mokropsy!

[murometz]

I would tie a short string from the valve to the can body in case it pops out due to too much pressure.

[jeffbingaman]

Just use an air nozzle with a rubber tip.
It will both fit over a stem if the spray nozzle is removed and just hold it against the hole if he nozzle and stem are connected.

[yazzercan]

You do know you can refill the can from its original nozzle just remove the spray head and use your compressor to fill it up with air

[dfr]

Much easier to remover diffuser at the top. Place automotive valve stem over pin and add compressor air. Control pressure with line valve on compressor. Safety issue addressed.

[onepercentile]

The drill shards enter the can and then get stuck in the spray head? Might be wise to punch a hole with a super sharp nail if it doesn't deform the surface any for soldering.

[paulvanos]

I glued a funnel on the back of a mini vacuumcleaner and the blowingpower is eeeeh... mindblowing.
Supereffective, cheap and easy to

[sanikam]

this is a great idea. I am sure someone can think of other uses for this method. thx

[kortia]

Cool, but how much psi, I'd make one with a pressure valve so i know how much air is one can. Nice vid tho. 👍🏽

[vicferrmat]

Thank you, great idea. This is so beautifully creative, a pleasure to watch. I am inspired.

[mazman]

great video dude what did you use to stick the nozzle with

[Chris-yyqc]

This will only hold a very small amount of compressed air, because air cannot be liquified. So you would have to refill it after a few seconds of use.
Thats why commercial compressed air cans are filled with lighter gas (butane gas).

[dhanielcuento]

Why my valve stem didnt stick on the soldering wire that use? The valve stem that I use is color gold i think something like copper

[SureshKumar-nkok]

thank u very sir . is it aluminium filler wire ?/

[mikaruonala]

We have been using empty cans prepared exactly like this in RC planes to operate the landing gear for decades. I fill mine usually up to 5-6 bar. Thus far I never heard of any exploding. On the other hand, RC modelers usually know what they are doing when it comes to soldering and other technical stuff.

[alasdair]

Yep, pretty well covered BUT.. a note to: A' confirm the can is empty before drilling.. B. purge explosive gasses from can prior to soldering. C. fill cup around nozzle with water to avoid over heating the plastic valve during soldering. and all is good. PS, most spray cans have a design limit of 100psi, so use caution when filling, a rupture would make for a very bad day at ICU.

[jerseyneil]

Despite all the safety concerns. it is a pretty cool video. Thanks.