Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 09:44:23 -0400
From: "Jackie Joy" <jjoy@co.palm-beach.fl.us>
To: <balloon@balloonhq.com>, <terrynew@magi.com>
Subject: Re: modified commercial pumps (electric OR hand)

I use the Black & Decker tire inflater with versapak rechargeable batteries all the time.  If fact, I have two of them.  Comes with the nozzle for 260's and bigger and the needle size for inflating balls that works great for the 160's.  (That's why I have two, keep different nozzle in each one).

>>> Terry Newcombe <terrynew@magi.com> 05/18/01 9:22 AM >>>
Marty's sale of a modified Black & Decker electric pump spurs me to two more
general questions.
1. Has anyone else out there used an off-the-shelf commercial battery-powered
pump (e.g., for cars)? What kind, with what success, with what modifications?

2. Has anyone used a large commercial non-twisting hand pump for twisting,
e.g., a stand-up bicycle pump? I'm just a part-time volunteer twister so I
can't afford those astonishingly-expensive pumps I drool over in TMyers'
catalog. Perhaps someone has taken a bike pump and extended the nozzle up to
the top so it can be used while standing? Or does anyone have a 'recipe' for a
home-made pump with cardboard tubes? (I know the pro pumps pay for themselves
in just days, but that assumes you're not twisting as an unpaid/no-tips
volunteer!)

Thanks,
...Terry in Tulip-Town (Ottawa, Canada)

M Rock wrote:

> I have a fully modified Black and Decker electric pump ...