Hello This was something I did not consider when building the shop so there are no cross braces in the wall. I do want a finish look but strong to hold up the hose reel. It is very heavy and pulling on it also has a harsh impact. At first I got the 50 footer but by placing it in the right place I can cover the shop and also bring it outside in the driveway so this 25 footer with the 20% off coupon will do the trick. 3/8 in. x 25 ft. Premium Retractable Air Hose Reel The 1x8 piece of oak screwed to the studs using 2-1/2” galvanized countersunk deck screws with the hose reel bolted to the oak with 3/8” x 1” stainless steel lags along with SS lock washers and and SS washers to hold it. It seems fairly solid. How is yours mounted?
Got the NPT fittings and got it working now. When the shop was wired up electrically, the dedicated 20 amp outlet for the compressor was towards the back on the left of the windows which puts it in a convenient out of the way location. However the hose itself should be very handy next to the shop door. So a 25 foot long green compressor hose run on the knee wall shelf did the trick!
if you find the heads on those bolts shredding the hose put a liner of plastic file folder between the bolts and the hose.
I have the same reel. I carriage bolted the reel to a 3/4 board wide enough to hit the lower cord of 2 of my trusses, then lagged the board to the trusses. Held my weight so should be good.
