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Unfortunately I don't own a garage right now. Fortunately I own two cars, one truck, four motorcycles, boat trailer and five bicycles. That means I need to keep alot of tires aired up properly.
I have a Craftsman 30 gallon compressor in the basement and on occassion will take it up the basement stairs and outside and 'make the rounds' but this is getting old. The thing weighs 200 pounds and doesn't like going up or down stairs.
So what I imagined would be cool is a jack or receptacle like an electrical socket outside on the front of the house that I could just plug my hose into and it would be long enough to reach all the vehicles. Has anyone done this? I could get a rubber hose fished in the wall but I don't know where to get a plate for what I'm talking about. -Jason
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A truck shop or even a good plumbing shop should have "Bulkhead Fittings", that are like a pipe coupler with nut threads on the outside. I've used them before in boxes and plates with conduit holes with pretty good success - as far as making a nice covered one, though, you might have to dream something up - like an electrical switchbox, or something of the sort. I'd go wander around in Home Depot for ideas. On the shop at work, we just have the couplers run through the wall on black pipe, fastened really solid with conduit clamps on the inside, and then 45'd down on the exterior side to keep the junk drained out of the coupler. Most of the couplers are well over 10 years old, and most of them still seal up really tight.
Take a male quick disconnect and screw it in thru the wall or plate into a pipe coupling . Hook your air supply into the coupling, same as a bulkhead fitting, 1/4" - 3/8" pipe or whatever size air hose you use. May have to use a washer between coupling and disconnect for spacing.
You could get real fancy and install a male quick disconnect permanently on the outside of the house. Run you hose through the wall and down to your compressor for a quick connect/disconnect at the source. I would also recommend installing a hood (maybe a faucet cover) over the disconnect on the outside of the wall to keep wasps from building dirt dobber nests in it. Or, see what short vinyl plugs they have that would fit in the male quick disconnect. just my .02 cents worth
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On the shop at work, we just have the couplers run through the wall on black pipe, fastened really solid with conduit clamps on the inside, and then 45'd down on the exterior side to keep the junk drained out of the coupler. Most of the couplers are well over 10 years old, and most of them still seal up really tight.
, Bilsteins shocks, Greggs MB AutoTrans, Baby 
Swamps,Tony Wildman 
Chip, AutoMeter Pyro/Trans/Boost, Tymar intake, MBRP 4 in turbo back exhaust, 183000 miles,D&B HT Starter
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