Good place to park the air gun when working.

[slackercrurster]

I get lots of dirty archival material to work with on the copy stand, sheet fed scanner, cine' and slide scanning, etc. I use compressed air to help clean things, along with other cleaning methods. The compressed air was a gigantic breakthrough once I started to use it years ago. Before that it was a rocket hand blower. I don't have a permanent place to work; it is all temporary setups. A wood clamp gives me a place to park the air gun...temporarily. I still use the rocket blower for delicate jobs like lens cleaning. I don't want to blow dust inside the lens. But for 95% of the work, it is the air gun. Don't forget to drain the compressor once in a while. I do it weekly. In the humid Rustbelt we got lots of moisture in the air. That was a benefit from living in L.A., we had dry air.

PS...compressed air in the darkroom is fantastic. Don't do darkroom work anymore but used to have one back in the day.

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Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography​

 

[loccdor]

I use one of these, new battery powered model, surprisingly powerful.