Air pump
I had a foot pump that my son-in-law broke so I insisted 'if you're going to use the tools, if you break it, you replace it.' He replaced it with a foot pump that he bought at Wally World and lo and behold, it was made in the USA. I had informed him that I would not accept any Chinese tools!
The manual foot pump came in handy just last week. I have a slow leak in one of the rear tires and I was able to pump it up again in the garage. Not to mention it's usefulness for bicycles and other pneumatic things.
The manual foot pump came in handy just last week. I have a slow leak in one of the rear tires and I was able to pump it up again in the garage. Not to mention it's usefulness for bicycles and other pneumatic things.
Re: Air pump
Is there a possibility you could just grab an old squirrel cage (I get them free at heating-cooling installers), remove the motor, attach a flat bar to the pulley and put a handle on the end? You would have to extend the outlet to give you cranking room, but a fan is a fan and I would think this would work better than a bellows. I made a box for one of mine and use it to exhaust air on jobs (of course I plug it in and let the motor do the work).