Am I overlooking a simple way to handle this type of air hose or is it the nature of the beast?
Coilhose Pneumatic Flexeel hoses won't coil up nice with air in them. You've got to disconnect them from the compressor or air source for them to cooperate. It drives me crazy, especially the 1/4" x100'. Like Huntsman22 said, they're light weight and a joy to drag all over a frame. There's a reason they built swivels into the factory ends. Those swivels are the weak link and IME have been the first thing to go. I just repaired one last month, cutting the crimped factory ends off and replacing with brass hose barbs secured with small,hose clamps. It's what I had on hand. I can't stand the sound of a pissing air hose or coupling, like a beaver and running water.