We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Whether it's for painting, dusting, inflating, or air tools, sometimes there's no substitute for an air compressor.

I first started using air-powered pneumatic tools nearly 40 years ago while working as a custom cabinetmaker and remodeling contractor. At that time, air compressors were behemoths: large, loud, and ...

For running air tools or just blowing up tires, these portable compressors will help get the job done. Battery-powered tools still haven’t taken over every job, so many professionals and hobbyists ...

Oversizing an air compressor can result in tool damage, while undersizing the compressor can lead to poor tool performance. Thus, when selecting a compressor to meet your specific jobsite needs, it's ...

Compressors and air tools are some of the most important tools you can have in your workshop. Generally, air tools are lighter and have more power than electric tools, and if properly cared for, will ...

I first weaseled my way into the car industry working in a car factory in the late 1990s. Cordless power tools were almost nonexistent at that point, especially in an industrial setting. Everything ...

A simple fact of life on the trail is that once you air down your tires for better traction in the dirt, you have to get air back into them before hitting the pavement-unless horrible handling and ...

After a great floor jack and a tool chest, getting the best air compressor is probably next on any home mechanic’s wish list. Cordless tools are so good now that in some cases they’re even better than ...

Cordless tools are so good now that in some cases they’re even better than air tools, but we don’t know any electric tool that can sandblast, spray paint, inflate a truck tire in a few seconds, or ...