Almost anyone who drives can remember looking through a grimy shop window as a tech worked on their vehicle. One of the nifty types of tools used every day by techs of every skill level is the air ...

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 ...

We sometimes wonder if designers ever actually use their own products, or even put them through some sort of human-factors testing before putting them on the market. Consider the mechanism that ...

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 ...

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.

Greasy hands in the shop mean less control of slippery power tools, but the new ¼-inch Air Ratchet (FAR2500) from Snap-on Tools addresses this issue. With 35 lb ft of maximum torque, dual pawls, and a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. An air compressor can be a godsend at home, in the garage, or on a job site. While portable cordless tools are valuable, air tools tend to ...

If you’ve ever worked with air tools outside of a shop setting, you know that lugging the air hose around can get more and more annoying the further away you are from the compressor. [headsplosive] ...

"An air compressor can be used for so many different domestic projects, even though so many people mistake them for something that only commercial areas need," said Andy King, founder and managing ...