My Craftsman Model 919.165230 compressor with a 25-gallon tank served me well for over 12 years. I used it to paint motorcycle parts, power a cut-off tool for automotive body work, sandblast the ...

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 ...

Years ago, it was common for shops to have a central power source that drove all the tools through a system of belts, wheels and driveshafts. The power was routed around the work space by mechanical ...

When assembling an engine, you will need a ring compressor to squeeze the rings together on a piston to fit the piston and rod combination into the bore. While the adjustable squeeze-the-handle ...

Fluid power is routinely used in industrial applications, most often with cylinders providing linear motion. Among their advantages, hydraulic and pneumatic power-transmission systems offer: simple ...

• Pneumatic cylinders come in many basic versions. • All cylinders can be tweaked to better fit an application. • Custom designs can perform better and save money when standard cylinders don’t fit the ...

If a tech arrives on a job site, discovers a failed compressor, and installs a replacement without first trying to determine the source of the failure, he or she has done a gross disservice to that ...

A source of compressed air is essential when venturing off-road. Inflating tires using CO2 tanks is quick, but tanks have a limited supply. Portable compressors are simple, but take a long time to ...