Like most folks, I didn’t know that there was a whole world of air fittings. Instead, I just assumed brass was brass, steel was steel and they all flowed enough air to feed the impact wrench I was ...

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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 ...