Air up your workshop

Air Up Your Workshop

Inflate your shop’s usefulness with compressed-air lines that easily reach every corner. Install them yourself—it’s a breeze.

Compressed air may not be the first tool you think of in a woodworking shop. But it can power a nail gun or stapler for assembly chores, a pencil grinder for carving, a spray gun for finishing, and can blast dust off project parts. If you share shop space with vehicles, you’ll find compressed air convenient for filling tires and running mechanic’s tools, too.

In a small shop, 25–50′ of hose on a reel may suffice for powering a nailer and a blowgun. But stretching a long air hose to the corners of your shop invites snagging it on obstructions and knocking things around. Instead, install air lines to key points in your shop and use shorter hoses where…