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Tool kit choices
Air Tool Kits can be had quite cheaply, with very respectable sets available for under $100.
Campbel l Hausfeld: Offers a kit with a handy case to get you started for around $90. The kit includes a 1/2-inch impact wrench with 260 ft.-lbs. of torque, a 3/8-inch air ratchet with 50 ft.-lbs. of torque, two extensions, 11 sockets, and a hard plastic carrying case for easy storage.
Chicago Pneumatic: Makes an air hammer kit with four chisels that would be a great start for anyone who needs demolition air tools. The best part is that the kit starts below $80.
Senco: One of the best-known brands in nail guns is Senco. Senco offers a finish nailer and compressor combo kit that costs right around $200.
Porter Cable: Porter Cable is one of the favorite brands among professional mechanics, carpenters, and woodworkers. They make tough durable tools with a great deal of attention paid to usability, with a heft and feel that is preferred by most people who have owned or used them. Porter Cable has a number of different kits that are appealing to home users as well as pros.
The Porter Cable palm nailer kits are often overlooked, but remain a favorite among those who have used them. The palm nailer is a small, apple-sized tool that drives individual nails. It works well in tight spaces, uses regular nails and works great for small jobs without the need for specialty fasteners.
Porter Cable also manufactures kits of accessories that most companies only make available individually. This means that you can pick up their kit and be ready to put together and use your new air tool setup.
Ingersoll Rand Air Tools: This Ingersoll-Rand Gravity Feed Spray Gun kit works on a variety of applications from automotive refinishing to deck and fence work. This kit allows you to touch up in a way that could cost you a great deal more than the kit's $78 price tag.
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