AIR COMPRESSORS
DIRECT & BELT DRIVEN MANUALS
COPYRIGHT ADENDORFF MACHINERY MART
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AVERAGE FREE AIR CONSUMPTION GUIDE:
Air Tool/Equipment
(cfm)
Average Free Air
Consumption
Air Filter Cleaner
3
Air Hammer, light
4
Air Hammer, heavy
22
Air Hoist, 1000 lb
5
Air Motor - 0.5 hp
6 - 10
Air Motor - 1 hp
12 - 15
Air Motor - 2 hp
18 - 20
Bead Breaker
12
Bench Rammer
5
Brad Nailer
0.5
Blow Gun
3
Body Orbital Sander
5-7
Brake Tester
4
Burr Tool, small
4
Burr Tool, large
5 - 6
Bus Lift
6
Car Lift
6
Carving tool
10 - 15
Caulking Gun
4
Chipping Hammer
30 - 40
Chisel Hammer
3 - 10
Circle Saw - 8 inch
12
Circle Saw - 12 inch
17
Compression Riviter
1
Concrete Vibrator
20 - 50
Demolition Tool
30 - 40
Cut-Off Tool
4 - 10
Die Grinder 1/4”
4 - 6
Disc Grinder - 7”
5 - 8
Drill, Reversible or Straight-Line
3 - 6
Drill 3/8”
4-8
Drill 1/2”
4-8
Dust Blow Gun
3
File/Saw Machine
3-5
Floor Rammer
7-10
Framing Nailer
2.5-3
Grease Gun
4
High Speed Grinder
8-12
Hoists, 1 ton
1
Hydraulic Riveter
4
Hydraulic Lift, 8000lb
6
Air Tool/Equipment
(cfm)
Average Free Air
Consumption
Hydraulic Floor Jack
6
Impact Driver 1/2”
4-8
Impact Driver 3/4”
7.5-10
Impact Driver 1”
12-15
Impact Wrenches - 3/8”
4 - 5
Impact Wrenches - 1/2”
4 - 8
Impact Wrenches - 1”
10-25
Jackhammer, medium
135
Jitterbug Sander
6
Lift, Car
6
Mini Die Grinder
4 - 6
Nailer, Brad (30 psi)
2
Nailer, Framing (50 psi)
4
Needle Scaler
8 - 16
Nibbler
4
Orbital Sander
6 - 9
Paint Sprayers, production gun
20
Paint Sprayers, Small Hand Operated
3 - 7
Pavement breaker
35 - 60
Pneumatic doors
2
Rammers - small
3
Rammers - large
10
Ratchet, 1/4”
3-5
Ratchet, 3/8”
4-6
Rivet Buster
40 - 50
Rock Drill
100
Rotational Sander
8 - 15
Sand Blasters
8 - 400
Sander, Dual
11 - 13
Screwdriver
1 - 6
Shears
8 - 16
Speed Saw
5-6
Spray Cleaner
5
Small Spray gun, Basic (20 - 45 psi)
0.5 - 3.5
Spray gun, Commercial (30 - 70 psi)
4 - 8
Strait line Sander
4 - 7
Tire Changer
1-2
Tire Inflation
2-3
Upholstery Stapler (30 psi)
2-4
Vacuum Cleaners
6
