Compressors fall into three well-known areas; Small portable units like the Porter-Cable "Job Boss" often with one (Pancake air compressor) or 2 small storage tanks, Medium sized units like Campbell Hausfeld air compressor, which commonly have wheels, and large compressors have attached bases for shops and industrial sites.

In terms of capacities, smaller units begin around 1.5 horse and larger unites can exceed 6 horse power motors. The pumps themselves are both oil-less or oil-lubricated and the pumps can be one or two cylinder and singe of two-stage compressors and this last comment is the cause most wood workers don't have an air compressor, because they seem complicated.

Some of the useful terms that you need to know about when buying a compressor include: PSI - Pounds per square inch, CFM or Cubic feet per minute, Duty Cycle - is the period of time a compressor can run compared to the amount of rest time (storage tank) over a 30 minute interval such as it can operate for 10 minutes, then rest for 20 without producing considerable head wear, Single Stage - is where the compression piston compresses the whole air in one stroke, 2 Stage - is where there are two pistons that work collectively to compress the air. (Generally a two stage requires less horse power, and creates less heat).

As a law, the types of tools that are harder on air volumes are those which work constantly like sanders, and grinders and cutters. Tools that require less cycling are tools that run intermittently such as nailers, staplers and in some cases drills or even sprayers.

If you are planning on running some continuous devices like sanders, buffers, grinders and so on you will need to consider something in the mid-size or even giant shop size of compressors like. In a situation like this you should possibly have a 25 gallon storage tank and around a 4 horse rating such as a Makita or Craftsman. You will probably be looking at a 220 Volt version as well.

If you are going to use a number of tools, few of them continuous draw, like grinders, sanders and buffers, you will need to consider a large fixed base compressor such as Campbell Hausfeld Air Compressor or Ingersoll-Rand. These will have about 6 horsepower and a storage tank of 50 gallons or more.

If you are a hobbyist woodworker, who is finding a nailer or stapler, one of the small portable compressors is probably ideal. Manufacturers like Porter-Cable or Delta will work nice.

A compressor and related air powered tools can be a real time saver, even for the hobbyist's work place. In many cases an ordinary brad nailer is almost like having a second set of hands around in assembling and gluing projects together. The other factor in selecting a compressor is, what other uses will you find for it? For example if you do choose one of the portable units, it is possible that you can carry this around to odd jobs, in the house, for friends or other places. This is less of an alternative of the mid-size and out of the question for the large units, but then the portables will not likely be suitable for sander/buffers so ultimately you will have to make that tough decision, but what ever you do, make sure you make sure get a nice selection of air compressor accessories intended for your compressor. It will make your woodworking more pleasant, quicker and even more enjoyable than it is now.

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