Best Air Sanders & Grinders
The slim elongated nose design allows you to get into cramped spaces and hardened hammer strikes powerfully to ensure that nail comes out every time. Sufficiently powerful to push nails out of hard woods, Quiet, efficient and accurate, All metal body makes for sturdy and durable tool, Rubberized ergonomic grip for fatigueless operation, Removes or sinks nails between 10 to 20 gauge sizes, Light weight die cast Aluminum body, Slim elongated nose gets into tight spaces, Maintains quality of the work piece. Applications: Remove nails from floorboards, weatherboards, fiber sheets, skids, pallets, boards, barn lumber, sheathing and wooden decks. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"With this Air locker I'm able to punch nails out with ease and not damage wood. Although the description states you can use air pressure up to 120 psi, the manual says the Air Locker is safe up to 200 psi. Allows you to punch out nails that aren't even showing the head that are even with the wood."
"I purchased it to recycle old cedar fence to make weather wood paneling. I have a customer that wants a 200 square ft wall paneled with salvage, weathered, wood, and the nail holes are not an issue for this rustic installation. The punch extends 1/4" past the tube, it would be nice if an additional punch could be made available (at extra cost) that would give 1/2 or 3/4" drive to push the nail completely through."
"With this de-nailer, our Pallet Buster and the Cresent 56 nail puller, we can deconstruct and de-nail a pallet in 'bloody' short order. (bloody in the expletive sense, not the literal) But, it could also be literal because in some cases it completely ejects the nail from the material, even on hardwood pallet planks!"
"For anyone dismantling pallets, you just gotta get one of these!"
"excellent tool simple construction easy to repair good customer service this tool takes a lot of hard use an abuse this is the second one i have bought they save me many hours of labor and abuse on my body compared to doing by hand an hammer if you have a lot of nails to remove this is the tool for you especially if you reuse pallet wood this thing punches the nails right out for you pictures are of before an after what can be done with this tool."
"At max recommended power (120 psi), doesn't push nails all the way through a 2x4, but that would be a lot to expect."
"I've been doing hardwood floors for over 20 years and can't understand how I haven't found this product earlier."
"An unusual tool that works extraordinarily well."
Twin pistons prevent stalling and provide you with smooth, reliable power. x 17 1/2in.. pad gives you accurate shaping and precise leveling of flat surfaces. The twin piston design keeps extra power in reserve to prevent stalling and tackle sanding jobs like smoothing down body filler or shaping and leveling large flat surfaces. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This sander does what I need it too, but it seems to overheat after a bit of work."
"The Ingersoll ran much better and smoother out of the box than the HF unit, even when the HF unit was new."
"Great sander i have a snap on one and this is just as good alot of torque."
"Perfect - have used it a few times on refinishing boat bottoms."
"Top Quality product."
"I hate to gush about a tool, but I had purchased an inline sander from Harbor Freight that had cost around $40.00."
"thing is a horse to hang onto, being a part time user i need to relearn how to keep it under control with 160 psi feeding it.i am sure after i get the pressure regulated down it should be easier to not over sand."
"I used it one day and it ran find but then just stopped."
DEWALT DWMT70783 Straight Die Grinder features a light weight aluminum body with an ergonomically designed cushion grip for user comfort and ease. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"You can even purchase a 1/8" collet from several different suppliers and use the die grinder just like a Dremmel tool (just make sure you purchase a collet for a die grinder NOT a router)."
"Seems to have plenty of torque and speed (air pressure dependent)."
"Good little grinder."
"but I have many DeWalt tools and I love the way they work."
"Extremely smooth."
"Have several hours on it now and still like it."
"Very compact."
"I use this daily in my line of work, the trigger is a little twitchy, but it has PLENTY of power."
Best Air Powered Grinders
The slim elongated nose design allows you to get into cramped spaces and hardened hammer strikes powerfully to ensure that nail comes out every time. Sufficiently powerful to push nails out of hard woods, Quiet, efficient and accurate, All metal body makes for sturdy and durable tool, Rubberized ergonomic grip for fatigueless operation, Removes or sinks nails between 10 to 20 gauge sizes, Light weight die cast Aluminum body, Slim elongated nose gets into tight spaces, Maintains quality of the work piece. Applications: Remove nails from floorboards, weatherboards, fiber sheets, skids, pallets, boards, barn lumber, sheathing and wooden decks. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"With this Air locker I'm able to punch nails out with ease and not damage wood. Although the description states you can use air pressure up to 120 psi, the manual says the Air Locker is safe up to 200 psi. Allows you to punch out nails that aren't even showing the head that are even with the wood."
"I purchased it to recycle old cedar fence to make weather wood paneling. I have a customer that wants a 200 square ft wall paneled with salvage, weathered, wood, and the nail holes are not an issue for this rustic installation. The punch extends 1/4" past the tube, it would be nice if an additional punch could be made available (at extra cost) that would give 1/2 or 3/4" drive to push the nail completely through."
"I have trouble with my hands, specifically my fingers, and these make the work of removing nails fast and also less painful on my hands."
"With this de-nailer, our Pallet Buster and the Cresent 56 nail puller, we can deconstruct and de-nail a pallet in 'bloody' short order. (bloody in the expletive sense, not the literal) But, it could also be literal because in some cases it completely ejects the nail from the material, even on hardwood pallet planks!"
"For anyone dismantling pallets, you just gotta get one of these!"
"excellent tool simple construction easy to repair good customer service this tool takes a lot of hard use an abuse this is the second one i have bought they save me many hours of labor and abuse on my body compared to doing by hand an hammer if you have a lot of nails to remove this is the tool for you especially if you reuse pallet wood this thing punches the nails right out for you pictures are of before an after what can be done with this tool."
"At max recommended power (120 psi), doesn't push nails all the way through a 2x4, but that would be a lot to expect."
"I’ve shot the first 150 nails from pallet boards and that worked great!"
Best Air Powered Sanders
Twin pistons prevent stalling and provide you with smooth, reliable power. x 17 1/2in.. pad gives you accurate shaping and precise leveling of flat surfaces. The twin piston design keeps extra power in reserve to prevent stalling and tackle sanding jobs like smoothing down body filler or shaping and leveling large flat surfaces. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This sander does what I need it too, but it seems to overheat after a bit of work."
"The Ingersoll ran much better and smoother out of the box than the HF unit, even when the HF unit was new."
"Great sander i have a snap on one and this is just as good alot of torque."
"Perfect - have used it a few times on refinishing boat bottoms."
"Top Quality product."
"I hate to gush about a tool, but I had purchased an inline sander from Harbor Freight that had cost around $40.00."
"thing is a horse to hang onto, being a part time user i need to relearn how to keep it under control with 160 psi feeding it.i am sure after i get the pressure regulated down it should be easier to not over sand."
"I used it one day and it ran find but then just stopped."
Best Power Grinders
The Porter-Cable PC1500HG Heat Gun has a dual fan speed selector that delivers high and low fan speed settings. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I needed this for drying drywall mud patches, paint touchups and occasional heat shrinking tubing. I would recommend that you do this outside because you can smell the fumes of heated up plastic and paint. Speaking of which, I wish it had another button on the side that turned the heating elements on/off separately from the fan speed. That way you could turn on the fan, adjust the temperature and then kick on the heat when you needed it. I may coat it with some rubber handle dip for tools that I have sitting on my shelf when I get a moment. Don’t try to dry your hair with this, it can easily burn your hand if held close up in the airflow. It probably is a heat resistant part silicone coated cord, or maybe not. To be able to heat shrink without having to work it around all sides of the tubing would be nice. That is a must if applying heat shrink to wires that are in a compartment or box where you couldn’t get around to all sides of the tubing. If you apply paint over a dried surface but still wet interior of a mud patch, more than likely you will find cracked and peeling paint the next day as the moisture in the mud has migrated out."
"I removed old layers of paint easily from old cabinet and shelves in the garage that have been in there for many years."
"Was going to use on my phone repair (low heat), but used on removing bathroom silicone caulk (high heat) first."
"I am pleased with this heat gun so far."
"perfect for bending acrylic or PTEG tubing."
"I use this to light natural lump charcoal, and it works great."
"It helped me speed up the process of drying up my windshield after I used the windshield repair kit on it."
"Nice and handy tool to burn all "hairy" resta clean after re-webbing of furniture with Cane or Rattan."
Best Sanders
Two-in-one sanding machine includes both a 4-by-36 inch belt and a 6-by-6 inch disc.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"the disc and belt run true - no wobble at all - and the unit is quite heavy. I bolted the WEN to a plywood base, and using some scrap cabinet-grade plywood, made a table that is solid, exactly 90 degrees to the disc, and can be adjusted to get as close to the disc as I need it to be. If I ever need to sand at an angle, I can just put the table back on (but beware, the angle gage for the table is made of tape and is very inaccurate!"
"The machine is the same as the Ryobi Bench Sander Green BD4601G one at Home Depot, but with WEN labeling. After I watched my son almost stick his finger in the the danger spot where the belt meets the machine, I promptly looked up the model number for the Ryobi guard and bought it to replace the junky WEN guard."
"The main reason it only received two stars is because it struggled to sand some of the larger pieces I was working on, eventually coming to a stop. If I used my hand to get the belt going, the motor would eventually kick in and turn the belt, but it would be so slow it wouldn't be useful."
"My previous Delta brand bench sander would also have been underpowered for the amount and types of needs I have now as well. The belt sander is easier to change from horizonal to vertical than other models I've used."
"Its definitly not for someone who plans on having this sander for a life time."
"Got this for my wife (yes - I said my wife!)."
"There are definitely some loose tolerances on this unit, but it works well for the home shop."
"Had a smaller grizzly that worked fine for the smaller jobs, but this is just what the doctor ordered for small/medium sized jobs for this DIY'r."