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Air Tools and Air Consumption

Average air requirement of some common air tools
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Average Free Air consumption of some common air tools are indicated in the table below. The air consumption is based on a common working
pressure of approximately 90 psi (620 kPa, 6.2 bar).

Average Free Air

Air Tool or Equipment Consumption
(cfm)
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
Backfill Tamper 30 - 35
Bead Breaker 12
Bench Rammer 5
Brad Nailer 0.5
Blow Gun 3
Body Polisher 2
Body Orbital Sander 5
Brake Tester 4
Burr Tool, small 4
Burr Tool, large 5-6
Bus Lift 6
Car Lift 6
Carbon Remover 3
Carving tool 10 - 15
Caulking Gun 4
Chain Saw 7-22
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
Drill 1/2" 4
Dust Blow Gun 3
File/Saw Machine 3-5
Floor Rammer 7
Framing Nailer 2.5
Garage Door, Pneumatic 3
Grease Gun 4
Grinder 2 in Horizontal 5-10
High Speed Grinder 8
Hoists, 1 ton 1
Hydraulic Riveter 4
Hydraulic Lift, 8000lb 6
Hydraulic Floor Jack 6
Impact Driver 1/2" 4
Impact Driver 3/4" 7.5
Impact Driver 1" 12
Impact Wrenches - 3/8" 2-5

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Impact Wrenches - 1/2" 4-5
Impact Wrenches - 1" 10
Jackhammer, medium 135
Jitterbug Sander 6
Lift, Bus or Truck 10
Lift, Car 6
Mini Die Grinder 4-6
Nailer, Brad (30 psi) 2
Nailer, Framing (50 psi) 4
Needle Scaler 8 - 16
Nibbler 4
Nutsetter - 3/8" inch 3-6
Nutsetter - 3/4" inch 5-8
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
Ratchet, 3/8" 4
Rivet Buster 40 - 50
Rock Drill 100
Rotational Sander 8 - 15
Sand Blasters 6 - 400
Sander, Dual 11 - 13
Screwdriver 1-6
Shears 8 - 16
Spark plug cleaner 5
Speed Saw 5
Spray Cleaner 5
Spray gun, Basic (20 - 45 psi) 0.5 - 3.5
Spray gun, Commercial (30 - 70 psi) 4-7
Spring Oilers 4
Strait line Sander 4-7
Tapper - 3/8" inch 3-5
Tire Changer 1
Tire Inflation 2
Transmission flusher 3
Upholstery Stapler (30 psi) 2
Vacuum Cleaners 6
Valve Grinders 2

Ratings based on a 25% load factor - tools running 25% of the time.

1 psi (lb/in2) = 6,894.8 Pa (N/m2) = 6.895x10-3 N/mm2 = 6.895x10-2 bar

1 cfm (ft3/min) = 1.7 m3/h = 0.47 l/s

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