I have an oilless compressor - they are hellishly noisy. Definitely stay
away from them if at all humanly possible.
That being said, other than tyres and the like I don't find air tools all
that handy. A good ratchet and breaker bar set serves me as well - between
the noise, power use and all that I do quite nicely with electric tools
like an angle grinder, rahter than air tools for everything.
It's not like I have a wimpy compressor either - 1.5 Hp running on 220 is
more than adequate.
Were I to be doing this commercially I might feel different - but by the
time I get the damn wrenches out and the hoses and everything else it
doesn't seem worth the bother.
ajr
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