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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).
| Air Tool or Equipment | Average Free Air 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 |
| 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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