Heavy shop equipment-stuff like air compressors, big bench vices, parts washers and hydraulic presses-is what separates the serious home shop gearhead from the dabblers in our ranks. It isn't for ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Whether it's for painting, dusting, inflating, or air tools, sometimes there's no substitute for an air compressor.

The device works by ionizing air to create a low-temperature plasma, which is blown up a tube by an air compressor. Part way up the tube, the plasma is hit with a powerful microwave, which shakes the ...

Atlas Copco has launched a new addition to its portable air compressors DrillAir family: the X-Air⁺ 750-25. The portable air compressor serves as a compact solution for medium-depth drilling, by being ...

Many readers will be familiar with the Dyson Air Multiplier, an ingenious bladeless fan design in which a compressor pushes jets of air from the inside edge of a large ring. This fast-moving air draws ...

Widespread damage occurred in the hot sections of a KLM Boeing 747 that encountered volcanic ash from Alaska’s Mount Redoubt in December 1989. Credit: Thomas J. Casadevall/U.S. Geological Survey A ...

Air engines are a common occurrence here on Hackaday. They’re relatively novel and reasonably easy to 3D print without requiring any fluids or supporting machinery. For example, [Tom Stanton] took a ...