What type of air tools to purchase?

[BigLew]

I've had a 26 gal. Husky from Home Depot for 5 yrs and love it. It is an oil lubricated compressor with a 5 HP peak motor. Runs everything I've asked of it. I've not sprayed paint, but will be doing so soon. It might run a little slower than continous, but wait a second at the end of a pass and it will recover quick enough.

I use it to drive nail guns and brad guns, torque wrenches and grinders, etc. Never a problem. The smaller the capacity, the more you have to sit and wait for it to recover. A lot depends on what you will be driving for continous periods and what that tool's air consumption is and the drive pressure required. Sections of 50 ft. guick connect hose makes for a lot of range from the compressor itself. I have a couple of wheels on mine so if I wanted to move it for a particular large job, I could.

Good luck, you'll love it. Turn it on Saturday morning and off Sunday night- 'it's a good thing!"