One air tool that will find many uses in your garage is a die grinder. This hand held device is powered by an air compressor which drives the high rotation speeds of a grinding stone on the end of an axle.

You can choose many different types of grinding attachments which increases the flexibility of this tool.

Some of the jobs that can be completed with this type of tool are:

• Metal De burring - removing very small, rough, and sharp metal shards off a piece of metal
• Wood and metal sanding
• Cutting through metal bars thick or thin
• Rounding off wood edges
• Grinding away rust on your hot rod
• Polishing chrome on your rims
• Removing paint or smoothing paint on your car or truck
• Cutting sheet metal very articulately
• Basic cylinder head porting
• Smoothing the edges off a welder

There are also super specialty tools like a pinstripe removal tool. This unique tool can get rid of pinstripes, double-sided tape, sticky adhesive, and strip molding.

This type of professional tool will last a lifetime, especially if you get a quality unit like the ones sold at Mechanics Tool Supply. Don’t forget to browse their inventory of accessories. A professional die grinder isn’t worth a dime unless you get the accessories to go with it.