Air Tools
Impact wrenches, drills, ratchets, shears and sanders, mostly Chicago Pneumatic.
Air Tools we supply in Bristol
Figures as they appear in our catalogue. Prices are quoted against the job — the machine, the installation and the training — so ring 0117 955 6133 or send the details.
Photographs are from our own catalogue and are a guide to the type of equipment — ring us to confirm the exact model before you order.
Air Tools at Pomphrey
Pneumatic tools are what a workshop runs on: impact wrenches, ratchets, drills, air hammers, shears, nibblers, saws, sanders, polishers and grinders. Most of what we carry is Chicago Pneumatic, which is what the trade reaches for and what our own engineers work with, and it is the make we hold parts for.
The size that matters is not the tool, it is the air behind it. A half-inch impact wrench will run off a modest piston compressor; a three-quarter-inch gun, a die grinder or a sander will empty a small receiver in seconds and then run at half its rated torque while the motor catches up. If tools are underperforming, the compressor and the pipework are the first place to look, and we would rather tell you that than sell you another wrench.
Everything on this page is repairable. Air tools are simple machines — vanes, bearings, seals and a rotor — and a tool that has lost its punch usually wants a service kit rather than replacing. They come to the bench at Kingsland Road, get stripped, rebuilt and go back working. We do that for the makes we sell and for most of the makes we do not.
What we do for this equipment
The same company that supplies it keeps it working. These service lines apply to everything on this page.
Air Tools — questions we get asked
What compressor do I need to run these?
More than most people expect. A half-inch impact wrench used in short bursts is undemanding; a three-quarter-inch gun, a die grinder or a sander runs continuously and will flatten a small compressor. If tools feel gutless, the usual culprit is air supply or pipework rather than the tool. See our air compressors.
Can air tools be repaired, or is it cheaper to replace them?
Almost always repaired. An air tool is vanes, bearings, seals and a rotor, and a tool that has lost power usually needs a service kit rather than replacing. They come to the bench at Kingsland Road, get stripped and rebuilt, and go back working. See tool repairs.
Do you repair makes you did not supply?
Yes. We hold parts for the Chicago Pneumatic range we carry and we repair most other makes that turn up.
Half-inch or three-quarter-inch impact wrench?
Half-inch covers wheels and most general work and is lighter to hold all day. Three-quarter-inch is for commercial wheels, suspension and anything seized. If you are buying one gun for a car workshop it is almost always the half-inch.
The rest of the catalogue
Air Compressors
Piston, screw and portable, from 3hp workshop units to tandem installations.
37 products
Jacks & Hydraulics
Trolley and bottle jacks, transmission jacks, axle stands, presses and cranes.
25 products
Vehicle Lifts
Two-post, four-post and baseless lifts from two to six tonnes.
15 products
Torque Wrenches
Norbar Pro, Industrial and Nortorque, with calibration in our own workshop.
14 products
Tyre Equipment
Tyre changers and wheel balancers, supplied, installed and trained on site.
5 products
MOT Bays
Class 4 and Class 7 ATL bays, gas and smoke analysers and ancillary packs.
7 products
Lubrication
SAMOA oil and grease pumps, reels and dispensing equipment.
7 products
Wheel Aligners
Hofmann Megalign and Megaline alignment systems.
3 products
Heaters
Propane and paraffin space heaters for the workshop floor.
5 products
Battery Chargers
Starter chargers and road-start units.
3 products
Welders
MIG welding plant and protective equipment.
2 productsTell us what the workshop needs
Tell us the bay, the vehicles and what it has to lift, weigh or measure, and we will tell you what fits — and what it will cost installed, trained and certificated.
If something has stopped, ring. Breakdowns are not a form.
- Phone 0117 955 6133
- Email sales@pomphrey.com
- Open Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm
Tell us what the workshop needs.
Send an enquiry 0117 955 6133