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FixitUp Find: Bostitch Trim Air Compressor

So here’s one of my least favorite things to do: lug my hand-carry compressor to and from the jobsite. It’s sixty or seventy pounds of total discomfort, and once it’s there it’s loud and dirty. In fact, the smaller the job, the more I resent the aggravation.

But there’s a light-weight, dependable alternative that speeds things up without taking much space or energy to use—and it’s reasonably priced. Bostitch’s CAP1516 Trim Air compressor is a great addition to my pneumatic fleet. I used it doing punch out for framing, working in the shop with pinners and staplers, and for a quick crown molding job and it earned its keep.

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Tara

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