All tooled up

The good thing about air tools, and one of the reasons I was so quick to pick up the air hammer, is that they're cheap. The air hammer was just 30 quid, and it was about the most expensive one. Obviously the catch, as I now know, is that you need a compressor to power them.
So out came Mr. Visa again, and a couple of days later, problem solved.

I have a brand new 2HP compressor, ready to power my wonder-tool.  These bad boys are LOUD, but apparently that's how they're meant to be.  You can get oil-based and oil-less compressors, and the oil-less ones seem more expensive. I didn't see the point, since I won't be using it for long, so went for an oily one. I believe the difference refers only to the engine that squashes the air, so no difference in operation.

The are a few other metrics worth considering, such as CFM, FAD, receiver size, and max pressure. All pretty boring stuff, but needs matching to the tools you intend to connect.

The other thing you'll need, which again, I forgot, is a hose to attach the compressor to the tool.  I do a quick online search, and found a branch of Machinemart locally that had what I needed.  They were really helpful in there, gave me all the "snap connect" fittings I needed to connect everything together. My air hammer can finally spring to life!

While I'm at it, I thought I'd invest in a few more cheap air tools to use through my project.  I get a "Cut-off tool" that looks like a mini angle grinder for 25 quid, and a rotary sander that looks pretty heavy duty, for another 30.  I figure I'm going to need to do some sanding at some point, and the cut-off tool will be useful for chopping bits of wood or pipe or anything else I come across, I can also use it to carve the channels in the wall to bury the pipes and cables...but that's a bit down the line yet.


Enough planning, enough spending, time to get those 5 million teeny tiny stupid tiles off my walls.