Taking the basic premise of the popular air impact wrench, and refining it to the kind of levels of precision required for a much wider range of jobs, the air drill is in many ways the ultimate evolution of the air tool concept, and provides a combination of a light weight, effortless power, and enough speed to make any job seem easy.

There are a number of advantages that an air drill has over the alternative electric powered model, and these are all major selling points of the design that make a real difference when in use, and can ensure that when you are working with an air drill, you will get the job done with a lot less effort and frustration than you would with an alternative.

The biggest difference between an air drill and an electric model is that the motor is a much lighter part of an air powered drill.  This means that when you are using the drill it feels lighter in your hand, and you can work for longer without getting the same levels of fatigue that you would otherwise.  In addition to this, the simpler motor system that is built into an air drill compared to an electric powered model is much more hard wearing and has fewer parts that can burn out or fail in use, making the tool a lot more reliable over its lifetime.

There are a wide range of different air drills available from basic light weight models that are suitable for day to day use on a wide range of tasks through to extremely powerful variants that are able to cope with almost any kind of work that you can throw at them, and will deliver all the power you need every time you switch them on.

As you would expect from any tool that is designed with the user in mind, air tools use the standard chuck sizes that you will be familiar with from experience with electric drills, and you will be able to use your existing drill bits with the models quite happily, making the transition from one power source to another straightforward.

Basic air drills are available from as little as $61.99.  A lightweight model such as the Mountain MTN 7302KL, which weighs just 1.1KG features a number of refinements that you would expect to pay a lot more for, such as a keyless chuck, an extremely compact and ergonomic shape, and a ½ HP air powered motor that uses just 7CFM of compressed air at 90PSI.

For a slightly larger investment, a model like the Ingersoll Rand IRT7807R is an excellent choice at just $98.63.  It is light and ergonomic with a reversible and repositionable head that