For any home renovation endeavor, an air pick is the perfect aid. From extracting nails, screws, and other grips to chiseling hardwood to smashing concrete, this instrument is able to handle it all. While owning an air pick can provide you with an array of benefits, it is undeniably essential to learn and practice the safest methods in order to avert injury.

Before switching on your air pick, it’s vital to check out the instruction manual that comes with the tool – it will guide your understanding of the different components and how each one operates. It’s also essential to ensure eye protection is in place before handling the tool, as pieces of material can be propelled with immense force, and could thus generate serious harm to your vision.

To get the most out of your air pick, hook up the air hose to your air compressor. Grab the air pick in one hand and the air hose in the other. Then, align the point of the air pick with whatever material you want to take off – if it’s a nail you’re targeting, make sure to place the tip right on top of it.

Adjust the air pick in place and hit the switch on the compressor. The instrument will come to life, its tip shaking rapidly. To make sure it functions properly, keep the device in continual motion with a slight circular direction.

Whilst working, you may have to fluctuate the pressure of the air compressor. If the air pick isn’t expelling the material at a beneficial rate, you may have to up the pressure; however, if the air pick is ejecting the material too rapidly or creating too much shaking, then you should decrease the pressure.

After you have used the air pick to your heart’s content, finish your task with care by turning off the air compressor and disconnecting the air hose. Don’t forget, for everyone’s safety, to stow away the air pick and the air compressor as soon as your job is done.