Makita AC001 Compact Air Compressor

This is an excellent unit FOR CERTAIN INTENDED USES. It’s very light, very compact, very well built, and the quietest compressor I’ve ever had. Best of all, it doesn’t require much current at all to start and run full cycle- meaning it can be used at any plug, and doesn’t mind being used at the end of long extension cords. I bought it for portable use around the home and shop, applications where carrying this is easier than dragging hundreds of feet of hose around from a stationary compressor. Applications this will be god for: -small blowgun jobs, cleaning small parts or clearing dust from small areas - bikes, balls, sports equipment -filling automotive, light truck, ATV, lawn equipment tires -air powered finish/trim nailers The tank is just a gallon and the CFM of the tiny compressor isn’t much. As long as you aren’t making unrealistic expectations of this compressor, it will be handy for many, many uses home and shop alike.

Great little air compressor. If you're a hobbyist and you work in your garage. Super quiet, which makes it fantastic and just enough air, to work on your projects that need air. Highly recommend, well built.

This compressor will not blow air for longer than a minute. Cannot even pump a floatie in a timely manner.

Even after reading other reviews saying how small this unit is, I was still surprised when I actually pulled it out of the box. It's small, and light enough for even an old guy like me to carry around with one hand. I ran it for 20 minutes to break it in, per the instructions, and couldn't even hear it when I walked out of the room. I tested it with two Makita nailers I also just got (an 18 gauge brad nailer and a 16 gauge finish nailer). I used scraps of oak molding, nailing them to a scrap length of 2x4. Half a dozen shots in row (many times faster than I'd use the nailers for real) were no problem at all. This isn't intended for a pro roofing a house, but for an amateur DIYer like me, this little compressor is absolutely perfect.

Very quiet and light weight/compact. Down side is... it’s really small and doesn’t hold much air so you end up waiting on it a lot. Can’t really fault the compressor for that though, it’s basically in the product description. I’ll probably end up getting an auxiliary tank for it, still better than lugging around a bigger compressor.

Small & Light! Perfect what i use it for.. I have a bigger compressor already.. Wanted something portable to bring in and out of houses i am renovating.. I compare this to the Senco PC1010, but even quieter, believe or not! I used the Senco for 2yrs.. I love this Makita Compressor, and care less what the previous bad comments that was listed about this product here on Amazon! Awesome combo with the Makita AF505N!

Very quiet machine for the first two days. Then it started making a loud noise. Called Amazon to return but it was past 30 days. Called Makita and they said to take it to the local repair station. The local repair station said it was a loose shroud and that they put some lock tight on it. This lasted for one day and now it is making a loud noise again. It is a nice light machine but the compressor design is flawed. Had the compressor in twice to the repair shop going on my third trip. On the last trip he had to drill a hole in the side of the compressor to tighten the concentric connecting rod bolts which had come loose. He put lock-tight on it but it still came loose. I am not happy with this compressor. Makita is just trying to run out the warranty with me.

I had a compressor in my garage for years and it made me deaf every time I tried to inflate my tires. I believe it was a Bosch, but it was a decently powered compressor. This time I went with a lighter and quieter model - the Makita AC001. The goods news is its definitely quieter and is light enough to pick up one hand. The bad news is you can't use for much more than standard tire inflation. It takes time to fill back up while using. So take it for what it is. For me this works, but if I needed to blow out sprinklers or some other heavier duty job, it's not up to it.

In all honesty,I’ve owned numerous compressors and come from a family of finish carpenters. So I’ve been around compressors since birth. This thing is super quite,while filling up my tires alittle far I didn’t even know if it was turned on since it was quite, and I’m not lying.i followed the guide to run the pistons and hope for it to last. Also not sure if it was just mine or all of them but you have to raise the pressure up considerably.i went to fill my tire and it did nothing, then raised pressure and slowly checked since alittle can move it a bit, And I didn’t want to overload anything. Now this things a champ. I have yet to test with an 18G finish nailer,but in all honesty I doubt there would be an issue after all every compressor works with them. And please don’t be stupid, if you need a lot of air buy a bigger compressor. Any compressor this size is only good for small jobs and if you Only work one gun with pauses in between like me. Still good for a 2 man crew of someone cuts everything and one guy nails then does chaulking. Please be realistic, Makita’s amazing for there bigger compressors so I’m hoping the same goes for this little guy.

As a general contractor I got exactly what I wanted and was looking for , light weight, small , silent, easy to carry around but does a good job . Good price from Makita and awesome fast delivery. Thanks Makita and Amazon !!! Good job

Compressor is nice and quiet, does the job of blowing down test equipment from grain dust. Only draw back is the small tank capacity we need about 2 tanks to do the job required. Worked well for 5 months but now and has gotten louder when it is refilling. Wondering if it is about to quit working as it is used around a dozen times a day. Time will tell.

this little thing rocks! ... I'm using it now for all interior trim jobs ... very quiet and light enough to carry room to room ... be advised it does fire more frequently but considering the size of tank that is to be expected, however no noticeable drop in pressure ...

WARNING 👉 DO NOT BUY THIS COMPRESSOR FOR THE JOB SITE👈!!! It's only good for LIGHT use around the house, Hobbies etc. I've bought a cheap Canadian tire compressor a few year ago, and thought I'd replace it with this Makita. Now I'm back using it again BECAUSE IT STILL WORKS!!