Abstract: A manual manipulator having a pneumatically operable tool for performing a tool function on a workpiece. An elongate hollow pole supplies the tool with pressurized gas from a remote supply. A housing containing the pneumatic control circuitry is located on the pole. A switch for selectively activating the pneumatic control circuitry is positioned near a handgrip on the pole, thereby allowing the operator of the manual manipulator to activate or deactivate the pneumatic control circuitry without removing the operator's hands from the manual manipulator. A second elongate hollow pole may be attached to the housing having a further grip thereon and containing the supply passageway of pressurized gas therein.