Mr. Goodwrench Wrote:
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> When the Going Gets Gone Wrote:
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> > nopey Wrote:
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> > > Milwaukee, Ingersoll-Rand, etc Wrote:
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> > > > Don’t buy a cordless impact driver.
> Invest
> > in
> > > > either power (120vac) or pneumatic with 1/2
> > > inch
> > > > drive. Cordless drives don’t have
> > consistent
> > > > torque and power.
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> > > incorrect. are you old?
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> > > long funny review or the Earthquake
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkPzjV-ZaTU
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> > Kinda old but also kinda smart. Cute tools but
> > have you ever needed to get a chopper or other
> > aircraft airborne to rescue humans or deliver
> > supplies in -10 degree weather, those teenie
> > weenie batteries can’t deliver. A smart
> person
> > accounts for the worse and tools up according.
> > Besides, you hopefully have to buy once.
> > But you just want to look cool working on a
> rice
> > burner.......
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> Yeah and nobody's doing that here.
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> The HF Earthquake wrench is fine. As are some
> other cordless guns now like the Milwaukee. A
> good IR or other better quality air gun still is
> better overall as far as power and size but you'll
> need a good compressor on the other end too and
> all that goes along with it (lines, size, power,
> etc.). The biggest catch with the electrics are
> that they are large and hard to get into some
> places. But they are convenient and power is good
> with most of the newer ones.
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> The ratchets are handy too but most don't
> understand how they're used. They're not impacts
> (unless you buy one of the few that are anyway).
> They're not really intended to break most things
> free. They're used mainly to save time spinning
> things up/down and started/finished by hand. You
> can break some lighter torqued fasteners with them
> but don't count on much heavier.
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> I have both, I use both. Both have
> advantages/disadvantages. Depends on the job.
someone who gets it - Thank you! I spend maybe 10-15 days a year doing real work on my cars requiring any real grunt work so the compressor though tempting is probably not what I need. I mean Ive done it all for over a decade with hand tools so fuck. The only things I cannot do are jobs where you need a lift or need leverage without much room (exhaust bolts under vehicle). Also as you mentioned I get tired of ratcheting so that is what the non-impact wrench is for (not breaking bolts). What I will have to resist is the temptation to over use the impact wrench or even the power ratchet for that matter.
With what I save in labor charges Ill pay for the $500 power tools in one repair so Im not worried about the cost.