Home air compressor & impact wrench

Marmaduke said:

The one I'd seen was two hundred and fifty odd quid and had more torque than my clarke electric one but currently I've got a discovery to do up and sell, a series 2a to do up and sell and two holes in the bulkhead of my defender so my aldi special will have to last

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Out of my boss's price range that

The Milwaukee 18V impact wrench is a heavy-ish tool, but is't too bad for one handed operation. However, if you're trying to hold the other side of whatever it is you're undoing with a spanner, it can be quite painful as the torque and the hammer action are pretty fierce. It's a lot easier if you can wedge the spanner against part of the structure or against the ground and put your foot on it. It's capable of spreading the jaws on open enders, so a ring spanner or better still a 6 point socket is usually needed.

I have a Ingersoll rand 20v high impact battery gun to be honest it woz a choice of the mill or the Ingersoll for me the Ingersoll has 1100ftlb of breakerway torque I do have a small 14 .4 v snap on 3/8 gun does just 120ftlb perfect for most of my use at work

jamesmartin said:

battery guns i find easier to use and usually have a larger hammer effect size for size , ive got a couple of 1/2 snap on guns plus a couple of 3/8s guns ive tried cheaper ones and power difference is great , i tried a milwauke 18 v today it was as good as snap on if not better, but same applies with air a decent make is better than machine mart etc,admittedly a compressor does give you a wide tool range and for that you do need a decent size ,my air saw is very handy

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+1 i have large 3 phase compressors @ min 10 bar running a snap on mg725 & its still not as powerfull or practical as my snap on batt gun the breakaway torque is unmatched imo only prob its a bit c**p when a customer lifts one @ £600 a pop