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Title: Impact Wrench
Post by: AlexMozza on 09 August 2011, 15:52

Anyone know where to get a good quality impack wrench, I'm looking around the £50-£80 price, pref 18v :)

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 09 August 2011, 17:18

The best impact wrench are the snap on ones, a bit expensive though.
There is a review on other wrenches in this months car mechanics magazine, so if you can grab a copy.

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: danny_p on 12 August 2011, 00:28

ingersol rand.  they do proper air inpact wrenches that make the snapon ones look ghay, ait cheep and you need lots of air tho

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: LowlifeDubber on 12 August 2011, 09:41

Agree with Danny on the Ingersol Rand but well out of your budget.

Have a look for some Chicago Pnuematic(cp) windy guns.

http://www.cp.com/en/whatwedo/powertools/impact/

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 12 August 2011, 14:31

I thought the OP was asking for a battery powered wrench?
I have the 14.4v and 18v snap on impact wrenches, and they are everything but ghay  :grin:

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: LowlifeDubber on 12 August 2011, 19:25

Skim read fail :evil:

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: danny_p on 12 August 2011, 21:19

Quote from: LowlifeDubber on 12 August 2011, 19:25

Skim read fail :evil:

same here

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: danny_p on 12 August 2011, 21:21

makita ones have done me well.

you may get the bare tool for 50-80 £  but you'll still need an battery and charger sadly that'll probaly put a 1 infrount of your budget

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: JDM82 on 14 August 2011, 09:47

I got a good one from Machine Mart...... A Clarke mains powered one. Its heavy duty and does the job quite well. It was £64 pounds.

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cew1000-electric-impact-wrench

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 14 August 2011, 12:46

I've also got one of them. They are very powerful so be careful.
A big negative though is the lack of variable trigger, so its either on or off, and that can be tricky with so much power!

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: AlexMozza on 14 August 2011, 22:36

:) I think im gunna save up and go Snap On or Silverline :)

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 14 August 2011, 22:42

Buy the 18v snap on for bigger jobs, or 14.4v for smaller jobs.
I've tried quite a few wrenches, and the snap on really are the best.

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: tech1889 on 15 August 2011, 15:15

I have a Clarke 24v one which is very powerful.. i have only used it about 5-10 times am willing to sell for the right price if your interested.. its very powerful something like 480ft/lb's of torque pm me if you interested

Title: Re: Impact Wrench
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 16 August 2011, 09:57

Clarke wrenches do get a good reviews.

Positives - Very powerful, well built.
Negatives - Batteries don't last as long as some brands, no variable trigger(i think?)