Tool Thread

[RICH17]

Searched and didnt find one.....










Looking to finally pick up some air tools now that we have a compressor. I am wanting a 1/2 drive impact first. I am your typical wrencher but dont need anything costly. What do you guys recomend? And any good places for cheap impact socket?

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[10sec]

Harbor freight has always treated me right with impact sockets and wrenches. The air tools are hit or miss, but hella cheap. I have nice tools I use repeatedly, and those once in a while tools are all HF cheap shit.

 

[syP]

I have bought nothing buy Craftsman schtuff... then again I work right down the street from sears.... if something breaks.. just replace it.

I lied.. I have 1 MAC TOOLs cordless impact. The rest are Craftsman or Craftsman Professional.

 

[slowchevy]

http://www.thechicagogarage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118643

Should update with mine as well

 

[Sprayin]

All my air tools are craftsman and they haven't let me down yet.

 

[slowchevy]

gonna drop my car off at your house and have you swap a five oh right meow

 

[RICH17]

Whats the warranty on craftsman air tools?

 

[Sprayin]

My air ratchet is 1 year I think. Idk about my impact. Pretty sure my cut off wheel is 1 year also. Ill look when I get home.

 

[Stink Star]

If you want a step up from craftsman, Matco has a series of tools that is barely more expensive called "ADV" that I've never seen break. I've broken a lot of craftsman stuff and craftsman wrenches are complete junk. I suggest gear wrench ratcheting wrenches and if you can afford it, get the ingersol-rand 1/2" composite impact. I have the TI Max version and people are always borrowing it when their snap on or matco ones can't break something free. But no matter what you get just make sure it's composite.... The small price increase is worth it for the decrease in weight. I also use a 1/4" electric impact and electric ratchet more than just about any other tool in my box.

 

[RICH17]

Yea i like the 3/8th drive electrics for small stuff. I definately have heard good from ingersol-rand. WHere can you buy them tho? Any places online cheap?

 

[10sec]

IR impacts are FTW.

 

[Stink Star]

They actually sell them at sears

 

[RICH17]

Hmm Ill have to go take a look.

 

[Hubbard 0]

Most of my tools are Husky and came with the compressor. That impact is pretty lame so I wouldn't recommend that. I don't use air tools a ton cause I hate hearing the compressor run over my music.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

seriously rich lots of tools at local pawn shops nowadays...haggle em down with a bulk purchase...

 

[Aircal]

Really don't we have enough threads about..... oh wait you mean actual tools!...lol

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

I picked up a lot of my Air tools at garage sales. I picked up an alitrade 1/2" impact for $5, a craftsman Die Grinder and 3/8" ratchet for $15, and more recently found a husky Air hammer for $10 and an IR mini air reciprocating saw for $25. They all work fine except the ratchet has been acting up lately. I also have a Craftsman 1/2" Impact I got as a gift. Socket sets are all husky because I had a Home Depot Gift card. For wheels I have a great little 3 piece IR kit I've really wanted to get an IR Thunder Gun though just for those crazy fast NASCAR like wheel changes.. lol.

 

[bikrboy128]

northern tools carries IR impacts, at good prices too. i've personally got a matco, and while it's a great gun i think it's torque is over rated. my next gun will be an IR

 

[ss454]

A lot of people love the Harbor Freight Earthquake series impact guns. They're heavy but if you're not lugging it around all day it's a good gun. Rest of their impacts are crap though.

Their impact sockets are also good.