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Oh cool. I always thought it was more like a right angle impact. I use to have access to air tools, but an air ratchet wasn’t one of them.
Oh cool. I always thought it was more like a right angle impact. I use to have access to air tools, but an air ratchet wasn’t one of them.
I’ve been looking at the HF EarthQuake too, but it’s a bit more than I need. I tend to get a little carried away when I want to buy tools. Like I was looking at a pressure brake bleeder, but in reality, my wife can pump the peddle just fine 😉 I might still get the Earthquake. I do like to buy my tools just once.
I know that Kmart (locally) has craftsmen, but the didn’t have air tools when I was there last weekend. Oh well. I can’t think of anybody else locally. I’m not tired to the Craftsmen brand name either, but most of my hand tools are Craftsmen, so I do lean that way.jthomsonmain, this is what I thought. I used this impact, successfully with my little 3 gallon compressor last summer. I put it back in it’s box and back in the drawer. Now it’s shot :/ I do see that the ones one line show a 2 year warranty. It was a gift, so I don’t know how I’d prove the time frame. I don’t own any other air tools. I’ve wanted them for a long time, and I finally got a deal on a compressor. I know that I have a 3/8 air ratchet under the tree and maybe a 3/8 impact too 🙂 So in a week I can compare.
So related to that, why do we call it an air ratchet, when it’s not actually “ratcheting”?
I’ve been looking at the HF EarthQuake too, but it’s a bit more than I need. I tend to get a little carried away when I want to buy tools. Like I was looking at a pressure brake bleeder, but in reality, my wife can pump the peddle just fine 😉 I might still get the Earthquake. I do like to buy my tools just once.
I know that Kmart (locally) has craftsmen, but the didn’t have air tools when I was there last weekend. Oh well. I can’t think of anybody else locally. I’m not tired to the Craftsmen brand name either, but most of my hand tools are Craftsmen, so I do lean that way.jthomsonmain, this is what I thought. I used this impact, successfully with my little 3 gallon compressor last summer. I put it back in it’s box and back in the drawer. Now it’s shot :/ I do see that the ones one line show a 2 year warranty. It was a gift, so I don’t know how I’d prove the time frame. I don’t own any other air tools. I’ve wanted them for a long time, and I finally got a deal on a compressor. I know that I have a 3/8 air ratchet under the tree and maybe a 3/8 impact too 🙂 So in a week I can compare.
So related to that, why do we call it an air ratchet, when it’s not actually “ratcheting”?
No, not yet. With Christmas, I’m not going shopping for another couple of weeks. Digging through Sear’s website, I find conflicting info about this impact. One description says that it only needs 3.7 CFM, and another says 5.2 CFM. My compressor only puts out 4.7 CFM. Even with the impact in the chuck on the compressor, I can hold it still. I also figured out that often, when I press the trigger I just get a rush of air and no movement at all.
I might just grab one from Harbor Freight or Menards. Sears is only at the mall, and it’s not a place I want to go to right now.
No, not yet. With Christmas, I’m not going shopping for another couple of weeks. Digging through Sear’s website, I find conflicting info about this impact. One description says that it only needs 3.7 CFM, and another says 5.2 CFM. My compressor only puts out 4.7 CFM. Even with the impact in the chuck on the compressor, I can hold it still. I also figured out that often, when I press the trigger I just get a rush of air and no movement at all.
I might just grab one from Harbor Freight or Menards. Sears is only at the mall, and it’s not a place I want to go to right now.
I played around more today. With the regulator open to 120 PSI, and a 3/8 hose, I put a lug nut on the car with the gun in full torque mode. Using my beam-type torque wrench, I’d say it only took about 30 ft/lbs to start turning it. I plugged the gun directly into the chuck on the tank. It still couldn’t spin out of my hand. I think I’m going to just buy another an see if this is just defective.
I played around more today. With the regulator open to 120 PSI, and a 3/8 hose, I put a lug nut on the car with the gun in full torque mode. Using my beam-type torque wrench, I’d say it only took about 30 ft/lbs to start turning it. I plugged the gun directly into the chuck on the tank. It still couldn’t spin out of my hand. I think I’m going to just buy another an see if this is just defective.
In the first post I listed that I am using a 3/8 hose. The comparison was that I used a 1/4 hose before with success, but now neither 3/8 or 1/4 seem to provide any power.
One addition. It is pretty cold here. My garage hovers around 35-40 degrees. All the same, the PSI is still up there.
In the first post I listed that I am using a 3/8 hose. The comparison was that I used a 1/4 hose before with success, but now neither 3/8 or 1/4 seem to provide any power.
One addition. It is pretty cold here. My garage hovers around 35-40 degrees. All the same, the PSI is still up there.
Funny, I just typed all this and the forum spit it back out
“Your session has expired. Please log in again.”Allow me to summarize.
Compressor puts out 4.7 CFM @ 90 psi
Impact needs something like 3.7 @ 90
Impact is rated for around 400 ft/lbs (http://www.sears.com/craftsman-6-piece-tire-maintenance-kit/p-00916861000P)Air pressure at the end of the line is a good point, I will have to try and test that. However, with the regulator fully open, both gauges read the same pressure at the start. Maybe I should put the impact gun right into the chuck on the compressor?
Other options I thought of was to buy the 1/2″ hose for a test, or to buy a second gun just to test (return when done). I just don’t have enough tools to narrow it down.
Funny, I just typed all this and the forum spit it back out
“Your session has expired. Please log in again.”Allow me to summarize.
Compressor puts out 4.7 CFM @ 90 psi
Impact needs something like 3.7 @ 90
Impact is rated for around 400 ft/lbs (http://www.sears.com/craftsman-6-piece-tire-maintenance-kit/p-00916861000P)Air pressure at the end of the line is a good point, I will have to try and test that. However, with the regulator fully open, both gauges read the same pressure at the start. Maybe I should put the impact gun right into the chuck on the compressor?
Other options I thought of was to buy the 1/2″ hose for a test, or to buy a second gun just to test (return when done). I just don’t have enough tools to narrow it down.
Yeah, reverse is full torque, and I flipped through the forward ones when I was holding it. Honestly, it didn’t take much effort to stop it from free spinning.