| Author | Message | ||
     Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise)  |
Wife bought me a 15 gallon air compressor for my b-day. Will run at 7.0 cfm @ 90 psi all day long. Looking for some air tools now, I realize you get what you pay for, but im not looking to pay the price wanted by Porter cable. Looking for a ratchet, drill, impact wrench, etc. Who makes & or sells some halfway decent stuff for a good price? | ||
| Hoser  |
Check after xmas , there are bound to be sales , I would look at Sears , Home Depot and like that , you don't need top shelf stuff if it is not intended for continuous duty , a kick asz impact wrench is worth having though , I like Mac impacts or Ingersol Rand makes a nut buster of an impact. (Message edited by hoser on December 13, 2004) | ||
| Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise) |
Yep, not looking for super duper top line stuff since it may not actually get used all that much. But I agree witht he imapct wrench deal. I want a whopper than can bust the lug nuts off a semi  | ||
| Vegasbueller  |
Harbor Freight used to sell some good air tools, and if you have a friend near Seattle, there are some real steals at Boeing Surplus Sales. | ||
| Spiderman  |
Harbor freight BABY!! Got a cut off wheel and a die grinder for 20$ And they hold up very well! | ||
| Odie  |
Dyna, I bought a set of airtools at Sam's Club about 5 years ago. The are Campbell-Hausfield. Not the greatest but good enough for what I do right now. Just three days ago, while working a "Grater Eliminator" did my cut-off tool finally go. Went and bought a better one at Lowes. I'm very happy with the performance of them considering the price. ($80) for the set. Literally, not a day goes by that I am not using at least one airtool out of the set. The Sam's here has some of them in stock all the time. They have changed in appearance over the years but basically the same set. Just keep them well oiled before every use and drain your compressor every night after use and both should last a long time.....Later, Odie | ||
| U4euh |
Ditto: CH is what I use in my shop. Never rebuilding a car with them, but for the little bit of what I use them for, they are good. I got mine at the local AUTOZONE. Jim | ||
| Road_thing  |
Dyna, my experience mirrors what's been said above. Buy on low price, replace when you use 'em up. I give mine a squirt of oil before using, that insures that the insides of the tools will get lubed, and that everything within 6 feet of the exhaust port gets a fine coating of oil mist. rt | ||
| Bomber  |
look for places that sell re-build high end stuff -- you can often get high-dollar gear for Northern Frieght prices | ||
| Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise) |
I just snagged an Ingersoll-Rand 1/2" drive impact from work. Its not needeed anymore so I asked our maintenance supervisor if I could have it. Not bad for a start. Super-duty 1/2in. air impact wrench Twin hammer impact mechanism for more power In-handle exhaust directs air away from work area 470 ft.-lbs. max. torque; 590 ft.-lbs. in reverse 8000 RPM free speed; 1200 blows per minute  | ||
| BadS1  |
Try Farm & Fleet Dyna good deals and alot of stuff. | ||
| Wyckedflesh  |
To back up the CH tools from Sam's/Costco, all of the parts to repair them are available cheap. My set is going on 5 years as well and all work perfectly. The die grinder has been rebuilt at a cost of $12 in parts but that tends to be the tool I use the most often. I also use an Inline oiler attached in front of the quick coupler on the hose so I don't end up with oil in the airhose. A waterfilter right off the regulator keeps water out of the hose as well so condensation doesn't end up in the tool. If the tools have been sitting for a bit I will douse them with WD40 before attaching them to the line just as a precaution. Right now I need a replacement compressor. | ||
| Fullpower  |
Happy Birthday Dyna .i ran sears craftsman for the first 4 years in my business, no problems. had money to burn, so bought SnapOn for the business a few years ago, took the craftsman toys home. now everyones happy. the exception is in 1/2 impact driver: the absolute best in the market is the Ingersol Rand IR2131, an extremely powerful, lightweight instrument, like 'em so much i had to buy a second one for home. the IR2131, with a half to 3/4" adaptor is great for breaking loose the countershaft nut on the buell/sportster. "I STRONGLY SUGGEST HEARING PROTECTION WHILE USING PNEUMATIC TOOLS" end of sermon. (Message edited by fullpower on December 14, 2004) | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
BTW I have a 3/8 drive as well as a 1/2 drive impact guns. The 3/8 is rated for 100ftlbs, and the 1/2 is rated at 200ftlbs. I wouldn't mind the IR2131 which is the base for Snap On's THUNDERGUN which is what Nutscar...oops I mean Nascar uses. | ||
| Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise) |
Im going to go shopping for a 3/8ths ratchet this weekend. Havent checked out sears for em yet. Was at Farm & Fleet & it seems like they had 2 options...really nice & expensive..like Porter cable or really crappy & disposable. I mean how good can a $20 impact gun be? | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
You would be suprised, is it a $20 gun because its a 4 or 5 year old model, or is it a $20 gun because its a knock off brand. That is what I paid for my 3/8 drive CH gun and have no problem with that price because I know I can get all the replaceable parts within a couple days. It was that price because it was a closeout/older model. | ||
| Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise) |
No closeout or leftover model, its some real cheezy looking & cheap feeling stuff. They have a line of this stuff, excel or some name like that. The switches felt cheap, gun didnt feel very well balanced, etc. | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
Then you answered your own question Greg  thought you were smarter then that  | ||
| Sandblast  |
My wife just got me a 33 gallon Craftsman compressor, air ratchet, air hammer, and Impact (all craftsman) from sears for $300. I went and got a 50' hose, tire filler, and air sprayer thing with a bunch of fittings from Harbor Freight for $15 for everything! Dyna that impact gun is sweet, way overkill but cool as hell. I am a little spoiled at work- we use a titanium one that is really light (also Ingersoll-Rand) | ||
| Rek  |
Two words: pawn shop. I buy many of my tools second hand at a 1/3 the price for high-end tools. Rob | ||
| Bomber |
Rek -- never thought ofd that! great idea for lots of tools, I imagine! thanks -- I'm not surprised at your perpescacity, given your choice of avatar photo -- good choice! | ||
| Odie |
Pawn shops are real great places around this time of year as people need money and get rid of all kinds of good stuff. I pick up damaged Craftsman tools, sockets, etc. for dirt and then take them to Sears and trade for new ones!!! Later, Odie | ||
| Rek |
Yeah pawn shops are great for some kinds of tools, although I have got a few bunk-o power tools and no stick mostly to the non-breakable varieties. Bomber: gotta love the Gonzo! | ||
| Captainkirk  |
I tend to avoid pawnshops because I know lots of my tools ended up there without my consent over the years. Feed the fire, expect to get burned once in a while. | ||
| Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise) |
We dont have any pawn shops here. I dont think I would go in one anyways. | ||
| Vegasbueller |
hehehe.. I used to work for BF Goodrich Aerospace in Everett, WA. We had guys that did nothing but go around town getting all the stolen air tools back from the pawn shops! I culdn't believe how many guys got canned for that in a year! That being said.. yup, you can get some really good tools in the pawn shops. Nick | ||
| Captainkirk |
What ticks me off is the pawnshops around here advertise on the local headbanger radio station... "Electronics, computer equipment, tools and power tools, ANYTHING OF VALUE..." and you know there are no questions asked. I mean, what kid needs a 1/2" chuck drill? Somebody needed mine more than me. | ||
| Crashm1 |
Here's my .02, Snap-On or Ingersol-Rand. I like the good stuff because I make my living with tools. The other bit is if you oil the tools after use instead of just before it cuts down on the rusting of the internal bits according to my Snap-On guy. |
