air tools

[michael_antoi]

looking at getting some tools (or atleast an air ratchet)

what are some good brands people have had experiences with..

what should i avoid?

and how much..

[bennjamin]

i bought a HITACHI 14.4volt 1/2 inch drive electric ratchet gun. Great investment - as strong as a decent air setup and compact.

But , you will save up for a good aircompressor + accessories if you want versitility. You can have a air ratchet , air pump , spraying booth , fluid drainer/sprayer etc etc etc all in one tool ( if you spend the extra cash!)

[michael_antoi]

how much the hitachi set you back

$500?

[ECU-MAN]

Snap on IMO would be the best, last forever.

SP is a great brand for cheeper air tools

Motor Mate have a good range of air tools.

[armak81]

have a chicago pneumatic rattle gun. cost a heap but has lasted 2 years of abuse

[bennjamin]

how much the hitachi set you back

$500?

$500 yes. Great for everything bar the toughest bolts that might need repetition and would probably burnout the motor.

you asked about air tools - and i agree with ECU MAN etc. Pay a pretty amount for Snap-on etc , or simply borrow someone elses. IMO its not worth at all , spending cheap on a air too setup.

[Vtec_inside]

i sell tools for a living and chicago pneumatic is good quilty the other one i recomend for a rattle gun is sidchrome or kinchrome rattle gun good product resonable priced.

[michael_antoi]

how much is a reasonable price?

[online]

I have bought heaps of snap on air tools over the years and i have found that their quality isn't as good as what it used to be, alot of their air tools are made in china and taiwan. Their hand tools rock though. just buy the cheapies, i use them all day everyday and don't have issues.. I have about half dozen snap on air tools sitting here broken.

[michael_antoi]

so the cheap stuff from repco will serve me fine for a little while u reckon?

[bennjamin]

so the cheap stuff from repco will serve me fine for a little while u reckon?

yes for alittle while. You want bigger CFM and better quality tho to prevent the compressor "compressing" every 2 minutes of use.
Also factor in that you need to maintain a air compressor and its tools with oil , petrol and other lube etc..

[wynode]

i bought a HITACHI 14.4volt 1/2 inch drive electric ratchet gun. Great investment - as strong as a decent air setup and compact.


How can you say that.............you haven't even taken out an axle nut yet :p

[jimmeh]

Craftsman tools rock. pm if you need any craftsman tools
i also found that snap on's warranty isnt as good as it was. before if u broke a tool you could take it to the truck and then they give you a new one. now the first want to inspect that the tool was used in the way it was meant to be used.

[bennjamin]

How can you say that.............you haven't even taken out an axle nut yet :p

you mean a spindle nut ? yup i havent dared go for the 185NM rating rofl - we shall see if "rated power" is at all equal to "real power" :)

[crxzzR]

Snap-on air tools arent as great as price would suggest..
go CP[chicago pneumatic] .. repco have one ~570NM torque.. about $300
good quality..
i'm in the trade and jus getting my tools.. definitely gettin CP myself..

[ECU-MAN]

what has happen to snap-on quality, dahmmm

[crxzzR]

Snap-on prices don't justify their quality these days..
only things snap-on which are convincingly better than most makes are their screw drivers and ratchets... even ratchets i would prefer something not as pricy... stahlwille/hazet/blackhawk/old sidchromes(very good if u happen to have these lying around..new ones arnt built as tough) ..
so yeah

[online]

I personally haven't found a spanner better than the flank drive snap on but you pay through the teeth for them, Snap on hand tools are the best full stop.. Snap on will always replace a hand tool no questions asked, Their air tools and timing lights only have a std 1 year warranty and if you break it after the one year is up you have to pay a service fee to fix it.. If you just want something basic then go and get something like sidchrome, CGL or Repco.. They all work!

[BiGANG]

i bought a rattle gun and air ratchet last year when i first bought my car and i was working on it a fair bit. I only bought the supercheap auto brand. I cant remember what its called 'super works' i think. But i have thrashed the rattle gun since then and no problems as long as you put oil in it occasionally. I noticed most of the pneumatic tools i was looking at were made in china anyway so i thought wats the diff from one chinese factory to another, the difference was about $3-400.

I reckon you just go cheapies unless you are using it every day, itll serve you fine.

[DjRob]

depending on ur compressor.. dont buy a shitty compressor that doesnt have the pressure to run your air tools.

[steve]

i use air tools nearly everyday, and if you want quality go cp they have some great products, i own afew tools of theres 1 of which is there titanium 1/2" rattle gun... undoes anything up to 1000nm! i love it:D

[geo41e]

l've gotta Sidchrome rattle gun for work and it sometimes takes off crank bolts off..not all the time though hehe..only paid 350 for it...so yeah

CP is really good..gotta mate that got his from a repco tool kit and that thing is a beast and half

if i had the money..i'd buy snap on rattle gun and thats bout it...and maybe an air ratchet