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Old 24-10-2016, 04:29 PM
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Whats the best one to get, want a cheap one.

Battery or compressor?

Will only get used a handful of times at home. Ideally id like a battery one
Old 25-10-2016, 09:19 AM
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I assume you mean an impact gun? I have the hitachi battery 24v one which is excellent, not cheap but is very affective. I suspect motorsport tools sell a cheaper but reasonable quality one.

I have one that runs off my compressor too but not very impressed with that.

I bet a corded one would be dirt cheap so buy the better ones....you are not paying for a battery and charger that way.
Old 25-10-2016, 09:22 AM
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Look at this one. https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clar...impact-wrench/

That is massive torque for no money
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Presume you mean an impact driver? I've got a Makita 18v one which ive found to be pretty useful, I use it more for diy purposes. I'd probably look for a 24v version if you're going down the cordless route.

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Old 29-10-2016, 08:20 PM
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Defo not budget and no point for occasional use but I've got the snap on 1/2inch and also the 3/8 drive lithium battery guns. They are epic to say the least. Eye wateringly expensive mind 😭Impacter-photo66.jpg
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I have a clarke one from machine mart, has 2 batteries and I use it all the time at work. I've dropped it, set it on fire and left it out in the rain all night and it's been fine. It's not as powerful as a snap on one but its about 1/10 of the price!
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Old 30-10-2016, 08:25 AM
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Mk Marc Kinsey has one for sale on Facebook. Send him a pm on here, he is the one with the Wrc fiesta, not MK Mark Walker
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This is my ones

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