Electric wrench suggestions for home mechanic?
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I am looking to buy an electric wrench and most of them have good reviews on eBay/Amazon. Budget is about £50. Which one do you use? Just need something to do the repetitive wrenching and then tight by hand. Anything to look out for? Some claim they can go upto 80Nm/60 ftlb. That sounds a bit high for a cordless electric wrench.
Do you have an impact gun too? I have 2 impact guns (same battery style) and its handy to use the high power one where needed, and the low power one when I don't need to whack things. And it can kinda be used to loosen/tighten like a wrench too. Don't have a wrench, sometimes thought of one but so far gotten by without......
If you mean an electric ratchet 3/8 drive , I have a cheap one off Amazon, was about £30 IIRC, it's ok for what it is.
See if I can find a link. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B089KPCLG2?ref_=ppx_hz...
The supplied sockets are junk mind.
See if I can find a link. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B089KPCLG2?ref_=ppx_hz...
The supplied sockets are junk mind.
Edited by GVK on Wednesday 23 July 23:53
paul_c123 said:
Do you have an impact gun too? I have 2 impact guns (same battery style) and its handy to use the high power one where needed, and the low power one when I don't need to whack things. And it can kinda be used to loosen/tighten like a wrench too. Don't have a wrench, sometimes thought of one but so far gotten by without......
No I do not have an impact gun. I just need something to the tedious low force wrenching. GVK said:
If you mean an electric ratchet 3/8 drive , I have a cheap one off Amazon, was about £30 IIRC, it's ok for what it is.
See if I can find a link.
The supplied sockets are junk mind.
See if I can find a link.
The supplied sockets are junk mind.
JimM169 said:
I've got an Amazon cheapy similar to the one above as well and it's been great for what I need. For the price don't think you'll get anything better.
Thanks both. I just need something to do low force wrenching, I guess the cheap ones would be good enough?It's a long term investment but the Milwaukee range is fantastic, once you've got some batteries the bare units are reasonably priced and are at a pro level.
The 12v impact range is amazing, and I use the 12v long reach ratchet every single day, you break the bolt like a normal ratchet then zip it off, same with tightening, it takes it to about 20Nm then you just tighten like a normal ratchet.
I very rarely use anything air nowadays as these are equal to any air impacts and you don't have to drag the hose around.
The 12v impact range is amazing, and I use the 12v long reach ratchet every single day, you break the bolt like a normal ratchet then zip it off, same with tightening, it takes it to about 20Nm then you just tighten like a normal ratchet.
I very rarely use anything air nowadays as these are equal to any air impacts and you don't have to drag the hose around.
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