Electric wrench suggestions for home mechanic?
Electric wrench suggestions for home mechanic?
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imbalance

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6 posts

4 months

Wednesday 23rd July
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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.

paul_c123

1,031 posts

9 months

Wednesday 23rd July
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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......

GVK

968 posts

258 months

Wednesday 23rd July
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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.



Edited by GVK on Wednesday 23 July 23:53

JimM169

707 posts

138 months

Thursday 24th July
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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.

imbalance

Original Poster:

6 posts

4 months

Wednesday
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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.

imbalance

Original Poster:

6 posts

4 months

Wednesday
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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.
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?

TomTheTyke

426 posts

163 months

Wednesday
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I’d say it would. I’ve got the same type of thing to whizz the engine cover bolts off on my MG TF. Anything with real torque and you’d need an impact anyway.

imbalance

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4 months

Wednesday
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TomTheTyke said:
I’d say it would. I’ve got the same type of thing to whizz the engine cover bolts off on my MG TF. Anything with real torque and you’d need an impact anyway.
Yup thank you.
Wednesday
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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.