[ale] WAY OT: Air tools?

[msmith at mikeandmel.com]

I have thought about getting some air tools for those
hard to reach bolts and for the speed but I haven't
really run into a situation where I couldn't use a good
breaker bar and torque wrench to resolve a tightened
bolt.  It takes longer to do everything but I haven't
run into a bolt I can't loosen....  It would be nice to
have an impact wrench for tires and alternator pulleys,
though...

"Robert L. Harris" wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> Yeah, then I can use the air chisel to cut out the lug
> that I just
> broke... :>
> 
> 
> Thus spake cfowler (cfowler at outpostsentinel.com):
> 
> > You need to get a very long pipe.  Allow the pipe to
> act as a fulcrum to
> > provide way more power than the 120lb wrench.  You
> can use your body
> > weight too.
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, 2003-02-03 at 11:20, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > The directions for the impact wrench say not to
> exceed 120lb, I dialed
> > > it all the way up to 120 and it didn't help.  It
> was able to tighten
> > > them down nicely but for breaking loose the
> existing ones did squat.
> > > 
> > > Thus spake L. Wayne James (wjames at mindspring.com):
> > > 
> > > > Many modern compressors have a pressure control
> at the tank where you set the 
> > > > pressure in the hose.  It sounds as though yours
> is set too low.  Look at the 
> > > > wrench to determine its working pressure and set
> the "hose pressure" 
> > > > accordingly.
> > > > 
> > > > I am also assuming you are using the impact
> wrench and not the "air ratchet".  
> > > > The ratchet will not break the lugs loose by
> itself.  The air drive in it is 
> > > > for spinning relatively loose nuts quickly.
> > > > 
> > > > HTH,
> > > > Wayne
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Monday 03 February 2003 10:59, Robert L.
> Harris wrote:
> > > > >   Got a great deal on a set of air tools
> recently and I'm looking for some
> > > > > more info on usage.  I've got plans for it
when
> I get my house and have
> > > > > used them a good bit since I got them but had
a
> wierd stumper Sat.  I
> > > > > went to take the tires off my brother in law's
> car so I could change his
> > > > > breaks.  The wrench wouldn't even budge the
> lugnuts which were removed
> > > > > without too much work with a 4x tire iron. 
The
> compressor had plenty of
> > > > > preasure and the wrench was hitting just not
> very hard it seemed, I
> > > > > tried the dial on the bottom of the wrench, no
> change.
> > > > >
> > > > >   Anyone have a good website on things like
> how-to's for air tools, etc?
> > > > >
> > > > > Robert
> > > > >   (For those who don't like OT, I'll use the
> air chissel to cut open
> > > > > hard drives on occasion, it's rather fun
> actually)...
> > > > >
> > > > > :wq!
> > > > >
> > > > >
>
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> no-one else.
> > > > > FYI:
> > > > >  perl -e 'print
>
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> > >
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> > > DISCLAIMER:
> > >       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for
> no-one else.
> > > FYI:
> > >  perl -e 'print
>
$i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> > > 
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> DISCLAIMER:
>       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one
> else.
> FYI:
>  perl -e 'print
>
$i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'

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