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sell my air tools for cordless stuff...

T2urtle

T2urtle

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being a former mechanic, i have my collection of air tools. couple of 1/2 impacts my IR 2135TI being one of them, about 3 air ratchets all sizes, cut off wheel and sanders. But not being at a dealership i dont use them anymore. I dont exactly have room for a larger air compressor to power my IR 2135 since it needs 5 CFM @ 90psi, the min i can run is a craftman 33gal tank which is pretty large.

I was thinking for the price that i might be able to sell my stuff i can get some cordless ones for home usage, companies like IR and hiatchi have caught my eye.


does it make sense for me to do this ?


anyone have experience with corddless impacts drivers and ratchets?


I would like to use impacts and stuff but just lack of compressor so these tools are sitting here useless to begin with.
 
I have a corded impact wrench, it cant even undo the lugs on my car. I cant imagine how a cordless will do.
 
Originally posted by: shabby
I have a corded impact wrench, it cant even undo the lugs on my car. I cant imagine how a cordless will do.
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Yeah same here, my impact gun is good, but it can't torque shit. If you've got 1000lbft air gun, keep it. Plus I haven't found any replacement for air ratchets.
 
yea it was great to have 1000lb ft torque to remove old crank pulleys with ease and etc. but i won't even need that much power now.

I dont plan on going back to the auto field and i like being just a DIY guy. the stuff i do probaly needs 200ft /lbs at most nowadays and i've gotten by with my breaker bar for the most part.

I dont have much room for a compressor to fit in my garage is another problem. unless i make a housing for it OUTSIDE with an air hose going in, i cant exactly find one that gives me my 5 CFM @ 90 PSI that my 2135 TI needs.
 
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog...apon-store&dir=catalog


i've been looking at this one... $500 new but with a ebay price of 350-400

i can sell my old IR gun for 150-200 and the money i would of spent on the compressor 300.. i still come up on top. rated at 400lb of torque... somewhat tempting...



if i was to stay with my air stuff, anyone know a compressor that has a rating of 5 CFM @90 PSI that isn't going to hurt my pocket. the 33gal by craftsman is the only one i know if for 300$... if i can somewhat get a 20gal tank i might be able to fit this in the garage....
 
I have the Craftsman compressor and it works alright but its LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everytime I fire it up I wish I had spent the extra hundred or two and got an oiled compressor rather then an oil less. The 5 SCFM only matters when the compressor is running and an impact is only running for a couple seconds at a time so its not a problem. Its the highspeed spinning tools like cut off wheels and grinders that run for extended times you need to worry about. The 33 gallon craftman can't keep up with mine so I have to pause every couple mins and let my compressor build back up pressure.
 
you have one of the older models, i've been looking for those 5hp 20/gal ones but no luck.

wolf mentioned another reason why i wanted to go cordless.... the fact that i can have everythign on demand rather then wait for the tank to build up pressure at first. Plus having it portable can help as well like changing flats. If i did track days i would obviously get the cordless and the compressor but i dont. so its more or less either or.
 
I have a compressor. I have some air tools. I don't usually find myself wanting to use them. If I had a huge disassembly project I'd probably break out the air rachet.

There is too much room for error with air tools. If you are constantly R&Ring hand tools give you a lot of feedback to whether a fastener is about to snap. Using a power tool you just poke and hope.

Cordless are nice to have, I have a lot of them, but they are usually not compact enough for most autowork and again you don't get the feedback of handtools.

Impacts are necessary for some jobs (strut top nuts for example), but almost all others I'd rather use a large breaker bar and some pipe if needed rather than air.

Most that think they need power, really didn't try to attack the job right. Instead of a breaker bar they try to use a rachet, instead of 1/2" drive they are dicking around with 3/8" or 1/4" and adapters...instead of longer tools they are trying to use stubbies.

The latest oilless compressors are MUCH quieter than yesterday's models. I picked up a Craftsman 25gallon/160psi/1.8HP or so one recently and it does a nice job at a decent sound level. I doubt I could run sanders or blast tanks..but for the nailing, tire duty, and blow gun work I bought it for it was perfect.
 
i myslef, are with you alkemyst, since being without air, i've done about 3 clutch jobs just with hand tools and no more. i remember when i had a lift and air tools i can get a GTI clutch done in 3-4 hours if i wanted to go at it. At home w/o air and a lift i'm looking at a aleast a 8 hour job over the course of 2 days. But its great money. 2nights of the week and i make a decent amount of change non-taxed.


i have a cordless driver but i only use those for 10mm bolts and maybe 12mm bolts. Everything else in hand tools. i've been reading and learning bout how i dont need the full 5 CFM at 90 if i'm running impacts.

how long does it typically take to fill up xx gal with xx hp on your air compressor?

i'm looking to have enough room for maybe a 20 gal tank. i've also read debates between oil free pumps dieing out after 5 years or so.
 
Originally posted by: T2urtle
i myslef, are with you alkemyst, since being without air, i've done about 3 clutch jobs just with hand tools and no more. i remember when i had a lift and air tools i can get a GTI clutch done in 3-4 hours if i wanted to go at it. At home w/o air and a lift i'm looking at a aleast a 8 hour job over the course of 2 days. But its great money. 2nights of the week and i make a decent amount of change non-taxed.


i have a cordless driver but i only use those for 10mm bolts and maybe 12mm bolts. Everything else in hand tools. i've been reading and learning bout how i dont need the full 5 CFM at 90 if i'm running impacts.

how long does it typically take to fill up xx gal with xx hp on your air compressor?

i'm looking to have enough room for maybe a 20 gal tank. i've also read debates between oil free pumps dieing out after 5 years or so.
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GTI is a lot like this right?: http://www.audiworld.com/tech/eng48.shtml

I had a 97 VR6.

Not a fun job. I am getting ready to do mine in my 240SX...4 hour job by the book, most pros can do it in an hour on a lift. It's a very straightforward job.
 
GTi isn't like that. its a lot easier then that. i didn't have to play with down pipe or anything because that looks like a AWD trans. the GTI is like any FWD drive trans, well the 1.8T or the 2.0L NA motors were. its on the driver side of the car. all i really had to do was pull the intake of etc off the top of the car. and go at the trans bolts and only problem is pretty much bench pressing the trans to line it up.

with a lift you dont exactly have to pull the trans down. i've seen anotehr tech do the audi clutch in rather short time.
 
Originally posted by: T2urtle
you have one of the older models, i've been looking for those 5hp 20/gal ones but no luck.

wolf mentioned another reason why i wanted to go cordless.... the fact that i can have everythign on demand rather then wait for the tank to build up pressure at first. Plus having it portable can help as well like changing flats. If i did track days i would obviously get the cordless and the compressor but i dont. so its more or less either or.
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Yep, I got the compressor as a hand-me-down from my father in law when he started painting cars and went for an upgrade.

I don't find the time it takes to fill the tank to be a problem. I usually start the compressor as soon as I hit the garage and by the time I've got my tools out it's ready to go. It's easily filled within a minute or two.

I've only used a cordless impact wrench on one occasion at work. It was a DeWalt brand and I was reasonably satisfied with it. I think that for general use it would be a good substitute but it's tough to compare to the brute strength of the 2135Ti.
 
the dewelt with the 1/2 tip? the DW 059?

i was looking at it in the store today..


no cordless can ever compare to a 2135TI now or within 2-3 years from now either or for the weight of them either. the TI is about the weight of most 18+v cordless without the battery
 
Build yourself a compressor. Fuck the cordless tools unless you have no room for air or are outside where the air doesn't reach.

a good 5hp motor will run you $150-200, if you have a compressor pump that can put out the cfm hook it to that. Or upgrade what you currently have. You can rrun this all off of a 5 gallon tank, you don'e need a huge tank if your compressor can keep up.

I have both sets of tools and I would give up cordless before I give up air.
 
Originally posted by: T2urtle
the dewelt with the 1/2 tip? the DW 059?

i was looking at it in the store today..


no cordless can ever compare to a 2135TI now or within 2-3 years from now either or for the weight of them either. the TI is about the weight of most 18+v cordless without the battery
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It's the 057 model which is18V with a 1/2" drive. I don't see it listed on their website, it's a couple of years old now. The 059 probably replaces it.
 
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