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Probably worth mentioning, HD has this combo with a M18 Milwaukee 1/2 impact plus the M12 3/8 ratchet, one battery for each and a combo charger for $199. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...-22RH/313668275 It's the older brushed impact at "only" 450 ft-lbs tightening (and no separate listed loosening torque?), but plenty sufficient for most here I think. The 3/8 ratchet is endlessly handy for under-hood car stuff. I'm fully DeWalt for bigger tools, but I've bought into M12.
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tangy yet delightful posted:Which one is this? I'm making a list of things to keep an eye out for holiday/black friday sales. Looks like maybe this one - M18 FUEL™ 1/2" High Torque Impact Wrench with Friction Ring Kit? It's this one: Frank Dillinger posted:https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Fastening/Impact-Wrenches/2861-20 And the kit I got is this one: https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Combo-Kits/5-or-More-Piece-Kits/2997-27
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angryrobots posted:Probably worth mentioning, HD has this combo with a M18 Milwaukee 1/2 impact plus the M12 3/8 ratchet, one battery for each and a combo charger for $199. I just got the m12 3/8 stubby but am similarly bought into DeWalt for 18/20v. Is there anything else in the m12 line that's really good/you'd recommend getting?
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builds character posted:I just got the m12 3/8 stubby but am similarly bought into DeWalt for 18/20v. Is there anything else in the m12 line that's really good/you'd recommend getting? Fuel Surge 1/4" Hydraulic driver. It's my go-to tool for just about everything in the past year and I absolutely love it. I screwed a few sheets of drywall with it on Friday and put together a modified 4 person workstation with it today. It's as close to a do-all tool as I've ever seen. https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Fastening/Impact-Drivers/2551-20
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TrueChaos posted:It's this one: Thanks!
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builds character posted:I just got the m12 3/8 stubby but am similarly bought into DeWalt for 18/20v. Is there anything else in the m12 line that's really good/you'd recommend getting? 3/8 m12 ratchet, and the multitool is good if you don't have one.
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meatpimp posted:Fuel Surge 1/4" Hydraulic driver. It's my go-to tool for just about everything in the past year and I absolutely love it. I screwed a few sheets of drywall with it on Friday and put together a modified 4 person workstation with it today. It's as close to a do-all tool as I've ever seen. Same here, its a great tool, completely replacing my m12 impact driver and mostly replacing my ridgid 18v impact. My only complaint is mine makes a loudish high pitched noise (the same as my other m12 tools make, but louder). I tried a couple, I don't know if my home depot got a faulty batch or if it's normal. I've also been using the installation driver for a lot of my lighter duty drilling and driving.
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StormDrain posted:3/8 m12 ratchet, and the multitool is good if you don't have one. If you do stuff around the house, a cordless oscillating multi tool is awesome for small plunge cuts and trims etc.
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Awesome, thank you.
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My nut fucker 5000 OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD HURRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Putting off my brake job until this arrives. 
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I got to use a tool I've only looked at in horror before and it was indeed both obscene and traumatising to use. I had to replace a CV boot I had stupidly grazed with a grinder while changing some swaybar links, only I couldn't for the life of me get the CV joint apart. So I summoned all my courage, lubed up this huge plastic cone thing my brother has laying around in his garage and stretched that boot over the whole jagged lump of metal. Luckily I had bought a premium rubber part rather than a slightly cheaper plastic one, so nothing tore but the hole for the axle shaft was a bit sloppy afterwards. Hope I never have to do that again.
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Goatse brand boot?
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You're really not helping me process my trauma with that reference.
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Sometimes, if one joint won’t separate, try the other one, then put two new boots on if you get it apart that way
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Tell me about deep impact sockets (and asteroid movies overshadowed by armageddon)? I'm also wondering about picking up maybe just a single in 19mm with a plastic sleeve to baby my wheels. This seems like what I want but perhaps a bit pricey. On the other hand amazon listings show brands I've never heard of with reviews that aren't favorable. Thoughts?
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Just pick up any old impact socket and some large heat shrink and DIY yourself up a good alternative.
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Elviscat posted:Just pick up any old impact socket and some large heat shrink and DIY yourself up a good alternative. I have a heat gun from HF and this sounds fun, thanks for the idea!
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tangy yet delightful posted:Tell me about deep impact sockets (and asteroid movies overshadowed by armageddon)? I'm also wondering about picking up maybe just a single in 19mm with a plastic sleeve to baby my wheels. This seems like what I want but perhaps a bit pricey. On the other hand amazon listings show brands I've never heard of with reviews that aren't favorable.
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Or just wrap blue painters tape around one you already have. It works great for me the once or twice a year I rotate my tires
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Elviscat posted:Just pick up any old impact socket and some large heat shrink and DIY yourself up a good alternative. That's the fancy way. To this point, I've just used electrical tape wrapped around the socket.
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Yeah I'd wrap some tape around the socket. Replace when worn. Cheap and easy.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:any good recs on a multimeter? Fluke 101 if you don't need current, 107 if you do.
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tangy yet delightful posted:Which one is this? I'm making a list of things to keep an eye out for holiday/black friday sales. Looks like maybe this one - M18 FUEL™ 1/2" High Torque Impact Wrench with Friction Ring Kit? tangy yet delightful posted:Tell me about deep impact sockets (and asteroid movies overshadowed by armageddon)? I'm also wondering about picking up maybe just a single in 19mm with a plastic sleeve to baby my wheels. This seems like what I want but perhaps a bit pricey. On the other hand amazon listings show brands I've never heard of with reviews that aren't favorable.  Safety Dance posted:Fluke 101 if you don't need current, 107 if you do. If you're a cheap bastard like me, this Anang is great value and is Dave-approved: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33001360039.html?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.26.761f4c46jKEVIF
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cheers lads, it'll be mostly for cars and perhaps the inside of a computer now and again so DC only should be just fine
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:any good recs on a multimeter? Safety Dance posted:Fluke 101 if you don't need current, 107 if you do. mobby_6kl posted:This is the correct answer. mobby_6kl posted:Jesus, do they really deliver that much torque? I got the $30 Makita knockoff that does maybe 150nm realistically and it had no trouble with anything so far (haven't tried any huge axle nuts though), that's pretty crazy. Breaking bolts is definitely pretty fun as long as they're easy to replace and you don't have to drill anything out.
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mobby_6kl posted:Jesus, do they really deliver that much torque? I got the $30 Makita knockoff that does maybe 150nm realistically and it had no trouble with anything so far (haven't tried any huge axle nuts though), that's pretty crazy. Breaking bolts is definitely pretty fun as long as they're easy to replace and you don't have to drill anything out. I really do question what you’d need 1,100 foot pounds of torque for outside of industrial equipment or large semi truck wheel nuts. For regular cars I’ve gotten a ridiculous amount of use out of this 200 ft lbs 6” makita impact. Works great on 36mm axle nuts, motorcycle sprockets, crusty rusted mower blade bolts, wheel lugs, and it’s small and maneuverable for tight spaces like suspension components. Plus the speed control is nice—makes it effectively torque limiting without dicking around with adapters. As a home gamer, I haven’t found anything it cant readily handle. Maybe I just lack imagination?
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:any good recs on a multimeter? Going by this page you should buy a lovely one and wrap some blue painters tape around it.
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OSU_Matthew posted:I really do question what you’d need 1,100 foot pounds of torque for.................. Maybe I just lack imagination? Maybe just lack of doing suspension work on cars that have spent their life in the northeast.
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Some suspension bolts on ~HD RAM trucks are up there - I ran into one that my old one (the 1100ft-lb model) couldn't take off on a completely rust free Southern California truck.
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Motronic posted:Maybe just lack of doing suspension work on cars that have spent their life in the northeast. This, plus the use of extensions really cuts down on force transferred to the actual bolt, so more is better. I was beating some rear brake caliper bolts on my Passat with my 1400ftlb Milwaukee and couldn't break them free. Ended up needing a long breaker bar and a lot of rear end to get them loose. Whoever worked on it before torqued it with the hand of god (along with locktiting the caliper bolts.  It never hurts to have more power.
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Motronic posted:Maybe just lack of doing suspension work on cars that have spent their life in the northeast. This, after a decade everything looks like it's been in the bottom of a lake. That being said the Mid Torque is the one I'd go with as an all around impact wrench, maybe supplement it with a M12 stubby or right angle impact if you work in tight spots.
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I like the right angle impact but haven't come up with a reason I need it yet.
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Motronic posted:Maybe just lack of doing suspension work on cars that have spent their life in the northeast. its not even that. my car was built in and currently resides in CA, may have never left for all i know. after destroying a couple of the flimsier pitman arm pullers, i got the heavy duty one and it completely stymied my IR air impact. i even bypassed the regulator so the gun was getting the full 120psi and it would just sit there hammering, not budging the screw on the puller. brought it to the house of a friend who has one of the big dewalt cordless impacts, and it just rattled it right off with no issue. just bap bap vrrrt the modern cordless stuff truly is a wonder. it hits harder and faster than even a decent air impact, and you dont have to drag a hose around
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Arson Daily posted:Or just wrap blue painters tape around one you already have. It works great for me the once or twice a year I rotate my tires Ah but you see I don't already have one 
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tangy yet delightful posted:Ah but you see I don't already have one Touché
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The Honda jesus crank bolt is another good use case.
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Colostomy Bag posted:The Honda jesus crank bolt is another good use case. I'm not really sure how the physics of a more or less powerful impact works out there, but I have to imagine more powerful is better. In other news, I got a welding cabinet today! But it was broken...
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Krakkles posted:It's a really good one, because an impact gun will always be a better choice for moving parts like that than a breaker bar. WELD THAT poo poo!
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Krakkles posted:In other news, I got a welding cabinet today! What did you get? I’m in the market for one for my new MIG...
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