Historically, impact wrench were predominantly pneumatic, or air powered, which left them squarely in the domain of professional mechanics. To run a typical ½ inch pneumatic impact wrench, you usually need an air compressor putting out close to 100 psi – a massive investment.
A good news is that cordless, battery-powered impact wrenches have gotten better as battery technology improves, which has brought prices down and made them viable alternatives to their pneumatic cousins. Infact, cordless impact wrenches have tremendous advantages: mobility. Not being tied to a compressor with an air hose, these tools can easily go wherever they are needed.
We called in a range of impact wrenches – from a heavy-duty, high-torque model down to a compact, medium-duty model–and subjected hell to the same challenges to identify their strengths and weaknesses.
If you’re shopping for one tool that rules them all, there are some great reasons to look at cordless impact wrenches. Here are a few.
- You’re Tired of Using Traditional Hand Wrenches
If you have not taken the plunge with a cordless impact wrench, the change is transformative. It’s the difference between going from a basic hand drill to a power drill or a hammer drill. A cordless impact wrench delivers a tremendous amount of torque, in fact it might even be too powerful for some, but do give it a try. Bolts that took minutes to tighten or loosen take an instant.
- You’re Tired of Running ACompressor Line Every Time
Few years ago, cordless impact wrenches had a false assumption linked to it for being under-powered and generally unreliable. Not anymore!
This certainly means that higher end models are more than adequate for shop duty. No more dragging around a heavy air compressor when you want to swap out a few tires.
Plus having a more portable, quieter impact is kinder on you and your co-workers’ ears. Consider it an investment for years and years to come.
- Your impact driver is not cutting
Did we mention extra torque already? The main difference between an impact wrench and an impact driver is how much torque the former delivers over the latter.
This also means that the impact driver is bigger, heavier and generally more cumbersome than impact wrenches, thoush as technology enhances, impact wrenches are becoming more and more streamlined. And when you need power and torque, the impact wrench offers maximum versatility, capable of loosening and tightening more than an impact driver can.
- You work on more than just cars
Anything cordless impact drivers can do, their impact cousins can do too. Overall, impact wrenches can just do more. So even if you’re not a big shade tree mechanic but like keeping on top of the maintenance of other tools and vehicles, from your lawnmower to your ride-on tractor, an imac wrench can help you repair these with greater ease. These wrenches do wonders for tightening and loosening engine bolts and can help keep old equipment in fighting form for years to come – which will save you money too.
- They’re (often) the only way to remove machine-tightened nuts and bolts
If a bolt was secured in a shop with an impact wrench, chances are you will need an impact wrench to remove it. And even if you don’t need one, chances are you’ll be glad to have it in terms of time, sweat and effort saved.
Just make sure you choose the right impact wrench for the job. Impact wrenches some in boh pistol style and inline styles (you can probably guess what each one looks like).
- You’re building a deck, gazebo, or other carpentry project.
Impact drivers are probably thought of more often for carpentry projects that impact wrenches, but the cordless impact wrenches will do the trick and possibly tighten joists and other supports even better than a driver can.
For big projects, like that gant pergola you’ve always wanted to build, having a portable impact wrench can be a very welcome addition to your tool tset.
That being said, just be careful that your nuts and bolts are properly threaded before applying that machine-level torque to them. Otherwise, you run a high risk of damaging the threads.
Cordless tools dont have to break the bank and the impacts are no exception t that rule, especially nowadays. HE SOLUTIONS intends to offer its clients that are of prime quality and allows you to remain under your budget. Get your hands on the finest quality power tools available in the marke as soon as possible.