Gaetan:
I bought one of those "el cheapo" air tool sets at Price Club over a year ago.
Price for 1/2" impact wrench, air hammer, die grinder, 3/8" ratchet, and
sander was about $100. Everything is still running fine, and I use them almost
daily for my '61 TBird restoration. Only real complaint is that the impact
wrench that came in the kit is a little wussy. Bought an Ingersall-Rand 231
(BIG torque) to solve that problem, but at about $125 for just this one tool,
it wasn't cheap (but very necessary!!). In my opinion, as long as you keep
your air tools well oiled (I have an in-line system), they should run quite a
while, regardless of price.
George Gorman
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>>...I've found that the "el cheapo" tools, within their limitations, =
seem to hold up very well, ...
This what I think. At some time, I considered buying a "complete" set at =
Club Price for about 150$ canadian, but that seems to be too cheap to be =
true :)
>>I have some Campbell Hausfeld stuff, and it seems to work OK, but....
I was thinking about this brand because it's very cheap (impact wrench =
is 45$ canadian) and service is very easy to get where I live. Chicago =
Pneumatic cost a little more, but are available everywhere too.
>>... look around for some Ingersoll Rand ones...
I will, but I have never heard about those (but I'm NOT a pro mechanic, =
so...).
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