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    Default Anyone in east herts got an electric 1/2 impact driver?

    Does anyone local have a 1/2" impact driver I could nab for a weekend in the near future?

    cordless or corded isn't an issue, I just need one for a pair of stubborn nuts

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    If you have no luck the corded clark ones in machine mart are 60odd quid and are fairly decent.
    I have a "hobo trick" i like to use sometimes...
    buy an item ya know youre only ever gonna use once...use it clean it and return for a refund haha.

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    I have one but its only just 1/2" when hard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy View Post
    If you have no luck the corded clark ones in machine mart are 60odd quid and are fairly decent.
    I have a "hobo trick" i like to use sometimes...
    buy an item ya know youre only ever gonna use once...use it clean it and return for a refund haha.
    Dont need to clean it if its from screwfix

    i recall pikey ones used to be £20-£30 a few years back but they appear to have beaten inflation somewhat

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    I have a elec gun too you can borrow if you get stuck i know im not on your door step tho.
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    http://www.screwfix.com/p/digital-an...questid=333120
    reckon I could do it with this stuart? am I fukk paying 50 bar to use it once on my cage LOL

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    i find that a cheapo breaker bar & some scaffold is way more successful than 1/2" impact tools

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    Is is to whizz off the top nut from a damper that has a rounded Allen hole a breaker bar won't change anything on that job IMHO

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stuart View Post
    Is is to whizz off the top nut from a damper that has a rounded Allen hole.
    Impact gun ftw for that job.

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    6ft of leverage isn't helpful when access is tight either.

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