Anybody used these?

[whitbytom]

I've just acquired a fairly big compressor off a family member, and am looking for some air tools. I'm not going to be using them that much, and have seen these on ebay:

cgi.ebay.co.uk/PROFESSIONAL-34PC-IMPACT-POWER-AIR-TOOL-KIT-SET-WRENCH_W0QQitemZ170187426851QQihZ007QQcategoryZ30906QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Has anyone got any experience of these? They seem awfully cheap so I'm a bit wary that they are made of chocolate...

[Mr S]

They'll probably be fine for occasional use, my air ratchet/chisel/nailgun cost about a tenner each from Aldi and they're fine for the amount of use I give them! I suspect these will be similar.

[mrlunatic]

They don't look great, but I suspect they are the same as machine mart/ sealey jobbies thet I have a few of. Mine have had 3 or 4 years of abuse and still work. The air chisel sometimes spits the chisel out now, but thats it!

[PhoenixC]

To be honest, they wont be terrible and it will be a cheap way to start off.

What you will find is they will use more air when compared with a good quality item and the ratchet`s wont have the same amount of power at the same pressure.

Air tools are great as long as your compressor is big enough to run them, but they can get really frustrating when there isnt enough air there

[trg1984]

ive got an aldi compresser spray gun air bush, air rachet and something else air driven that i cant remeber the name of. theyve been absolutely fine so far.

[rustingdeathtrap]

The sockets will probably last forever, the tools might not be all that. But for 40 quid its gotta be worth having. Just for reference my ingersol-rand impact gun cost over £300. A set of half inch drive impact sockets from snap-on will set you back the best part of £200, so for 40 notes, why not. If it breaks just buy another one.

[cptsideways]

I'd suggest for that much go for a recharchable one, much much handier to use about the car every day for all sorts of jobs & no trailing hoses.

[rustingdeathtrap]

I'm not a big fan of rechargables. They never seem to have as much power as conventional guns, they cost more and when you need them they always seem to be flat

[bodieanddoyle]

I got a cheapy SIP (£25) impact gun and its not bad. just keep them well oiled and run them in and they should work well for a while.
got rechargable impact guns at work, a hercules 24v from ECP thats pretty good for under a ton, and a snap-on 18v. was a 3850 I think, worked terrific but made of wibblepoo with loads of design faults. got a 4850 now (think thats the number) and the bugs seem to be ironed out. absolute powerhouse! but then it ought to be, snap-on man charged the diff. on the new 'un at £200, supposed to retail at £450

[Dez]

the chepo air chisels and impact guns are actually fairly good for the price. ive not broken them then yet anyway.
the die grinder/cutoff wheel things are really curse word.

one thing i will point out, which is a little odd, is that the impact gun is 1/2", but the air ratchet is 3/8". why? seems a bit stupid that youll need 2 sets of sockets, would be better off if both of them were 1/2"