kingdong2 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Hi guys looking at buying a bluepoint 1/2" drive impact wrench off ebay ( brand new and boxed AT555A ) and want to know if anyone uses one and are they any good, before i buy. graham __________________ 03 d2 td5 auto e.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milliejasper1111 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Bluepoint is from the same stable as Snap-on, ive got a few Bluepoint tools and the quality is 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I'd say go for an ingersoll rand over a bluepoint one anytime! Even snap-on air tools aint that great. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I'd say go for an ingersoll rand over a bluepoint one anytime! Even snap-on air tools aint that great. Jon Ditto... i asked the same question a while ago, and stuck with my IR stuff G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Brock Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I have a Snap-On XT1700 and find there's not much it wont undo ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong2 Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 cheers guys i have decided to go for it and put a bid on it fingers crossed. graham _________________ 03 d2 td5 auto e.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong2 Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 if i win the impact wrench i will buy an oiler some oil and a couple of pcl fittings as i only have the one fitting a t m. graham _______________ o3 d2 td5 auto e.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&S Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Has anyone tried the 24v cordless ones that are around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I have a Rolson 24V one that I got from Maplin. Has worked well when I've tried to use it so far on some small nuts, not tried it on anything big yet. But quality seems to be ok. Not expecting it to blow me away as it's at the cheaper end of the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong2 Posted May 15, 2010 Author Share Posted May 15, 2010 yipee i won it £111 inc postage, been trying to find out how much they are retail but couldn't find out, but this is the first of my air tools i need for my garage, just need to get some good oil for it now and look after it. graham _________________ 03 d2 td5 auto e.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I've a Bluepoint rattler and it's first class I wouldn't hesitate to buy another, though I doubt I'll need one Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesvfr Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Kingdong2 - What cfm + air capacity is your compressor / air system? a 1/2" drive gun will use a lot of air Will need 3/8" bore hose otherwise the gun will most likely not get enough air through the hose even if compressor is man enough James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong2 Posted May 15, 2010 Author Share Posted May 15, 2010 Hi james the comp holds 60lts can't remember the hose size but its oxy ecetlin hose if that helps, and im not sure if the comp is really compatable enough but if need be i will go for a bigger one later. graham ___________________ 03 d2 td5 auto e.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong2 Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 impact wrench came today looks really nice just need to get my compressor out now and try it, one question, what is the best way to oil it. 1 drop a couple of drops of oil into the handle of the wrench through the airline fitting. 2 buy one of those oiler things that fits one to the wrench / airline. graham _________________ 03 d2 td5 auto e.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 a bit of oil into the end of the air connector will be ok, press the trigger in so it goes inside there will also be another plug / grub screw on the gun that you can take out to oil the gears inside the gun. these are seperate from the air chamber that you've oiled in the first instance. our automatic oilers tend to get forgotten about and then bugger up after a while hth Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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