Ingersoll Rand Impact Sockets

[6-Speed]

My wife gave me a cordless impact wrench for my birthday ... so I had to purchase some impact rated sockets to go along with it. Found some Ingersoll Rand sockets from Amazon; they look amazing and are reasonably priced. I bought three sets, deep SAE, deep metric and standard SAE. They are made in Taiwan, but appear to be very high quality.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh154/Six_Speed/IMG_5498.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh154/Six_Speed/IMG_5505.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh154/Six_Speed/IMG_5503.jpg

[Joe G]

Looks nice!


What cordless impact did you get? How much torque does it have?

[6-Speed]

I got the Craftsman C3 1/2" with a 19.2 Volt Lithium Ion battery. Claims 200 lb-ft, but I'm skeptical. I have the matching drill too ... works pretty good.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00917339000P?prdNo=10&blockNo=10&blockType=G10 (http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00917090000P?prdNo=13&blockNo=13&blockType=G13)

[68fastback]

Looks nice! I see a lot contactors on teh fix-up shows using impact drivers for deck screws etc too.

[onecrazydog]

I got the Craftsman C3 1/2" with a 19.2 Volt Lithium Ion battery. Claims 200 lb-ft, but I'm skeptical. I have the matching drill too ... works pretty good.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00917339000P?prdNo=10&blockNo=10&blockType=G10 (http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00917090000P?prdNo=13&blockNo=13&blockType=G13)

Whoa!! two hun is great for a cordless...


I have an air powered I R impact... I don't think it is even rated for 200...

[Alloy Dave]

cool. my IR air gun is 32 years old, still works.

[Gr8snkbite]

nice tool and sockets......i prefer air power.....no batteries to worry about...

[6-Speed]

nice tool and sockets......i prefer air power.....no batteries to worry about...

At least I won't have a compressor or hose to worry about. :tease2:

Now that I have the fancy sockets, I'll have to start working on convincing my wife I need air tools. I already dropped a few hints.

[Gr8snkbite]

At least I won't have a compressor or hose to worry about. :tease2:

Now that I have the fancy sockets, I'll have to start working on convincing my wife I need air tools. I already dropped a few hints.

:tease2:......my compressor starts at the flick of a switch....hose is in a self retracting reel........:tongue:

Nice sockets tho

[Alloy Dave]

...probably because it's one of those dry/oil-less cylinders :shades:

...nothing like an old fashioned oil-lubed piston for a long life :haha:

:rofl:

Dan, true story here....

When I was 15 and my dad was teaching me to work on cars...there was a local auto parts shop called Weldeles.
http://www.manta.com/c/mm7hg2y/weldele-automotive

The guys there got to know me, because I'd ride my bike up there (only 1 mile away) almost every day in summer to get parts...as I'd work on the cars while Dad was at work.

They knew I was young and naive, so they started having some fun with me.

One day I bought a CV boot. In the kit came a small tube of grease. The kit was about $10 back then. I asked him why they were so expensive...it's just rubber. He said to me....and I beleived it at the time.....:rofl:

wait for it......







"that is special lube in that bag, it's rare. It's made from sperm whale blubber." :haha:

I went home and told my dad I better not waste any. :rofl:

I got them back later though....as I got older I bowled on a league with them. The night we bowled them we made a bet...I bowled a 780 series (my best ever) that night and we got beer bought for us all night. :haha:

[6-Speed]

I got the Craftsman C3 1/2" with a 19.2 Volt Lithium Ion battery. Claims 200 lb-ft, but I'm skeptical. I have the matching drill too ... works pretty good.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00917339000P?prdNo=10&blockNo=10&blockType=G10 (http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00917090000P?prdNo=13&blockNo=13&blockType=G13)
I was able to give this baby a workout while rotating the tire on my wife's Odyssey. It hammered those lug nuts loose in no time and they fell into my hands before I could even release the trigger. After I was done, the Li-Ion battery was still fully charged. I really like this tool; true test will be trying it out on the 500's lug nuts (100 lb-ft vs. 80 lb-ft on the Odyssey).

I think I'm hooked on impact tools now ... been eying the IR 20 Gal single-stage compressor to go with these IR sockets.

[6-Speed]

I finally bought the IR Garage-mate 20 gallon compressor. I made a minor modification to it last week ... a 5 micron in-line filter and regulator to help remove water/oil and to clean up the air supply a little bit. Now I can look forward to the 1/2" impact wrench.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh154/Six_Speed/IMG_3311-1.jpg http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh154/Six_Speed/IMG_3309.jpg

[Cheftjpeck]

Whatcha going to do with your cordless?? Did it work for ya?
Does it still work?

[6-Speed]

I still have the C3 cordless ... I still prefer the cordless for lug nuts, but it can't inflate my tires.

[Cheftjpeck]

I still have the C3 cordless ... I still prefer the cordless for lug nuts, but it can't inflate my tires.

What a POS?!?! It won't inflate your tires?? I'd throw that cordless out then...
LOL
:hilarious:

[Alloy Dave]

6-speed, I recommend that you put a small drain valve on the bottom of the tank unless one already exists...and keep a small empty tuna can handy to drain the water before each use. Those things get a lot of water in them. I have a 60 gallon unit and did this, and I get about 1 ounce of water each time I use it (humidity condensation).

Looks like you're on your way!

[6-Speed]

The compressor has a drain valve near the bottom of the tank ... you can see it between the wheel and front support. I always release the pressure after use and keep the valve open until it's time to fire it up.

[Joe G]

I always release the pressure after use and keep the valve open until it's time to fire it up.Really? So every time you want to use the air you need to fill up the entire tank?

I didn't know that was necessary.

[6-Speed]

You can leave it pressurized if so desired, but I don't use it that often and didn't want water standing on the bottom of the iron tank. Besides it only takes a few minutes to fill up the tank.

[Joe G]

Ok, thanks! :tiphat:

[68fastback]

..that's a great oiled compressor! (...and way more than needed to fill tires :shades:)

...if it's going to be used with pneumatic tools an oiler can be added so the tools don't have to be manually oiled, but then you can't use it to blow-dry the car or for paint-guns (unless you bypass theoiler and use a different hose).

I have a 60 gal Campbell-Hausfeld I use for tires, pneumatic tools (rarely -lol) and mostly to just blow-clean the tractor after mowing every week. It's an inexpensive oil-less unit (150psi max) that's junk compared to 6-speed's Ingersoll Rand.

[Alloy Dave]

Joe, I leave the pressure on mine, but unless you have a VERY tight system, the pressure will leak down over a few days. Mine would hold 80% value for about 2 weeks when I first installed it, now it leaks down in 1 day to zero. Mostly it's the fittings/couplings...not the PVC joints I put in my walls. I could change all the fittings out or undo the threads, reapply teflon tape, and reinstall, and it would probably hold again...but given how infrequently I use it anymore, I'm fine with how it works today.

[68fastback]

...my swivel fitting leaks like a sieve but I'm too cheap to replace it -lol.

Still, I drain it down after *every* use to reduce tank corrosion. While explosions are uncommon they most definately do occur -- usually near the bottom weld and can be truly catastrophic. This is undoubtedly why the manufacturers tell you do drain it (liability reduction).

Every time I release the pressure some condensation drains out. I then leave the drain open and more water drains out while it sits and 'breathes' (courtesy of constant barometric and temp changes) and only then close teh valve when I'm ready to use it again. It's not so inconvenient given the alternative (http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?p=455570#post455570). :yikes: ...and some compressors now cycle to 150 or 175 psi. :surprised:

[Alloy Dave]

:wow2: never heard of that. Of course 150psi is fairly high...mine's a single stage and maxes out about 110 psi. Mine is also "contained" in a drywall closet of sorts...but not completely...damage would be somewhat minimized.

[68fastback]

:wow2: never heard of that. Of course 150psi is fairly high...mine's a single stage and maxes out about 110 psi. Mine is also "contained" in a drywall closet of sorts...but not completely...damage would be somewhat minimized.

110 vs 150 not too much diff ...especially since that was a fairly small tank ...lower pressure in a larger tank would be similar energy (or more) ...that explosion blew the garage door off it's track and wasn't even near the door. It blew the door physically off the refrigerator, stripped the TV of part of it's case and scrambled the contents of the garage (and his arm). It's a force to be reconned with.

And if there's liquid (higher mass) and higher pressures involved -- like in this Mythbusters where they tested the hot water tank (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bU-I2ZiML0) simulating if the overflow and stat fail -- it gets NASA-like dramatic (I just love that clip!!) :rofl:

[Gr8snkbite]

The compressor has a drain valve near the bottom of the tank ... you can see it between the wheel and front support. I always release the pressure after use and keep the valve open until it's time to fire it up.

Yea Dave....open your eyes....


Sweet tank there.....I considered those, but couldn't justify the price......

[Joe G]

...This is undoubtedly why the manufacturers tell you do drain it (liability reduction).
(in my best Johnny Carson voice... ) I did not know that!

[Joe G]

And if there's liquid (higher mass) and higher pressures involved -- like in this Mythbusters where they tested the hot water tank (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bU-I2ZiML0) simulating if the overflow and stat fail -- it gets NASA-like dramatic (I just love that clip!!) :rofl:Yeah, that amazed me too when I saw that episode years ago.

Steam is some powerful stuff! :yikes:

[68fastback]

...and no heat is actually required ...it's the same principle as those toy rockets that you fill with water and then pump them up by hand ...and they really go high! It's a mass-ejection principle ...the water is heavy, the rocket is light (mostly just water) so not a lot of pressure required to get liftoff.

Did you notice in that water heater Mythbusters that it went right through (not between) one of the 2x10s in the roof ...and with so much speed and force that it just blew out a section of the 2x10 with the roof sheathing :faint: :rofl:

Maybe the ZL2 Camaro will add that :haha:

[Alloy Dave]

Yea Dave....open your eyes....


Sweet tank there.....I considered those, but couldn't justify the price......:trouble: