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[Kevin Wood]

Only thing I wouldn't bother with is the filter lubricator. Mine was all or nothing as far as the oil dosage was concerned, then, as I was adjusting it, the thread stripped on the oil adjuster and it blasted me with a fine spray of oil at 8 BAR until the reservoir was empty.

  Sorry Kevin, but that raised a much needed smile!

My Aldi/Lidl lubricator had a hair trigger - oil dosage was either zero or everything-in-30-seconds and nothing in between.  I do have a much, much nicer Norgren supplied one which ... the plastic fill screw sheared off of the first time I tried to undo it.

Mrs. KW consumes vast quantities of expensive shampoo (about 1/4 of a bottle a time ) so I make a point of buying the cheapest 47p a bottle shampoo and making the bottle last a year or more. Not that day, sadly.  Think I ended up doing a prewash of swarfega too.

[Marks DTM Calib]

I know that one all to well, 'do you take two bottles of shampoo into the shower'......yes bloody fairy liquid and Swarfega!

[Kevin Wood]

I know that one all to well, 'do you take two bottles of shampoo into the shower'......yes bloody fairy liquid and Swarfega!

 

[aaronjb]

Brake cleaner is particularly effective at degreasing..

[EMD]

We all agree this is a good buy then 

[Kevin Wood]

We all agree this is a good buy then 

Yes, but give the oiler a miss.

[EMD]

Will it be good enough to take off wheel nuts ? And be good enough for bodywork spraying 

[TheBoy]

Will it be good enough to take off wheel nuts ? And be good enough for bodywork spraying 

The air gun may struggle, might be better to invest in better gun. And hose.

[aaronjb]

Will it be good enough to take off wheel nuts ? And be good enough for bodywork spraying 

Yes (with a decent gun as TB says, my Ingersoll Rand one works fine on wheel nuts). And yes for single panels but not a whole car without taking the odd breather.

[Seth]

Always fancied an air ratchet and as we have comp. air at work . . .

Mine's still going strong after 25 years: http://www.powertoolsalesuk.com/cp828h.html

As is this mother: http://www.powertoolsalesuk.com/cp734h-chicago-pneumatic.html

 

[Webby the Bear]

That's identical to the Clarke & Airtools ones that machine mart are trying to shift for £100 more


Webby, cheap air ratchets will be a disappointment after your battery gun

TBH TB, I don't want the gun.... was just considering the air ratchet just for making ease and speed of running down fasteners (not for breaking anything loose). Although when I think about it id then have to swap sockets over and its prob more hassle than its worth 

[minifreek]

I have an air ratchet and it coped quite well, has seen quite a bit of abuse too.

Only problem I have found with it, as with most air tools, noise.....

[aaronjb]

Yup, air ratchets are noisy & slow.. though they have their uses.

I'd really like a cordless electric ratchet (not windy gun, ratchet) but they appear to be £300+ so.. I'll continue to use my wrist (same as other things, then)

[Doctor Gollum]

Yup, air ratchets are noisy & slow.. though they have their uses.

I'd really like a cordless electric ratchet (not windy gun, ratchet) but they appear to be £300+ so.. I'll continue to use my wrist (same as other things, then)

A lovely lunchtime image...

[Gaffers]

Yup, air ratchets are noisy & slow.. though they have their uses.

I'd really like a cordless electric ratchet (not windy gun, ratchet) but they appear to be £300+ so.. I'll continue to use my wrist (same as other things, then)

A lovely lunchtime image...

Says the smelly 600 year old hobbit who eats raw fish and never washes......