BobWarfield
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My latest Harbor Freight flyer shows their butterfly impact wrenches are once again on sale. They're $14.99, regular $29.99.
Why would you care?
I built a really neat powered drawbar from one for my mill:
That and a power feed can really improve your mill productivity.
But here's another tip: you can use the butterfly impact wrench without building the drawbar too!
Here's what I mean by a butterfly impact wrench:
It's a little fist-sized bundle of goodness for drawbars. Snap the right socket on it and you can reach up and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzziiippppp, DONE!
A air ratchet works too, but there's a reason the drawbar wrenches have a little hammer as well as a socket, and the impact wrench is 2 in 1.
Try it, you'll like it! And when you get around to it, build the power drawbar too!
Best,
BW
Why would you care?
I built a really neat powered drawbar from one for my mill:
That and a power feed can really improve your mill productivity.
But here's another tip: you can use the butterfly impact wrench without building the drawbar too!
Here's what I mean by a butterfly impact wrench:
It's a little fist-sized bundle of goodness for drawbars. Snap the right socket on it and you can reach up and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzziiippppp, DONE!
A air ratchet works too, but there's a reason the drawbar wrenches have a little hammer as well as a socket, and the impact wrench is 2 in 1.
Try it, you'll like it! And when you get around to it, build the power drawbar too!
Best,
BW