Never even heard of them until I started learning about digging into my bike. I picked one up at Harbor Freight for $8 a couple days ago, and finally got to set my points right!
It's just a satisfying tool. I need more things that require hammers to use them.
Someone - can't remember who - told me to snag one of those. I'd never heard of Harbor Freight before about a month ago. OH MY GOD. It's the greatest store ever. I didn't think to go there for one. I was going to get one off Amazon, but for $8, hell I'll get it later on today. Saturdays are made for Harbor Freight lol
There can be few things as gratifying in life as the feeling you get battering an obstinate brute of a nut/bolt/bike into submission. Sometimes it even transcends being about the fastener..it becomes just pure bad tempered - but oh so satisfying - revenge
I've used mine , a Blue Point, made by Snap-on, for over 50 years now. I bought it for my first Suzuki. Best investment I made for those JIS screws. (and it's handled many over the years)
I've used a Craftsman impact screwdriver over the years and it's worked ok;a yr and a half ago I bought a Vessel JIS impact screwdriver Made in Japan for $45 and it works w/ minimal effort and one quick hammer blow.The JIS bits are made for our Japanese screws exactly and I've never had a screw that it wouldn't remove or one that the bits would deform the screw.The Vessel company also makes a special #3 or #2 screw driver that has a special mechanism built into the handle and it's called 'Impacta' I own one of each of them also and they make life SO much easier
I went to work for a marine center when I was 14yrs (back in the 70's) old to learn outboard motors, one of the first things I learned was to use an impact driver on almost all screws, and a little heat. Next thing I learned was how to drill out broken bolts...
Yup boys, love my impact.... don't hold to much faith in the bits from Hatbor Freight.. 2 whacks and one broke the tip off...the other "twisted" .. I was ATTEMPTING to remove the stator cover on my cb450..
Got replacements from Home Depot (deliver to near store $7).. they held together, but no luck in removing the now stripped screws. Had to drill the heads off (be careful!) .. once the cover was off a pair with of vice grips takes them right out... Funny thing is, they came out easy...
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