3/8 Impact Wrench
An impact wrench is also called a rattle gun or an air wrench. It is a tool most commonly used in directing torque or a rotating force to a specific object, in most cases, nuts and bolts. An impact wrench can be powered by an air compressor, an electrical power, a hydraulic power or even batteries. Businesses such as the automotive, constructions, product assembly lines, and heavy equipment maintenance industries may well be slowed down in terms of work output and production without powered impact wrenches. Impact wrenches are available in sizes ranging from ¼ inch socket up to the large 3.5 inch socket most common in construction sites. Choosing the socket size depends on your needs. If you will use the impact wrench for simple assembly and disassembly, then a ¼ inch socket will be good enough for the job. Sizes such as ½ inch, ¾ inch and 1 inch are available in both inline (held like a screw driver) and a pistol grip where the output shaft is held at a 45° angle with the handle, like a regular gun. A 3/8 inch socket is common in pistol grip type wrenches and butterfly wrenches. A 3/8 inch inline impact wrench is not common but there are probably manufacturers who carry this product.
It is safer to use a pistol grip or a butterfly wrench when the power of the impact wrench is increased (in direct proportion to the diameter of the bolt used). The increase in torque is in part directed back to the user and the increased weight of the tool requires a bigger handle that would be hard to grip.
With a 3/8 inch impact wrench it’s best to settle for a pistol grip wrench or a butterfly wrench.
Ingersoll Rand 2115TiMAX 3/8-Inch Impactool
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