Air Hammer Socket Adapters

[Skin]

I noticed these

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=2423&store=snapon-store&Part=PH1050

also noticed the price tag, and they're blue-point [rebadged?]. However i cant seem to find them anywhere else? Anyone know who makes them or of another brand to buy?

 

[Ritter4.0]

I have no idea who else might make them, but I bought a Kobalt air hammer to play with and might make one of those for it.....

By play with I mean muffle, grind, drill holes in, try to make it a wannabe 3X gun

 

[MXblur]

I seen these last time I was on the MAC truck. Maybe check their website?

 

[Danglerb]

Looks similar to a knocker or I think aka woodpecker? Used a lot on aircraft, except they have a built on handle instead of a hex for a wrench. I've got a right angle impact adapter from Lisle, but never used it.

Link to a recent thread.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68199

 

[fatfillup]

I have one of those from an auction box lot. Has worked nicely on shocking rusted fasteners so they will come apart.

 

[CHRIS LUCKYMAN]

I have the 3/8's bit. Works great. Don't know who else make them.

 

[jabberwoki]

I have one of those from an auction box lot. Has worked nicely on shocking rusted fasteners so they will come apart.

Doesn't a rattle gun do the same thing?

 

[Skin]

impact wrench would be a sideways force, these would be a downward force same as an impact driver and i'd think they'd be more helpful for freeing rusted/stuck threads.

 

[metal1313]

but wouldnt that assume that the socket was supre shallow to allow the hammering to be transfered to it and not the surrounding material?

 

[Skin]

for a plain old bolt you'd have a point but most stuff used on equipment/vehicles has a shoulder to it so the socket sits on the whole bolt.

 

[CHRIS LUCKYMAN]

You gotta use a shallow socket, or make sure there's a shoulder on the fastener, like above. And... set the air hammer to low or the bolt won't be the only thing that starts moving.
I've had better luck using this bit than using an impact driver. !Really!

 

[scbird94]

We use those and call the procedure "the shocker"

Works good on pt cruiser/neon rear subframe bolts that seize badly. Seen a ton break off or spin the welded nut inside body. hammer it a few times with that and turn by hand and it threads right out

 

[LWaite]

I have the 3/8 bit
Thing is amazing
First tool to help remove all the bed bolts on ford trucks
I got mine from the Matco dealer

 

[jabberwoki]

I noticed these

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=2423&store=snapon-store&Part=PH1050

also noticed the price tag, and they're blue-point [rebadged?]. However i cant seem to find them anywhere else? Anyone know who makes them or of another brand to buy?

Should be easy to make one out of a impact extention and a dull air chisel stem?