IR 212 impact wrench??

[johninct]

Is the IR 212 3/8" impact wrench any good or is the IR 2115 the one to get? Or would you go cordless? Thanks!!

 

[airbuff101]

Is the IR 212 3/8" impact wrench any good or is the IR 2115 the one to get? Or would you go cordless? Thanks!!

John the IR212 is an excellent old school 3/8" impact with design family ties to the 231 and of approx. the same era.
The 212 was usually the premium 3/8" US made gun offered by many of the tool trucks in the 80's-90's and a bit before. Real nice feel and balance with plenty of power and "feathering trigger" like a 231. It was usually the most expensive 3/8 commonly offered in most lines.

Chances are that just like the 231, it has been made offshore for quite a few years. I'd grab one in a second if they are even close to the guns that I remember.

I am far too old and crotchety to have any info or opinion on the new-fangled flibbity-flab 2115............. (It's probably great, no doubt).

My kid uses cordless in a Beemer shop all day and seems to love the stuff.

crotchety Rob

 

[DrkMtnDew]

i have no expirience with the 212. however i do with the 2115TiMax. use it everyday for the past year and a half. it is one mean machine that has no problem with lug nuts or half the other big stuff i throw at it. it almost eliminates the need for a 1/2'' gun. almost.

 

[crewchief888]

ive had a IR 212 gun for 10 or 12 years, it's a good gun, but given a choice i liked the bluepoint 3/8" dr gun better. (AT325 ?)

i find myself using a cordless 3/8" more and more.
saves me time and aggravation, especially in cold weather trying to get the compressor started in my service truck.

when i'm working in the shop i rarely use a cordless gun.

 

[vssjim]

The 212 is a single hammer design like the 221 1/2 even though it looks like a dual hammer 231 1/2 they are a proven design and work fairly good.

 

[Rickster]

I have the Cordless 14.4v Lit Ion IR 3/8 dr impact gun and the cordless IR 14.4 LI 3/8 ratchet. Home-use in the garage on my my old Mustang and the family fleet, they work fine with plenty of power. I like them!

 

[glick88]

I just bought a used IR model 212 and have yet to try it out but I noticed after bringing it home that the trigger doesn't bounce back once i press on it. All my previous 3/8 impact triggers seem to have a spring internally that causes the trigger to be depressed when not using it. Us it normal for the trigger to be pushed in and stay in when not supplied with air?

 

[vssjim]

the spring is probably rusted away in the handle

 

[country83]

If it's the same tool as the Blue-Point AT321 (which it appears to be) there is no trigger spring, just the air pressure holds it shut when hooked to air. This is normal.

 

[glick88]

If it's the same tool as the Blue-Point AT321 (which it appears to be) there is no trigger spring, just the air pressure holds it shut when hooked to air. This is normal.

Ohhhh... ok. I'll bring it to the shop this weekend, hook it up and see. Thanks.