Texas Twister puller attachment for air hammers

[jd_1138]

This add on for your air hammer looks pretty useful. Starts at 1:45 in the video. I can think back on some recent projects where this would've been handy to have and saved me some hassle.

Also the tap extractor he shows afterwards looks nice too.

 

[LXCam]

That looks really handy. But I'd sure like to try one out before opening my wallet.

 

[jd_1138]

That looks really handy. But I'd sure like to try one out before opening my wallet.

Ebay has them for about $200 for a new one. Matco has them for $300, so SO is probably similar.

 

[dopod]

I'm curious about these as well. Seems like you may lose some impact force in that long u shape.

Also would like to hear from anyone who as used the bidirectional air hammer they make. Looks pretty legit.

https://www.vehicleservicepros.com/...232537/lock-technology-texas-twister-no-lt855

 

[Skin]

There has been a few threads about this. Save your money, it does not work. Air hammers work by force multiplication, the individual blows are quite weak and you're going to lose massive amounts through a long rod that will effectively act like a giant spring + the delay in transfer. In order to have even a remote chance of working they'd need to add significant mass to the attachments.

It looks good in the visuals but in reality you may as well light your money on fire.

Much better served getting a fancy slide hammer kit.

 

[2ndGearRubber]

DO NOT BUY THIS!


I purchased it when it was originally advertised in the trade magazines. The long attachments act like a torque stick. I tried to use it to bend some crumpled sheet metal on a friends fender, and it can't even do that. It was a huge waste of money I don't have the heart to sell, knowing how worthless it is. It's not pulling axles, like I said, it is incapable of bending sheet metal. And this is with an air-hammer I use to knock out wheel bearings regularly.

 

[jd_1138]

DO NOT BUY THIS!


I purchased it when it was originally advertised in the trade magazines. The long attachments act like a torque stick. I tried to use it to bend some crumpled sheet metal on a friends fender, and it can't even do that. It was a huge waste of money I don't have the heart to sell, knowing how worthless it is. It's not pulling axles, like I said, it is incapable of bending sheet metal. And this is with an air-hammer I use to knock out wheel bearings regularly.

Wow, I am glad you chimed in. Hopefully you guys chiming in will save others from making the mistake of buying it.

 

[2ndGearRubber]

Wow, I am glad you chimed in. Hopefully you guys chiming in will save others from making the mistake of buying it.

Co-workers say they'll toss the Texas Twister into the hole with me, so I can hate it in the afterlife.