The Dismantler

[Mike83]

http://www.thedismantler.com/

Cool idea, but $250 is too rich for my blood.

 

[Elroy]

Looks like a worm drive. They talk about bustin a nut and not your knuckles? What takes the reaction force? Mary Poppins or your hand getting smashed?

 

[tpolley]

only weighs 3lbs... 10lbs after you add a 7lb impact. why not just buy a quality air ratchet? use the air ratchet like a manual ratchet to break loose the fastener then let the air motor do the rest of the work. okay, i can see if you're removing a nut on a 3 foot long piece of all thread it might be handy. because we all find ourselves in that situation so frequently...

 

[tube_guy]

The Dismantler... That's actually my wife's nickname for me.

 

[nelstomlinson]

Aluminum housing and bronze worm gears? Sounds pretty fragile!

Just get a proper torque multiplier. They're $1500 at the industrial store, or $15 new at the plumbing shop.

 

[rwhite692]

"Bust a Nut, Not your Knuckles"...What a tagline.

I'd prefer to bust neither...

$250...Boy...They are mighty proud of that thing.

 

[coppermouse]

I always wondered how those torque multipliers worked?

 

[Mike83]

Aluminum housing and bronze worm gears? Sounds pretty fragile!

Just get a proper torque multiplier. They're $1500 at the industrial store, or $15 new at the plumbing shop.

Are they a similar design (worm gear) or do they use planetary gears?

I've used a big 1" drive Snap-On torque multiplier (4x I think). Went up to 2500 lb-ft Used it with a Snap-On 4ft long torque wrench that went to 600lb-ft. That is an expensive setup!

 

[Danglerb]

I've got a Lisle right angle impact, about $40, and I suspect a much more practical tool.

Rod goes in a air hammer and connects to end of the bar with a 1/2" drive.

 

[nelstomlinson]

Are they a similar design (worm gear) or do they use planetary gears?

I think that the proper ones use planetary gears; a snapon or proto catalog could probably confirm that.

The plumbing shop versions have no moving parts at all, of course.

 

[Mike83]

I think that the proper ones use planetary gears; a snapon or proto catalog could probably confirm that.

The plumbing shop versions have no moving parts at all, of course.

Ahh..I was slow on that one!

 

[Moose-LandTran]

I always wondered how those torque multipliers worked?

Planetary gearing.

 

[06wt]

cool idea but not for that kind of money

 

[olds88]

I have one of these http://www.lislecorp.com/tool_detail.cfm?detail=822