Impact Wrench Crack Repair

[@ToxicMrSmith]

Well done bloke. Weld looked like Swiss cheese but she held so job done. Definitely a front gate warranty on that one through.

[@whitedoggarage]

😁Know what you mean, so far it has held up, but I still hate welding aluminium castings.

[@markwhalen5300]

Congratulations! I really did not think that weld would hold, or that the repair ultimately would be successful! Really good video and a great Repair 🎉

[@whitedoggarage]

Thanks, I was ready to junk it if it didn't work.

[@FixitFingers]

Not many folks would take the time or care to fix that. Good to see Bob!

[@whitedoggarage]

Thanks James, as you probably know yourself, the filming and the editing is where the time goes in this sort of job 👍👍👍.

[@markwhalen5300]

11:00 at this point I'm going to bet your labor has exceeded the value of the tool, and it has become a "labor of love".

[@whitedoggarage]

Well, that is always a moot point on videos. The tool is worth three hours labour and the actual repair takes about an hour if I blast through it. However if I video, it takes about four hours plus editing time, so it has become a labour of love 😀

[@markwhalen5300]

@@whitedoggarage (excluding the video) I had you at about 2 hours here. Regular Labor = maybe, but an experienced aluminum welder? Ya about 30 mins of labor.

[@captainmort]

Great video Bob. I have some old DeWalt cordless tools that the batteries have died in. Being NiCad which are pretty weak in today's standard I researched and purchased a battery adaptor and can now run my old DeWalt tools on my modern Milwaukee lithium batteries. Work so much better now too. Cheers👍

[@whitedoggarage]

Good to know 👍👍👍

[@markwhalen5300]

Great Idea!!! Never heard of those adapters, I'll look!

[@bobleewhite2220]

Good job!

[@whitedoggarage]

Thank you 👍👍👍

[@markwhalen5300]

6:38 I made this note before watching the end of the video. I want to say that I'm very skeptical. I give you about a 20% chance of success. I'm sorry, but it's an impact wrench, and clearly the crack occurred along an existing fault or stress point of the tool.

[@whitedoggarage]

So far it has held up, but I keep looking at the Milwalkie replacement with 'want it' eyes 😀

[@markwhalen5300]

1:01 = 😂

[@whitedoggarage]

Yes, I cried, Andrew, my casual offsider was not happy too.