I want to use my 1/2" pneumatic impact wrench on some Phillips screws.

I have some quality WERA Phillips No.2 bits which are the standards 1/4" hex
bits.

Anybody know of an 1/2" square (female) to 1/4" hex (female) adapter ....
or even 3/8" square to 1/4" hex as I have 1/2 - 3/8 adapters

Obviously I would prefer something quality or it won't take the 'thumps'
from the impact driver ... but does not have to be an impact socket.

I've got a 3/8" square to 1/4" bit holder as part of a Teng Tools
socket set (Mini Rosso 3/8" set)

"Rick Hughes" wrote in message
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I want to use my 1/2" pneumatic impact wrench on some Phillips screws.

I have some quality WERA Phillips No.2 bits which are the standards 1/4"
hex bits.

Anybody know of an 1/2" square (female) to 1/4" hex (female) adapter ....
or even 3/8" square to 1/4" hex as I have 1/2 - 3/8 adapters

Obviously I would prefer something quality or it won't take the 'thumps'
from the impact driver ... but does not have to be an impact socket.

http://tinyurl.com/sktadaptor

Rick Hughes wrote:

I want to use my 1/2" pneumatic impact wrench on some Phillips screws.

For what you want to do it could work out as cheap, and certainly more
robust, to buy some 1/2" impact driver bits. I've got a few adapters of
various sizes some from Toolstation, Screwfix and some as part of Teng
socket sets. All suffer from lash to some extent making it difficult to
get the bits accurately in position. The 1/2" set of bits that I bought
(i.e. 1/2" sockets with a bit permanently mounted covering a range of
Philips, Pozidrove, Square drive, Torx and security screws) are much
sounder in use, particularly if using with a pneumatic driver or impact
wrench.

Actually at the moment I'm cursing having left all of the air tools in
Italy. I've had to rebuild the front end steering
knuckles/brakes/bearings on a truck by hand. Some of the screws and
bolts were difficult to get at but a piece of cake using air tools.

This set includes the adapter you're after:

http://www.tooled-up.com/PopupZoom.aspx?PID=14337

Heres the adapter, which costs almost as much:

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=168900

and it isn't available.

Or there's this:

http://www.thepowertoolcentre.com/shopexd.asp?id=14880

For which you will also need 1/2" - 3/8" and 3/8" - 1/4" adapters.


Hmm and after much searching:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/2wj36zx
http://preview.tinyurl.com/36dpujg
http://preview.tinyurl.com/338tg7e

In article ,
Rick Hughes wrote:
I want to use my 1/2" pneumatic impact wrench on some Phillips screws.

I have some quality WERA Phillips No.2 bits which are the standards 1/4"
hex bits.

Anybody know of an 1/2" square (female) to 1/4" hex (female) adapter
.... or even 3/8" square to 1/4" hex as I have 1/2 - 3/8 adapters

Obviously I would prefer something quality or it won't take the 'thumps'
from the impact driver ... but does not have to be an impact socket.

A simple 1/2" drive 1/4" AF socket? But of course this won't hold the bit
- but you could use a bit holder in it.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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"Rick Hughes" wrote in message
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I want to use my 1/2" pneumatic impact wrench on some Phillips screws.

I have some quality WERA Phillips No.2 bits which are the standards 1/4"
hex bits.

Anybody know of an 1/2" square (female) to 1/4" hex (female) adapter
.... or even 3/8" square to 1/4" hex as I have 1/2 - 3/8 adapters

Obviously I would prefer something quality or it won't take the 'thumps'
from the impact driver ... but does not have to be an impact socket.

http://tinyurl.com/sktadaptor



Wrong gender .... ratchet is 1/2" male fitting ....... so I need socket
with 1/2" female to 1/4" hex

"Rick Hughes" wrote in message
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I want to use my 1/2" pneumatic impact wrench on some Phillips screws.

I have some quality WERA Phillips No.2 bits which are the standards 1/4"
hex bits.

Anybody know of an 1/2" square (female) to 1/4" hex (female) adapter ....
or even 3/8" square to 1/4" hex as I have 1/2 - 3/8 adapters

Obviously I would prefer something quality or it won't take the 'thumps'
from the impact driver ... but does not have to be an impact socket.

Yes: its called a 1/4" socket. Put some blue tack in the narrow end to stop
the bits from dropping out.

S

"Steve Firth" wrote in message
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http://preview.tinyurl.com/2wj36zx


now that looks promising ... all I need now is a source of 5/16 hex bits
for Phillips & Pozi heads.

I'll dig out my WERA catalogue

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Rick Hughes wrote:
I want to use my 1/2" pneumatic impact wrench on some Phillips screws.

I have some quality WERA Phillips No.2 bits which are the standards 1/4"
hex bits.

Anybody know of an 1/2" square (female) to 1/4" hex (female) adapter
.... or even 3/8" square to 1/4" hex as I have 1/2 - 3/8 adapters

Obviously I would prefer something quality or it won't take the 'thumps'
from the impact driver ... but does not have to be an impact socket.

A simple 1/2" drive 1/4" AF socket? But of course this won't hold the bit
- but you could use a bit holder in it.


Used that previoulsy, but lots of play and it all gets 'sloppy' in use.

"Rick Hughes" wrote in message
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Rick Hughes wrote:
I want to use my 1/2" pneumatic impact wrench on some Phillips screws.

I have some quality WERA Phillips No.2 bits which are the standards 1/4"
hex bits.

Anybody know of an 1/2" square (female) to 1/4" hex (female) adapter
.... or even 3/8" square to 1/4" hex as I have 1/2 - 3/8 adapters

Obviously I would prefer something quality or it won't take the 'thumps'
from the impact driver ... but does not have to be an impact socket.

A simple 1/2" drive 1/4" AF socket? But of course this won't hold the bit
- but you could use a bit holder in it.


Used that previoulsy, but lots of play and it all gets 'sloppy' in use.
If it's that sloppy, cut some shims from a tin can (or try metric/BS etc
sockets until you get a tighter one.).. Blue tack holds the bits in. I've
done it this way for years and have also made a long extension to use 1/4"
driven sockets, by sawing off the angled end of an Allen key and squaring
off one end. I've been using this method with my old 1/2" impact driver -
the kind you actually hammer - for many years. At a pinch you can also get
a spanner on the square end for extra leverage.

S