Twenty-five years ago I was on a job
that required bolting several thousand
running feet of 2x4 plates to the tops
of steel truss joists in preparation for
laying subfloor. The work was overhead,
and the socket wrenches I used
were real knuckle-busters. At the time,
I'd have sold my soul for a tool to ease
my task, but it never occurred to me to
use an impact wrench.
Unless you work on engines or
change a lot of tires, the pneumatic
impact wrenches your local auto
mechanic uses aren't always a good
fit for a construction job site. But an
electric impact wrench may be a good
investment for those of us who bolt
together massive