Historically, impact wrenches were predominantly pneumatic, or air powered, which left them squarely in the domain of professional mechanics. To run a typical 1⁄2-inch pneumatic impact wrench ...

One of the most popular impact wrenches available on Amazon, the Aircat Killer Torque is a 1/2-inch air impact wrench boasting 1,295 foot-pounds of loosening torque and max torque of 900 ft-lbs.

I recently tested out Milwaukee’s M12 Gen II Stubby 1/2-inch-drive impact wrench. The size-to-power ratio absolutely blew my mind. It’s extraordinarily powerful for its size, yet small and ...