thought i'd add my bit,- but its gonna be a longer one than usual to make my point -sorry
about 2 years ago i saw a small local company useing them on a extention that my neighbour was having built, 3 things struckme
* fuuuck they're noisy
* fuuuck they look heavy to wear
*fuuuck how quick the job was going up
i never really thought more about them due to the cost,but last year a young lad came on the company and used it all the time for striking- and he was knocking down much more and a lot quicker than the more experianced lads, he used 1 battery in the morning and swapped it after dinner -so after a few weeks of watching this and to give my wrist a little break i decided to try. ebay £130
Yes they're expensive and heavy & awarkward to carry all the time but after a while they just become another tool to help you earn your money easier.
i havent experianced any saftey officer being awkward, niether have i put it in our method statement, i dont worry about the overtightening of the nuts because its never really seemed a problem, i've had rockapes working for me using spanners & you couldn't undo the nuts without swinging on them, better too tight then not tight enough & slip but like anything, experiance with the tool allows you to judge the same as you would with your spanner,
i think if the price came down ,most guys would end up using them.
again just cos its new tech to us dont foobar it till you've tried it.
I remember when you could only buy cheep £10 bolton spanners & used to fix the broken pin with a nail,and the new shape poker handles began to appear,and eerybody used to say wot a load of shiit i'm not paying £30 for a fancy handle,look at them today because they're the same guys with a gucci titanium,poker handle bihex box nail removing spanner which cost them nearly £100
time marches on,tools & rules change,better to keep up with the changes or stay a dinosaur & we all new what appened to the dino's dont we:toung: