Impact Screwdrivers - Save On The Sweating

[arfur mo]

don't really have use for one, but be warned that anything you use with it has to be man enough to coper eg impact sockets rather than a nice normal chrome one!

also it you want one, buy one that used the same battery system as your cordless drill as you can get a naked makita for 80 notes or so

arf many know what to do, it getting people that can be arsed to do it better than half right.........

have faith - and and an flipping big stick

the small one i use most the time has a veriable trigger, the action is not on all the time, only comes in over a certain resistance. you get to know just when this will happen, and real useful, take tyhe scrw in most of the way before tightening. screw don't get so hot so don't loose so much stregnth.

most cases better than using a drill or hand driver imo, you have to keep the pressure on to stop gnurling the slots out will removing it, these drivers 'tap' it round withiout the need for any where near the presuure, which also helps allow the screw to spirral out better.

trust me but one, they are really useful, especially rusty bolts on flood lights where the weather has done its work, often getting a rounded bolt out to the bracket can be a pain, much easier using one of these with a socket in and some WD40. if the bolt dose go, it would have anyway you did it..

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Arur Mo

lol

I see now.

[MrHappy]

I have a compressor & use impact tools of that once every blue moons, never had a battery one

[arfur mo]

I have a compressor & use impact tools of that once every blue moons, never had a battery one

me to, but i used a cheapy 12 volt one that plugged into a lighter socket, designed for wheel removal, scoffed at it at the time when bought for a christmas prezzy, lord knows how long back,

anyway, i needed to remove a variator center nut on a Piaggio X9, and compressor is dead, motor burnt out. dug the thing out of wifes boot and it whipped it off a treat.

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Arfur Mo

[MrHappy]

I'd asuume a socket on a breaker bar would give greater torque or a pipe on the end of the rachet

[Cubit]

I'd asuume a socket on a breaker bar would give greater torque or a pipe on the end of the rachet

The Makita BTD140 i have has 140Nm torque, a fair bit of grunt.

[MrHappy]

The Makita BTD140 i have has 140Nm torque, a fair bit of grunt.

match it by hand & go greater with a torque multipliers, just that it slower

[Cubit]

match it by hand & go greater with a torque multipliers, just that it slower

I don't disagree.

Right tools for job n all that.

I find it really useful when fitting kit to metalwork, self drilling screws etc.

[petrolhead]

I use this one, http://www.screwfix.com/prods/92867/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Bosch-GDR-10-8-LI-L-Boxx-10-8V-Impact-Driver?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Datafeed-_-Power%20Tools-_-Bosch%20GDR%2010.8-LI%20L-Boxx%2010.8V%20Impact%20Driver got it on special on amazon for 75 quid with one battery and quick charger. Its tiny, fits in my jeans pocket and a good easy to control trigger for general screwing but on full blast I used it with a 1/2 inch socket adaptor to remove rusted on exhaust manifold bolts. I use mine everyday.

[miaren]

I use this one, http://www.screwfix.com/prods/92867/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Bosch-GDR-10-8-LI-L-Boxx-10-8V-Impact-Driver?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Datafeed-_-Power%20Tools-_-Bosch%20GDR%2010.8-LI%20L-Boxx%2010.8V%20Impact%20Driver got it on special on amazon for 75 quid with one battery and quick charger. Its tiny, fits in my jeans pocket and a good easy to control trigger for general screwing but on full blast I used it with a 1/2 inch socket adaptor to remove rusted on exhaust manifold bolts. I use mine everyday.

I use the baby Makita TD090DWE - ace bit of kit. As its only 10.8V it doesnt have the puff of the big boys, but it's capable of 90% of what I ask it to do. Perfect for "Most" alarm kit, and very useful putting up conduit and cleats.

[Cyberprog]

I'm a big fan of the 10.8V Bosch line, recently bought myself the new twinpack with an l-boxx (see here for more info) and have subsequently bought the reciprocating unit that's ideal for sanding/flushing in boxes and cutting in odd locations. As well as a l-boxx organiser. Loving the equipment though, the drill is incredibly powerful if you're considering buying one of the impact guns, get the latest version of the drill in the bundle - proper twist chuck rather than a hex-chuck as in the previous versions.