Sometime you may encounter screws vs plastic. In this case a drill in lowest setting is safer than an impact driver.

An impact driver is an excellent tool. Perfect for driving larger screws when framing. Fitting door furniture, or working on small projects, can be tricky - especially for newbies - as it can be difficult to control the torque. Here, it might be more prudent to purchase a second combi drill. There was a time when a weekend warrior, or hobby woodworker, might not have been able to justify the cost of a second drill. Fortunately, these tools have come down considerably in price, and can be had for under £20 from the likes of Aldi or Lidl. I have a drill station with a dedicated countersink drill, pilot drill, and driver - a luxury time saver. Glad you are enjoying the new toys! Happy woodworking.

I got two impact drivers gathering dust. Then again you can take a sledgehammer to drive a panel pin home. Each to their own

Tip: Use the trigger to open/close the chuck

I have 3 little 12v makita's, a dedicated pre driller, with a 3mm wood bit in it. a countersink in the other and i use the impact to drive the torx screw. i leave them on the same setting so they work in tune with each other. its just fast and accurate when your getting stuff done. They are dead cheap too

I use nothing but impact drivers now and use hex drill bits for drilling and hex bits for driving the screws. It's a big time saver.

@ZulkSOD

3 ай бұрын

Drills are faster than impacts lol

Biggest thing is a drill will overheat much faster driving a lot of screws. Drivers will take that like it's nothing.

Righty-tighty, lefty-loosey my man

Not much feedback from an impact driver, they're good for driving large screws 8s upwards but if you need a more controlled drive i find the combi drill has more feel to it, my impact driver is a Makita dtd 170 and has a lot of functions but alas not much feed back to your wrist that allows you to feel the torque. For general framing, roof construction, heavy joinery the impact driver is great

Trouble with impact drivers is they're ear-damagingly loud, so you really ought to use ear protection. The newer high torque drill-drivers are similarly powerful so I'd suggest just getting a second drill, but one of the better models. The Bosch Flexiclick is a great system

@timothywhieldon1971

3 ай бұрын

no, not at all. none of them go over about 85db

@truthseeker7794

3 ай бұрын

I use two identical Dewalt drills and each comes with 2 batteries so I have 4 batteries at my disposal. I always try to buy from open box sites. These drills are often half price because the cardboard sleeve that usually covers the sealed case is missing or the packaging has very slight damage.

@NarowAR07

3 ай бұрын

​@@timothywhieldon1971most impact drivers touch around 100 db.... Drills around 85 db

You get more control with a drill. Or a hex chuck based drill, like Makita df032

@s70cas7ic0

3 ай бұрын

the bosch 12v with the interchangeable chucks is amazing. it's hex based, plus you get a captiv hex chuck, a drill chuck, a 90 degree chuck and a out-of-axis chuch, all of whom (drill chuck apart) are hex based.

@johnmackay7789

3 ай бұрын

I completely agree. I changed my impact driver for that very same screwdriver about 5 years ago, what a difference. So much more control and quieter when fitting kitchens and working in customers homes. You don't realise how annoyingly noisy impact drivers are until you're not using one while everyone else is.

If you can't afford an impact driver, get a drill and drive reversible bit. They are very effective.

I've been promising myself one for ages. I use 2 drill drivers at the moment but one if them is on its last legs now so I think it's time to bite the bullet and invest in a new platform.

@craftingrob

3 ай бұрын

You won't regret it :-)

Rarely prefer my impact driver to my drill as a screwdriver. Hate the noise and it's almost always slower.

@truthseeker7794

3 ай бұрын

I have 2 identical Dewalt drills and I use one as a drill and one as a screwdriver. They're a bit bulky and heavier than a dedicated impact driver but they both have 2 batteries so I have 4 identical batteries at my disposal. Also I bought them from a site that offers open box but new items. You can get them half price on these sites.

I use Ryobi at home, but I have the luxury of an expense account at work, so...#MakitaFTW...😂 Great work, mate, keep it up! 👍🇦🇺

@craftingrob

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Will do!