Impact Drivers

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Since a majority love the impact screw gun on devices I figured let me give it another shot.

But I can't find the torque setting.

Which are you using that have torque settings ???
 
ActionDave said:
I absolutely love my impact drivers. I would give up the remote to the television before I would give them up.
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I thank technology every day for power tools, and especially impact drivers. I started out when screw drivers were the only way to drive a screw. Then came along Technology with the Yankee Screwdriver, which was also a drill.
Yeah, I love my impact drivers.
 
MAC702 said:
It's fixed for whatever model you are using, that I know of. You just have to learn how quickly to get off the trigger, depending on the fastener and material.
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Think I was playing ??? :) Personally I think it's poor practice, but to each his own.
 
my old 18v dewalt can get up to around 26 ft/lbs... if you have the "sweet touch"... one "click" works pretty good on device terminals- of course results may vary...
 
ritelec said:
Since a majority love the impact screw gun on devices I figured let me give it another shot.

But I can't find the torque setting.

Which are you using that have torque settings ???
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I usually go by experienced feel, and then get a better feel by just twisting the gun.
 
I couldn't live without my Makita impact driver. So much so that I just bought a spare for my spare, in case I misplace the one I use. I've tried other brands, but the Makita just feels better, to me. Probably just because it is what I got used to. The rest of my cordless tools are dewalt, fwiw.
 
rambojoe said:
my old 18v dewalt can get up to around 26 ft/lbs... if you have the "sweet touch"... one "click" works pretty good on device terminals- of course results may vary...
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Agree. I have the 18v NiCad dewalt and I use it on device screws. I usually recognize the "touch" (calibrated elbow) at the first hammer.

Some device screws will cause my impact to "cam out". In this case, I follow up with the ubiquitous Klein 1/4" cabinet tip flat head, a quarter turn at the most.
 
Good to know so many here use impacts to tighten device screws. I definitely respect the knowledge on the board so if y’all do it then I feel good about doing it myself maybe. Really just didn’t know how to feel about it. Whether it was the “right” way or not.
 
jmellc said:
Does anyone else dislike impact drivers? I have one mainly because it was part of a set. I don't like the noise and the hammering interferes with my feeling of the torque on a screw. I broke 2 phillips bits in one day this week.

The one thing I like about it is I can drill good holes in brick or cinder block with it.
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Love th Milwaukee M18 impact driver!
 
DBoone said:
Good to know so many here use impacts to tighten device screws.
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I have been for a decade now. I started with a 7.2 volt DeWalt cordless screwdriver, then moved to a 10.8 volt Makita impact, and now have been using an M12 Fuel impact for the past 4+ years.
 
chris1971 said:
Love th Milwaukee M18 impact driver!
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i've two 12 v milwualkee impact drivers. i use them, it's ok....

for feel and control, i've got two 18v festool drills. flat awesome.
slow speed torque, they beat anything. i can drive screws wonderfully.
prohibitively priced. would not buy them again with the stuff now on
the market. but they are nice.

for masonry holes, i have two milwualkee impact drills. a 12v one with
the aux vacuum for keeping stuff clean, and the 18 volt one. the corded
one, i haven't used in five years.

as long as i'm on a milwualkeefest, they have a 12 volt pneumatic drain
drain cleaner that is adjustable. i bought it with a "we shall see" attitude.
if it didn't work, back it went promply.

when i die, charge all the batteries, and put it in the casket in case i need it.
they also have an 18 volt power snake. too big to fit in the casket.

well, ya have to make choices. or get a bigger casket.
 
I'm still partial to the Black & Decker PD600 Pivot electric screwdriver. Adjustable clutch, two-speed transmission, forward/reverse rocker switch, holds two bits, built-in LED, straight and two angles, good battery life, and the transmission locks when turned manually.

It' fast enough on high speed and more than torquey enough on low, and you can change speeds while it's running. That makes it perfect for driving device screws by starting on low, driving on high, and back to low to tighten. Also good for driving in self-drilling screws.



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Added: I still use the DeWalt 36v hammer-drill and recip saw regularly, and the Bosch rotary hammer for rod driving as well as the usual masonry work. I once used it to make a 6" hole through four courses of old brick. Perfect results, using a rented core bit.
 
I carried a 4 volt version of the above for many years. Now I have a B&D palm screwdriver, with a built-in battery and light, that reverses automatically by cocking it to the left. It is lighter and takes up less space than the folding model.
 
Aw, c'mon! I posted a pic and the model, why can't you? :weeping:



Seriously, I've never tried the inertia type of driver. Does it work well, and do what you want, or does it sometimes aggravate you?
 
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