Comments on: Do I Really Need an Impact Driver?

By: sajid

sajid — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 19:03:58 +0000

Hi, Paul Mayer. Stanley Black and Decker are moving 50 percent of manufacturing to the US. The plant will be in Fort Worth Texas and they will start to produce American made products again.

By: John bailey

John bailey — Tue, 28 May 2019 02:42:24 +0000

In reply to Doug.

I think most of us in the trades usually call them impact drivers not impact drills.. We do not generally call them drills. Take a good look at, for example the dewalt brushless XR 887 driver.. 3 settings.. 1to20 ft lbs.. 2to125 ft lbs… 3to152 ft lbs… We make our living using these little critters.. These things are great for cabinet door screws to 1/2×12 band bolts.. I also have Bosch 12v and several porta Cable 20v… Sorry didn’t intend to sound like a dewalt /porta cable commercial..

By: David Moffett

David Moffett — Thu, 23 May 2019 08:06:51 +0000

I bought a dewalt impact driver recently but was very dissapointed. It rips the slots out of my phillips head screws.
My 12 volt Makita impact driver on the other hand drives all but the largest screws with ease.
I could be wrong, but it appears to me that the impact “whack” that the Dewalt driver gives the screws in not correctly timed and the whack and the twist are out of sync. The issue is not with the driver bit or the screws. Same bit, same screws, hust in a different driver.
(There is no problem with shaped head screws just Phillips head.)

By: christopher

christopher — Tue, 21 May 2019 01:50:37 +0000

Well written and some good info on the impact driver vs a “normal” drill.I have used my impact drive by dewalt for a few years and it comes in handy every week. Its a good addition.

By: Joe Christensen

Joe Christensen — Mon, 20 May 2019 23:56:11 +0000

One of the features of the lithium batteries that you did not mention. Unlike older batteries which gradually lose their charge and run more and more slowly, lithium provide the same power until it runs out of charge at which time it will no longer do any work until it is recharged. No more ‘is the battery running out of juice’. Put it on the charger, install the replacement battery, which you hopefully thought to recharge, and get back to work

By: Fleetwood

Fleetwood — Mon, 20 May 2019 16:59:57 +0000

When using a long screw over 1 1/2” or into hardwoods, I use beeswax from a piece of toilet bowl wax that I carry along on the threads. This reduces the friction and makes it easier on the driver and screw head.

By: FlyZip

FlyZip — Mon, 20 May 2019 12:02:25 +0000

In reply to G. Griffin. I absolutely love my DW impact driver, which I have had for a number of years. Hardly ever use my drill driver any longer. I solved the round shank bit problem by getting an inexpensive keyed chuck...with a hex shaft from Ace. The hammer action only engages under load and never when I am drilling. Very easy to change between drill and driver bit with the slip ring.

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 20 May 2019 11:58:23 +0000

I agree with the article except about the light. I find that it doesn’t quite illuminate the work.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 20 May 2019 10:28:57 +0000

YES! yoe do need an impact driver. I’ve had a Dewalt impact driver for a number of years and it does do the job as you described. I’m still a little fuzzy on the hammer drill/impact driver difference.

By: Jeffro

Jeffro — Mon, 20 May 2019 09:30:08 +0000

Love the impact driver. Have used one in my shop for years. My favorite is the Rigid brand for a number of reasons. It has a lifetime service agreement. And free batteries for life. You HAVE to register it to get all this service and free batteries but it is well worth it. I have driven 4” screws while building a barn with the 18 volt impact. They have never let me down.