Impact vs combi drill for drilling holes

[joehat]

Who uses impacts to drill holes though wood rather than standard drills Ect, I've just started and think there amazing.

Anyone see any pros cons from using an impact instead of a standard drill?

 

[Leesparkykent]

Re: Impact vs conbi drill for drilling holes

I have used the impactor to drill through a joist on the odd occasion as it been to hand at the time. When I've got run of holes to do like when doing new builds I get the 110V angle drill out. I don't think most spade bits are designed to withstand the impact.

 

[mattg4321]

Re: Impact vs conbi drill for drilling holes

I often use my impact driver with Armeg wood beaver stubby bits. They do tend to break eventually but we're talking a couple of thousand holes before this happens.

Nice not to have to worry about your wrist being broken if you're stretching a bit and you can get a straight hole in all but the tightest of joist gaps.

Only downside is it does make a bit of a racket.

 

[Skimpy Wan]

Re: Impact vs conbi drill for drilling holes

I often use my impact driver with Armeg wood beaver stubby bits. They do tend to break eventually but we're talking a couple of thousand holes before this happens.

Nice not to have to worry about your wrist being broken if you're stretching a bit and you can get a straight hole in all but the tightest of joist gaps.

Only downside is it does make a bit of a racket.

Same as you.

Always gets a few heads turning on site. Generally followed by a question such as... WTF are you doing?! [emoji28]

 

[joehat]

Impact vs conbi drill for drilling holes

Same as you.

Always gets a few heads turning on site. Generally followed by a question such as... WTF are you doing?! [emoji28]

I think it depends on the actually bit you use, I move been using the Bosch devil one, it's thick metal and its curved, seams well made. I just like to fact, 1 it's cordless, 2 short , 3 effortless and no switching it always goes through, 4 always have it to hand,

I have the standard Makita combi drill and it won't work with the Bosch bits that have the screw on the end, it's not powerful enough, yet I don't need another drill as I wouldn't get the use out of it also, and I use impacts for everything, and using standard wood flat bits take ages and strain my arm pushing on it at angles.

I have anything with a plug on it, it drives me potty with the leads.

And to be fair, if I'm happy, all the others on side can do one, even if it's noisy.
It's just tradesmen stuck in their ways.

 

[joehat]

Re: Impact vs conbi drill for drilling holes

Same as you.

Always gets a few heads turning on site. Generally followed by a question such as... WTF are you doing?! [emoji28]

After that many, you'd want an excuse to buy a nice new sharp bit Anyways and its earned it money.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Re: Impact vs conbi drill for drilling holes

Who uses impacts to drill holes though wood rather than standard drills Ect, I've just started and think there amazing.

Anyone see any pros cons from using an impact instead of a standard drill?

What about the breakout on the other side??

It'll be looking something like a burst tyre.

 

[joehat]

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I get a better smoother hole on the other side than using standard wood flat bits , maybe my experience, but with the impact I don't really push at all and it come out fairly tidy.

 

[Skimpy Wan]

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I can only see the whole from my side! Lol

 

[Swcfisher]

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Nice clean hole with the armeg wood beaver in an impactor if you let it pull its way through instead of pushing it

 

[joehat]

Impact vs conbi drill for drilling holes

Reviews I look at seem to show that the Bosch comes out smoother on the other side compared to the beaver ameg ones using impacts

 

[Geordie Spark]

Re: Impact vs conbi drill for drilling holes

I've never though of using impacts to drill wood - it doesn't seem "right" somehow.

Maybe I'm just old fashioned - I still have me Grandad's brace and all his other carpentry gear. It's all well over 100 years old now.

That doesn't mean I used the brace for drilling joists - oh no!! I have a Bosch angle drill and a set of wood augers - and flat bits.

 

[Barry White]

Re: Impact vs conbi drill for drilling holes

So you are using an impact driver to drill through wood with standard flat bits? Not tried this and would have never tried it but will have to try it now just out of curiosity.

 

[Aindowsimon]

Re: Impact vs conbi drill for drilling holes

Same as you.

Always gets a few heads turning on site. Generally followed by a question such as... WTF are you doing?! [emoji28]

Seriously when you have the wood butcher and his jump out of your skin paslode

 

[joehat]

Re: Impact vs conbi drill for drilling holes

So you are using an impact driver to drill through wood with standard flat bits? Not tried this and would have never tried it but will have to try it now just out of curiosity.

Not standard wood but but the Bosch devel bit, it basically has the screw bit on the end that pulls it through