Nice to see him go round with a torque screwdriver after...

[Dustydazzler]

 

[Mike Johnson]

I recently built a Gazebo base in my garden using an impact driver and was very conscious of the noise and ensured when doing most of the driving my neighbours where not in their garden, they are very noisy and using them internally must drive anyone else in the property potty, mind you now days the younger generation will probably just turn the radio up.

 

[pc1966]

I have seen an electric screwdriver designed for this sort of thing - not the final torque (as that is always variable with impact tools) but just to speed tightening up. But they are expensive (£200+ I seem to remember).

Using a normal power tool is an absolute no-no as it will over-tighten the screws in the blink of an eye. I managed to shear off a M6 steel screw/nut on cable tray once by not being too careful with my small Milwaukee hex impact driver

 

[Mike Johnson]

The normally available impact drivers that come as a set with a drill do not have a variable torque setting they are permanently set at hammer me into oblivion or cam out. ?

 

[UNG]

For those concerned about the gloves, they are worn to avoid leaving any incriminating fingerprint evidence

 

[7029 dave]

I know times money and all that, but all this rush and tear, I used to give myself a day for the mains/ new cu etc.

 

[Dustydazzler]

The irony is these guys are not cheap . Infact I have seen what they charge and it’s top end money.
the fact they lash stuff in on the hurry up doesn’t reflect their final invoice.
the big boss man must be raking it in

 

[pirate]

Impact drivers will drive those concrete bolts into a base, with pre-drilled pilots holes, but a socket wrench will do that too, and very quietly, albeit not so quickly. Screwing in long screws or coachbolts is easy with an impact driver, but most other woodworking tasks can be achieved with a normal drill-driver, and that saves stress on the components/structure. As an essential precaution, always wear eye protection, especially with an impact driver. Even the so-called impact screwdriver bits can shatter under the pressure...a shard from a broken bit embedded itself in my face, 5mm from my right eye...hence the patch.

 

[Moley]

a shard from a broken bit embedded itself in my face, 5mm from my right eye...hence the patch.

But how do you explain the wooden leg?

 

[Dustydazzler]

thinking about getting one of these to speed up my board changes ...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hilti-Co...944207?hash=item595cea3ccf:g:KOUAAOSw5l9fjBEj

 

[pc1966]

thinking about getting one of these to speed up my board changes ...

I have one of these:
https://www.bigredpowertools.co.uk/milwaukee-m18oneid2-0x

It is fantastically useful for drilling with the hex-shaft style of drill bits or the Armeg hole saws for 20mm & 25mm, and driving in big fixing screws or loosening most stuff.

But even on its lowest setting (which I almost always use) it can break small-medium sized stuff. It has a 'variable' speed trigger but it is hard to keep it from just hammering things down...

I hardly ever use the normal battery drill any more, though the 3-jaw chuck is more precise for drilling than the hex shaft drill bits and it has better speed control. So definitely get one, but just not for terminals m'kay?

 

[pc1966]

Just to add: the Milwaukee power tools have clips for your belt but I just unscrew them as they get in the way for getting in to difficult places. Also if you do try hanging it off your belt then you just end up mooning folk!

 

[Mike Johnson]

I like the fact it has four different hammer settings, my DeWalt just has the hammer into oblivion setting.

 

[Pete999]

Not once did he check that the cores were caught by the cage or screw, and bending the single core over with a pair of side cutters??

 

[Timbo]

Milwaukee Surge Impact driver is a lot quieter than the standard unit. I hardly use the normal one now.

https://uk.milwaukeetool.eu/en-gb/m18-fuel-surge-8243;-hex-hydraulic-impact-driver/m18-fqid/

 

[Mike Johnson]

Noooooo I have enough tools, but it does sound (or not) good, a surge impact driver, no I don't want one, can you get them cheaper, will try FFX they always seem to be the cheapest for tools, no stop it, I need a drink.