My drill driver is dying - can anyone recommend me an impact driver?
Do you want a drill driver or an impact driver ?
Electric, air or hammer?
U sure you want an impact driver? Seems odd to replace a drill-driver with an impact driver...
I use my Makita 18v LXT every day and have done for 3 years. Great bit of kit!
oh dear some folk have not experianced the joy of putting screws in with an impact screw driver - its the mutts knuts
since no budget - thats the one my dad has and i like to steal 😀
Mines doesnt do driving screws - its 240v and torques to and from 450nm 😀
I highly recommend Hitachi. I've been using all my drivers incl my impact continuously throughout our house build. Great quality without paying for the name.
Google for deals 😉
I assume the OP means a cordless combination drill, which by definition has an impact feature for drilling into masonry. I would recommend an 18 volt Hitachi - for value for money and reasonable quality/performance.
ernie - no, I think he means one of the new impact drivers, they're ace
18volt Dewalt with a 1/2 inch socket drive awesome bit of kit
I think he means one of the new impact drivers, they're ace
They are ace for screwing in screws, but useless for drilling holes into masonry. The OP is apparently looking to replace a dying "drill driver", so it suggests that [i]drilling[/i] will be required of it.
For an impact driver I would go for whatever deal is available on an 18 volt DeWalt, Makita, or Hitachi. Although I do know that my new DeWalt impact driver is quite noticeably faster than the Makita equivalent - me and another carpenter were recently screwing down decking side by side. TBF his impact driver wasn't brand new, so newer Makita models might be faster. I think the Hitachi 18v impact driver comes in 2 speed, which is a feature that I would have liked - I got a good deal on the DeWalt so went for that.
EDIT : RE : "my new DeWalt impact driver is quite noticeably faster than the Makita equivalent" And presumably more powerful, because the impact feature kicked in much later with each screw I did compared to the guy using the Makita. Both were 18 volt.
Panasonic all the time far better than dewalt,Makita,hitachi etc
Tbh most drill drivers are pish at masonary.
Gimmie an impact driver and a corded sds any day.
Metabo are good, sturdy bits of kit. We use their 9 inch grinders, half inch socket impact drivers (18v) and we have two of their drills (18v),they have a hammer function but I've not used it, plugged in SDS FTW. They're a German company and you get a years warranty and 3 years warranty on the batteries, which is good.
Sorry - I'm after a impact driver for driving screws into wood my old drill just hasn't got the torque it really struggles to drive a 4" screw.
get whichever you've already got batteries for...or if you're starting from fresh, get makita or milwaukee, very good
Impact drivers are great but I wouldn't want one as my only drill driver, where they are great at driving in bigger screws they are far too racy and urgent with anything smaller or trickier. So if you intend to compliment your existing drill with one then fine. If its a[i] replacement[/i] look out for the twin pack deals.
There are plenty of 18'v sets but Impact drivers don't need a lot of battery oomph, once you're using an 18v driver an impact one is almost redundant, there are very few instances where the regular driver couldn't manage, but [url= http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-dk1486w-10-8v-li-ion-triple-pack-combi-drill-impact-driver-torch/33613?kpid=33613&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%20Listing%20Ads-_-Sales%20Tracking-_-sales%20tracking%20url&gclid=CKugq_S25bYCFUXJtAodAhIAvw ]the tiny 10.8v ones are brillian[/url]t. Two drivers that are smaller and lighter than one 18v, really nice wee tools to work with.
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the gurt big 6", M10 coach screws holding this together were driven in un-piloted with a tiny handbag-sized bosch impact driver. (that we christened the 'Lady Bosch')
Most of the bigger brands do the twin packs at good prices (Makita, AEG, Bosch) the only thing to check being that the drill in the set has a proper chuck, some of the bosch sets the drill just has a bit-holder.
I've got a pair of the Bosch 10.8v things - drill driver and impact driver. For most jobs around the house they're pretty good.
For bigger drilling operations I recently got this;
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which goes through walls with no problems at all.
Makita 18v LXT
This. I love mine. Such a great tool.
But to be honest, any of the 18v Lithium powered professional quality tools will be great. Bosch blue, Makita etc.
But I agree with the other comments, an impact driver isn't a replacement for a drill driver.
Cheers guys great advice - thank you!
I run my own construction company, and we use panasonic.
We have 4 or 5 drills ranging from impact driver up to 28v sds breaker,
I've had these for about 3 years and they get constant use on
Building sites, had dewalt/makita/bosch etc no way close to
Being as good as Panasonic, they have an amazing battery life.
I've recently bought this kit [url] http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dck235-c2-14-4v-xr-combi-drill-impact-driver-twin-pack/35109 [/URL]
It's awesome!
Ernie
[i]They are ace for screwing in screws, but useless for drilling holes into masonry. The OP is apparently looking to replace a dying "drill driver", so it suggests that drilling will be required of it.[/i]
The OP asked:
[i]My drill driver is dying - can anyone recommend me an impact driver? [/i]
He made no statement about drilling.
I have a 12v Bosch that I use solely for driving in screws, with a Makita 14v for drilling - and a corded SDS for masonary. So in my case I'd be buying an impact driver if my Bosch died.
And impact drivers are ace 🙂
The 10.8v Makita set maccruiskeen links to is a great bit of kit. We now have that and an 18V Makita Drill Driver but for most woodwork the 10.8v kit is much easier to handle.
I have the bosch 10.8v drill and impact driver. The drill is ok for very small stuff but hasn't got the power for speed hits etc. the impact is ace, it will drive 100mm screws no problem but the battery drains quickly if its under load. It's fine for smaller stuff as well, you just have to get used to the trigger, pull it half way and it runs at half speed.
I have a bigger 18v for heavier drilling.
Sds for brick etc.