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  • Best PZ2 Impact Driver bits
  • scratch
    Free Member

    Have an Ebauer multi-set but I’m after replacement PZ2’s

    Best as in good, not artisan rolled on the thighs of a virgin, I’ve got a tenner.

    Underhill
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    I think it’s Sealey we’re supplied with at work. Wouldn’t say they’re the best, but they are fairly robust. They’re consumables so they’ll wear/break eventually like all the rest.

    benpinnick
    Full Member

    Wera Impaktor would be my choice.

    scratch
    Free Member

    Thanks, I’m only DIY, just wanted to grab something that wasn’t cheese. Makita bits seem to have a terrible rep, I’ve heard good things about Sealey drill bits.

    5lab
    Full Member

    those dewalt ones aren’t impact bits.

    large tub of ebauer ones is where I normally go. They each explode after maybe doing 200+ screws? don’t seem to have any issues before that though. Great VFM

    https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-6-35mm-hex-shank-pz2-impact-screwdriver-bits-30-pack/308pg

    pk13
    Full Member

    The black DeWalt long shank ones are fine.
    Wera are great but costly.
    More important is making sure you use the right shape bit pz2 ph2 ect

    fazzini
    Full Member

    I’ve got some Bosch ones which are good

    mboy
    Free Member

    Makita bits seem to have a terrible rep

    My Makita drill is very good, but the bits are poor for sure…

    thenorthwind
    Full Member

    @bruneep

    https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-6-35mm-hex-shank-pz2-pz-screwdriver-bit-box-25-pack/3289r

    I’ve got a box of those from before I owned an impact driver. Still half of them left, but the question is, is the impact version worth double the price?

    https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-6-35mm-hex-shank-pz2-impact-torsion-screwdriver-bits-25-pack/555gx

    chipster
    Full Member

    I got some Saxton ones off Amazon a couple of years ago. No complaints from me. £8 for a pack of 10.

    Saxton 10x PZ2-50mm Pozi-Drive 2 Impact Duty Screwdriver Drill Driver Bits Sets Tic Tac Box Compatible with Dewalt Milwaukee Bosch https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07H8C2JMH/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_CKSJ82H1G1331RZ329P0

    Edit – they’re 50mm long ones.

    finbar
    Free Member

    I used a pack of those Screwfix Dewalt ones a few months ago, and got through them at a frightning rate. They don’t seem great to me.

    nickjb
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    I use those dewalt non impact ones and find them to be OK. Just general assembly, 40mm ish screws (which Is what I’d expect for a PZ2). I’ve tried a few specialist impact bits and not found them to be any better. I’d rather have a big pack bits that last OK but are cheap-ish enough to just swap out once they get a bit worn and those £5.99 dewalts are about at the sweet spot. They tend to go when I’m being ham fisted or trying to force a screw out at an angle because I can’t get the driver in a tight spot.

    For bigger screws or harder materials then I’ll usually go for a torx.

    pk13
    Full Member

    The saxton ones are ok actually lost a pack of those in the house now you have jogged my memory about those.

    markspark
    Free Member

    If you’ve got pz2 screws do you really need to use an impact driver to get them in? Surely a battery drill with normal bits will suffice

    pk13
    Full Member

    In all fairness a pilot hole and drill driver is correct I even pilot hole 5×2 studs but for rough work and fixing stuff to walls with plugs impact all the way

    alpin
    Free Member

    W(ho)TF still uses pozi bits and screws?

    Torx or, better still Assy Würth screws and bits.

    alpin
    Free Member

    Surprised people still use pozi bits and screws.

    The only time I use them is on piano hinges due to the tiny head.

    bruneep
    Full Member

    I’ve got a box of those from before I owned an impact driver. Still half of them left, but the question is, is the impact version worth double the price?

    OP only had £10 to spend, not £10.98 😏

    I found the ones I linked to ok, they are a consumable product and are treated as such.

    pk13
    Full Member

    @alpin the UK lol.
    I’m sure someone will blame Brexit.
    Torx Is getting more popular and will take over I’m sure. The masonry frame fixing I use are torx
    I don’t understand how Robertson head never caught on?

    bigblackshed
    Full Member

    Wear Impaktor here.

    I gave up on non-impact ones when the big box of Dewalt ones were lasting between 1 and 10 screws before exploding.

    The Wera ones have lasted 12 months of DIY use, and I’m still on the first one of five out of the pack.

    scratch
    Free Member

    Thanks all, like I say DIY jobs so:

    1. I’ve got lazy and just use the impact driver to wallop in anything of size rather than use the drill driver or even pilot hole

    2. Readily available Posi screws are just my go to. We spec torx for small self tapping jobs into plastic casework at work but I’d not seen the shift DIY based to them for placing noggins etc

    Although there was a big set of torx wood screws in Lidl a while back, I thought at the time how many people buy these for someone without them probably having a torx bit

    sanchez89
    Full Member

    I use the regular(non impact) Bosch ones in my impact. They have worn out before they have broken. And that’s after a lot of screws!

    reggiegasket
    Free Member

    Project Farm on youtube has investigated impact bits.

    kayak23
    Full Member

    Although there was a big set of torx wood screws in Lidl a while back, I thought at the time how many people buy these for someone without them probably having a torx bit

    Usually they come with one.
    I hate torx personally.

    I have the Dewalt impact bits which don’t seem to periodically explode any more than any others I’ve used.

    oldmanmtb2
    Free Member

    Saxton are good for the money.

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