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   allen_schell | Apr 02, 2000 04:17pm | #1

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   Tom, You seem to be up to date on the subject of tools, have you ever had the privilege of driving a screw with an impact driver? I'm on my 2nd Makita cordless and I'm amazed that more carps. are't hip to these remarkable little wonders. BTW the reason I'm on my 2nd is the first one got ripped off. Al

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   jim_"crazy_legs"_blodg | Apr 02, 2000 06:12pm | #2

   *Al - What is an "impact driver"?

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   allen_schell | Apr 02, 2000 07:56pm | #3

   *Jim, it's the kind they use in mechanic shops, you know rat-a-tat-tat noisy little suckers. If you ever use one the lights will come on and you'll think you just emerged from the stone age! Al

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   TomTheToolMan | Apr 04, 2000 04:16am | #4

   *Never used one, got my DW 18v love it, (first one died after 4 mos.) Cant find a good driver bit that can hold up though, what bits do you use on the impact? Thats got to snap them pretty fast too?

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   allen_schell | Apr 04, 2000 11:25pm | #5

   *Tom,I usually use #2 square drive, the impact driver doesn't have a chuck, its like one of those quick drive connections. It only breaks a bit if I pull it out while its still under torque. The great thing about it is that it won't spin and strip the screw, it bites in.

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   Kathy_Blodgett | Apr 05, 2000 10:14am | #6

   *What's an Impact Driver?? Oh you are coy aren't you sweetie!!...As everyone in our family knows, an IMPACT DRIVER is the way you reverse park!!

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   Duncan_Mahoney | Apr 07, 2000 05:02am | #7

   *Cordless impact drivers are great! We have Makita and Dewalt, both 12V. With a little practice even my 95 lb. students can put 3" phillips drive drywall screws into fir without stripping the heads. We also use the drivers to put in 3/8" X 7" lagscrews (with a pilot hole of course) and for tightening all kinds of bolts and nuts. The only downside is that the shop is a bit noisy when all the impact drivers are in use.

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   rob.kelly | Apr 13, 2000 12:11am | #8

   *I've had the 12v DW impact tool a couple of years. With a hex adapter to an 8 pt socket I use it to tap threads up to 1/2x13 in steel, use lots of oil and hit the reverse every few seconds. Also it drives drywall screws up overhead and in the corner that I can't get any pressure on.

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   TomTheToolMan | Apr 13, 2000 12:11am | #9

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   My high school shop teacher told us many moons ago in his grumpy, gravely voice- "When you go to buy a tool, buy as much power and options as you can possibly get in a tool. The first time it disappoints you by not doing what its purpose is for, it becomes a piece of junk that will remind you of its limitations each time you go to use it. You will then likely go buy better model, and end up paying more money, for the one you should have bought the first time, and the junk one you never use. Buy capacity, power, and most important buy quality!" -Amen, Brother