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I have a drill and hammer drill. Looking into getting a impact driver but not sure if I could just use hammer drill and impact driver for putting in screws or if I should still use all 3. Any help would be great.
Welcome to the forum.
My hammer drill may be toggled to normal drilling, so I use that single tool for both types of drilling operations. My drill has been retired to be a spare tool on my boat.
The impact driver tool is used for fastener insertion removal.
In my case, two tools are required, not three.
You typically would only use the hammer function when drilling into brick or concrete, not when driving screws. I would say that if you have a drill and a hammer drill, you probably don’t really need an impact driver unless you just want something that is faster.
Badgerstate wrote:
On 10/25/2020 at 11:26 AM, Badgerstate said:You typically would only use the hammer function when drilling into brick or concrete, not when driving screws. I would say that if you have a drill and a hammer drill, you probably don’t really need an impact driver unless you just want something that is faster.
Welcome to the forum.
Sorry, I must disagree, the impact driver is the best tool for driving / removing fasteners. The impact driver is very effective, causing the least damage to the head, providing the best results, as compared to using a drill or using hand tools.
wingless wrote:
7 hours ago, wingless said:Welcome to the forum.
Sorry, I must disagree, the impact driver is the best tool for driving / removing fasteners. The impact driver is very effective, causing the least damage to the head, providing the best results, as compared to using a drill or using hand tools.
True but do you absolutely need it? I work in an auto plant where I use a Milwaukee M12 (non Fuel) drill driver all day long. At home, I have a DeWalt Xtreme 12v screw driver (non impact) and other than the Milwaukee being faster, Ive seen little to no difference in how they perform. Is the Milwakee faster? Sure but I don’t see myself replacing the DeWalt until either both batteries fail or the drill itself fails.