Talk the torque.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Indeed. Of course 1000 rpm is too fast for screwdriving. But most SDS are vari-speed?

[Mark]

Funny I don't remember anyone not knowing what a purely mechanical impact driver was Just lots of confused people who had never seen or used a cordless impact driver.

now seem to be a the latest DIY must have tool, have you bought one yet or

"Nor do I feel the need for one. I've never had problems driving in any type of screw into anything. For pro use in a specialised field they may well be wonderful. But this is a DIY group, and there's many tools I'd want long before one of those."

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[John Rumm]

The good ones are, and a fair proportion of the cheapies. Some are still single speed though. 1000rpm is not that fast for screw driving in some circumstances...

[The Medway Handyman]

I think thats spot on in general Mark, but a DIY guy planning on building a deck would find one extreemly useful. And the small Makita TD020E is ideal for general DIY use.

[Alang]

This is the only impact driver a DIYer should usually need.

he's rolling in money and buys stuff to use once a year for half an hour.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

net for the latest tools.

Can't see anything wrong with that statement. Can you? Or do you feel it's the first power tool to buy?

[Rod]

I find I use my Mak TD020 very, very frequently. (Though I couldn't justify a heavy-duty impact driver.)

I can't think when last I would have wanted the old manual impact driver you linked to. On a mechanical device like cars, maybe. For most other DIY, no thanks.

[Doctor Drivel]

too mention Impact Drivers on this group. Only about two others had heard of them and one actually used one of them. No one knew what they were thinking you smacked it with a hammer.

DIY or not they are superb. If your drill/driver packs up then buy one, as the price has dropped substantially. They can be used as a drill too. Using hex shaft drill bits. There are also duel drill-driver/Impact Driver models.

[Doctor Drivel]

SDS drills have high torque low speed. Nothing to do with mechanism.

[Doctor Drivel]

I drove in 6" screws effortlessly with an SDS - with SDS turned "off". I used grease on them so as not to snap off the heads.

[Doctor Drivel]

Impact drivers are short, so short with short hex drill bits they can be used between joists to drill holes for pipes and wires.

[Rod]

Actually, if you are doing something like furnishing a house with Ikea stuff, it (a TD020) might well be the best 'my first power tool'! Most especially if you have weak arms/wrists/hands (like my partner has, due to illness) - and any conventional power driver is too darned heavy and a manual driver requires unachievable torque.

[dennis]

I have a high torque drill and it is not an SDS chuck and it doesn't have a hammer function. It will drill 32 mm in steel though.

SDS is a chuck type not a drill type.

[Doctor Drivel]

..and this one didn't know what the hell an Impact Driver was!!!! I just read some of this thread Mark linked to. It was funny. They all never knew what an Impact Driver was and then when it was a clear there was another tool that was "new to them", they all backtracked and dug big holes for themselves. Funny indeed!!!! :-) :-) The uk.d-i-y Lunatic Association was in full swing. Mark and myself had to explain to them, like children,what an Impact Driver was. And they still would not believe it. :-) :-)

Classic indeed!!!!

[Doctor Drivel]

They are available.

Er, no. It is a drill type, which also incorporates a chuck type too, which is only specific to the drill type. I used a keyed chuck into the SDS chuck.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Indeed. Must be nice to have so much spare time to look at catalogues. Was the counter quiet again?

And you obviously had never heard of an impact driver. Which have been around for many years - long before any cordless tool.

For most a standard drill is of far more use if you can only afford one. Hex bits are very expensive - and inaccurate.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Most had a good laugh at the self styled expert on everything - you - had obviously never heard of an impact driver before the name was stolen for the drill type. Perhaps you work for Bosch - they call some of their hammer drills impact types.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Is there no end to your ignorance? SDS is *not* a drill type. I have an SDS jigsaw.

It refers to a keyless way of holding a bit or blade.

[Doctor Drivel]

ROLFMAO!!!!!! The know-it-alls didn't know what an Impact Driver was. Hilarious!

[Doctor Drivel]

Please eff off as you are a complete plantpot. ROFLMAO!