[SOLVED] Looking for 1/4" impact driver bit recommendations Solved

Apr 23, 2025 Last reply: 1 year ago 8 Replies

I'm looking for some 1/4" hex bits which are genuinely suitable for use with an impact driver. I have a 1/4" driver capable of up to over



200 Nm and it snaps ordinary bits too easily.

I'm particularly needing bits for slotted screws at present so a set with a good number of slotted screw bits, preferably with more than one of each size would be good. I don't need torx or square bits at all, though some pozi and philips bits would be handy.



Any recommendations?


Most recent 1/4" set I bought were Bosch, 100mm impact rated with the "torsion" shape, mixture of Pozi, Philips and Torx, no slotted. I've not given them much welly on anything ... not sure I'd expect slotted bits to fare too well with impact wrenches?

I have these which are good, but they don't come in slotted:

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They do have a shorter version via a bit holder which does have slotted:
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As Andy says, I imagine an impact wrench is going to skip and mangle slotted heads.

Theo

Yes, I agree about slipping and mangling. I'm not aiming to do this often but I have some stuck grub screws that might just respond to the treatment.

Screwfix do some Erbauer impact bits that are pretty good. An assortment for a tenner, or you can buy just the straight ones.

Theo <theom+ snipped-for-privacy@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote in news:Drc* snipped-for-privacy@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk:

Slotted here:

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