Hello
Ryobi BID1201 12v Impact Driver, with one Li-ion battery, charger and case: Amazon are doing it (well, hosting a company called that is doing it) for :
Item Subtotal: £44.95 Shipping & Handling: £5.99 Total: £50.94
Screwfix sell it for a ton.
No load speed = 0-1900rpm impact speed = 0-2700 blows per minute Torque = 800 lb.in (about 90 Nm)
Ryobi's a good make, isn't it? Up there with Makita?
No. Perhaps just a cut above some shed own brands.
Not on the same planet as Makita IMO, but far far better than a shed own label.
Only has a single 1.2 a/hr battery, you really need two.
At that price though, a good buy if you need an impact driver - and if you have never used one - you do!
Agreed :-(
I have a Ryobi petrol Brushcutter/Hedge trimmer. Almost impossible to start
- I don't use it anymore :-(
Rubbish.
True - I think I can get a spare battery for 20-30-40 quid at some point.
Exactly! My mate showed me how effective they are and I needed one from then on - Needed!
Trust me - you need one :-)
Dave Plowman (News) explained on 16/09/2011 :
No, they are much much better than those, but not quite on par with Makita.
Ryobi tools are manufactured in both Japan and America. I.M.E. the American manufactured stuff is rubbish while the Japanese is o/k.
Its the old story. You get what you pay for. The cordless drill market is fiercely competitive so prices are generally sensible.
Paul Mc Cann
Mine's made in PRC. The company seems to be owned by TTi who are headquartered in HK. Not Japanese (I also thought they were Japanese - maybe they got bought out?). They also own AEG and Milwaukee brands.
Its in the middle of the range of stuff produced by TTI... way better than power devil and other shed tat, but nowhere close to Makita. Think green Bosch or slightly better.
So not a bad deal unless you already have some other decent cordless tool - in which case buying a quality impact driver "body only" probably costs about the same.
I've never had/used an impact driver, but have wondered about them.
What is it that they do better than (say) an ordinary drill/driver?
They either get stubborn screws out, or make it essential to drill them out after they've wrecked the slot. Kill or cure.
They drive screws far more powerfully than a conventional driver of similar price/battery power could hope to.
They operate with virtually no need to grasp them tightly to avoid reaction.
They make one hell of a racket.
Not that type of impact driver... I think you are thinking of:
I've never had mine damage a slot, if you use enough pressure. Shear a screw, yes.
I use 2 of them when building decking. A 6 x 90mm coach screw takes less than 6 seconds to drive in
Decking screws, no pilot, less than 2 seconds.
No great amount of control, just incredibly fast - but with no reactive feedback IYSWIM.
The one review on Amazon doesn't sound too promising.
Tim
Most of my serious screwing:-) work is within reach of mains power so I opted for the Makita TD0101F (now £84 net from ITS) Ample power but would be better for *slow start*. I find that the initial low load speed is too fast for my muscles to react and the bit disengages. Once the torque required builds up, it is fine.
regards
In my limited experience, remove heads from screws. OK for bigger stuff but not really for sub-5mm unless you're really careful. If there's one tool that /really/ needs torque settings, this is it.
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