Vormulac
Established Member
Hi guys,
I know this is a road well travelled, but the threads on impact drivers tend to meander I'm not sure how recent the most recent one is!
I have had a Performance Pro (B&Q) one for a few years now and although it has been surprisingly good, the batteries are now largely knackered and the impact operation doesn't kick in as reliably as it used to. However, it has served to prove what a useful piece of kit an impact driver is, so I'm planning on buying a replacement.
I had (don't ask me why as I've never owned any) assumed I would go for a Makita, but a friend of mine visited Axminster the other day and was told by the guy doing the tool demos that he rated the little 10.8v Bosch over the Makita. That surprised me, but on doing a little digging it seems that that Bosch has more grunt than any other make (100Nm of torque) can match without climbing significantly in voltage.
I can probably go to somewhere around the £150 mark (give or take) if need be, so what would people say about which impact driver they would go for and why?
Cheers all,
V.
I know this is a road well travelled, but the threads on impact drivers tend to meander I'm not sure how recent the most recent one is!
I have had a Performance Pro (B&Q) one for a few years now and although it has been surprisingly good, the batteries are now largely knackered and the impact operation doesn't kick in as reliably as it used to. However, it has served to prove what a useful piece of kit an impact driver is, so I'm planning on buying a replacement.
I had (don't ask me why as I've never owned any) assumed I would go for a Makita, but a friend of mine visited Axminster the other day and was told by the guy doing the tool demos that he rated the little 10.8v Bosch over the Makita. That surprised me, but on doing a little digging it seems that that Bosch has more grunt than any other make (100Nm of torque) can match without climbing significantly in voltage.
I can probably go to somewhere around the £150 mark (give or take) if need be, so what would people say about which impact driver they would go for and why?
Cheers all,
V.