I can remember the dealers used to sell sets of replacement screws because of this problem, why the manufacturer did not fit as std is a mystery. I loved the old strokers, had a GT500 Suzuki and later a well tuned GT750 and they sounded great when fitted with proper expansions. They were the days of the old RD250 / 400's when we could put L plates on a 250 and there was still a teenage period between leaving education and becoming a sensible working man.
In theory that's correct, but not in reality..... my makita destroys weak bits and ive gone through all sorts of 'impact rated' bits, milwakee, irwin, dewalt etc, yet a box of 50 , which i considered to be disposable, is lasting AGES, and they were cheap! In fact about the same price as the 5 irwins i smashed in 2 days of light trade.....
definatly true, I wondered if mine was broken when I first got it and heard it clattering away
odd that everyone has different experiences, I found the milwaukee impact bits to be excellent, much better than the dewalt. what brand is your box of disposable tips? also are they 25mms or 50s, just wondering.
Yes, im sure they even vary per batch made. The disposable tips are 25mm makita cheap / standard
I’ve had this for over 5 years. Bought to fit a kitchen and it was invaluable for getting close up to panels (offset head) and for working on top of the cupboards (90 degree head).Clearly I'm doing it wrong because I use my impact driver for almost everything
It's convenience as much as anything - my combi drill is for drilling and the impact is for driving, saves switching bits so much. I also like the smaller form factor of the impact, you can get it into tighter spaces than a combi.
As many have said they can be a bit aggressive and wreck screws, but you soon get used to how much pressure to put on the trigger. For smaller screws and anything that shows, I prefer to drive it most of the way and then finish off by hand. Slotted screws are always done entirely by hand!
Just for reference my impact is a Makita 18v lxt - I think it was the cheapest they sell so definitely nothing fancy, I bought it for building my workshop but I've found myself using it for pretty much everything since.
I must admit though, I'm very tempted by the Bosch 12v flexiclick drill/driver with the interchangeable heads, so I can easily see that replacing the impact for the finer work.
Thanks! Funnily enough I just started a new thread asking for opinions on this and other options.
That is because those stubborn little bu**ers weren't "phillips" or "pozidrives", they were JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) heads and needed a proper driver - which are, these days, quite readily available on the interweb.
. . . I did use the larger of my Yankee screwdrivers today - I had to reach quite a way into a small space and a power tool wouldn't fit. Old style grey steel pozi screw to remove, must have been there for years!I tend just to use it for drilling/screwing in awkward spots and maybe as a pilot, countersink leaving the impact free for screwing. It small light and comfortable, but at 12v does not have the oomph to drive anything large.
