B.RAD Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Hi all Cumulative wisdom please! I'm looking to buy a cordless impact driver, I know you get what you pay for but I don't want to spend a fortune. Has anyone had any experience of this or have a recommendation around a similar price point? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B007IUKVYA/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1428247226&sr=8-1π=SL75&keywords=silverline+impact+driver Cheers Barny Quote
TAFKARM Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Sounds a bit weedy to me? 90 NM is only 65 ft lbs... Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 It's a screwdriver. OK for a bit of DIY; all the positive reviews talk of using it on small to medium size screws into plasterboard - which it just barely has the battery life for. Medium or larger screws into something harder like wood(!) and it starts to struggle... I've used a Makita equivalent putting up brackets and so on into rawl plugged holes and they're handy; much more welly than a traditional electric screwdriver, but small and light when trying to get it into confined spaces. Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 FWIW, the impact wrenches that I've seen used for automotive stuff that have been any good have generally been at least 18 Volt. Quote
XTR2Turbo Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Barney I have a new / unused going spare. Yours for beer money. You may need to buy a new battery though but cheap on ebay. I can bring Thursday if interested. David 1 Quote
Onliest Smeg David Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Impact 'wrenches' have 1/2 (?) inch sq socket drive and aren't cheap! Impact drivers may be OK for light work if bolts loosened and tightened manually. Quote
Doug Dastardly Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 I've a Makita li-ion impact driver and it's brilliant, but of course not cheap. IIRC it was the guts of £300 with 2 batteries (which are actually the expensive bits, costing about £90 I think) Quote
B.RAD Posted April 5, 2015 Author Posted April 5, 2015 Thanks all, advice of the wizened steering me clear of a duff purchase again! I thought 90nm would be ok for wheel nuts as I'd follow it up with a check on the torque wrench, but from what you've all said this is too weedy for the job. Barney I have a new / unused going spare. Yours for beer money. You may need to buy a new battery though but cheap on ebay. I can bring Thursday if interested. David David - yes I'll take you up on that please, see you on Thursday Quote
peet Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 I used to use a Snap On one - expensive but can undo any wheel nut. Most impressive was it undone caliper bolts on a 67 Vw bus - I couldn't even budge it with a long socket bar!! Bloomin expensive though circa £350. Quote
John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 If you just want it for wheel nuts and will check with a torque wrench anyway, I would buy a cheap cordless drill. plenty around for circa £30 ish. Its what I use 1 Quote
Terry Everall Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I use the Sealey impact gun which is great Quote
SootySport Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I use the Sealey impact gun which is great The one I have as well, Just good enough for wheel nuts on a Westfield. Quote
SootySport Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 320NM Torque!!!! I think yours is a bit better than mine then. 15volt and 3 years old now. Quote
Chris Hooper Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I have a sealy cordless with apparently 325lb of torque it does need old wheel nuts cracked first but for reassembly of stuff it's awesome. Oh yeh and I'm a sucker for the clack clack noise when it's done stuff up. Sorry Quote
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