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What is the Best Impact Driver

If you are anything like me, you’ve had prob­lems using a drill for driving screws and lags bolts. You know, by strip­ping screws, breaking bits and not to mention wearing out your arm using a heavy drill for those jobs.

You see, drills were made to bore holes not to drive 3 inch screws into decking all day. The advance of higher voltage batteries (more power) was helpful, but trans­fer­ring that extra power was still a problem, even with the addi­tion of adjustable clutches, and the strip­ping problem still remained.

The weight of cord­less drills takes it’s toll too, espe­cially if you are using it for extended periods, or in tight, hard-to-reach places. And ladies, I think you would agree that cord­less drills are quite heavy.

Well, the world of tools never stops progressing and today is no excep­tion, so today I’d like to intro­duce you to a new lighter and more effi­cient way to drive fasteners.The Impact Driver.

Impact Drivers

The new impact drivers resemble stan­dard drills but work a bit differ­ently. Not only do they drive screws in with the normal turning motion but they liter­ally tap on the screw at the same time. That combined action keeps the bit in constant contact with the fastener, virtu­ally elim­i­nating stripped screws, and doing it while using less power. It’s light weight, power, and effi­ciency is why you need an impact driver.

Since impact drivers use less power, the battery charge lasts longer. And with today’s 18V Lithium Ion batteries and Rapid Chargers, charge time is reduced and the number of charging cycles is increased (about 2 times more battery cycles than profes­sional Ni-Cd batteries).

But the big bonus is that they weigh so much less.

Would you believe under 3 lbs? That’s about 2–3 pounds lighter than the average cord­less drill! Now that makes a big differ­ence in ease of handling and control. These new impact drivers come in various volt­ages from 9V to 18V and are vari­able speed and reversible.

They use quick change hex shank screw driver bits, as well as hex shank drill bits for drilling. A chuck adapter is avail­able for use with stan­dard round shank drill bits.

If it’s time to buy your first impact driver, replace an old one, or just upgrade to one of the new higher power units, I recom­mend the
Makita BTD142HW 18V Compact Lithium-Ion Cord­less Impact Driver Kit. I made the switch, and have been using this model Makita commer­cially for a couple of years now, and I really love it. By the way, so does my wrist and arm.

PS: There are several different Impact Drivers avail­able, so if you’re inter­ested in the best buy for your partic­ular needs just, drop me an email and I’ll get right back to you.

Once again helping you succeed with speed, AND light­ening the load.

If you have ques­tions about your DIY projects, just ask your Personal DIY Consul­tant. I’m here to help you.

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