Impact Driver Vs. Drill Driver

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[TheBucklandgrp]

This guy is like the dad everyone should have. Helpful video, thanks

[cedarstriprocketship]

I had a boss who didn't want me using an impact because he didn't like the sound it made. I don't miss him!

[N]

You're so well spoken, you'd have made a great school teacher.
Thanks for the video.

[michaeldougfir]

My son in law is a know-it-all millenial. But he IS mechanically inclined. He has used a small cordless impact driver for a few years now. He is all praise for it. But you defined it for me. Now I am considering a battery impact driver of the same brand as my battery chainsaw. Then I will have a spare bsttery at times. (I learned this with the purchase of several Craftsmsn units. But now it is time for a new brand.)
Thanks Scott.

[JoshuaMichail]

There's also, aside from all the other great points made, the advantage of having the drill with the bit you need to drill the pilot-hole and having the driver with the bit you need to drive a screw. The fact that you don't have to switch from drill bit to driving bit and back and forth so often in the same tool just makes life that much easier.

[austinstubblefield]

I love that you’re using Makita’s. Not fancy or flashy - just good tools.

[davelaird]

Great video! I love my impact drivers. Total game changer. Two other big advantages of an impact driver for threaded fasteners...

1. The torque applied to your wrist is far lower — no need for an added support arm like you find on powerful drill drivers. My big Makita drill has enough torque to break your wrist if you're not careful. With an impact driver you can bury a huge Tapcon screw into concrete using fingertip pressure.

2. The torque applied to the structure being fastened is far lower as well. For example, you can use an impact wrench to remove and attach lug nuts from a wheel while it is off the ground. A breaker bar will want to spin the wheel around the axle, but an impact wrench puts all of the torque directly into the lug nut and none on the axle. Note: you still need to lower a vehicle to properly torque down a lug nut, but it's nice to be able to lift a car before dealing with the lug nuts.

But don't forget — wear hearing protection when using an impact driver!

[phychmasher]

Thanks, I bought em as a set like you suggested. Let me just say, as a man in my late thirties whose used nothing but budget drills for my entire life... ponying up for a REAL drill/driver combo (I went with the brushless dewalt hammer/driver combo) is making me regret every other drill I've ever used. I had no idea how much I was going to love the impact driver in particular. What a difference! Quality screws (I like Spax), quality anchors (love the fischer duopower), and quality tools turn every home job into a real joy. I used to get so frustrated just hanging shelves using a $30 drill and included screws.

[dweathersb]

Our field crews use battery powered drills and impacts even though we have air and electricity available. No cords or hoses just makes the job site safer and more efficient.

[metalman]

Man I really wish I grew up with this guy as my grandpa. Hell this channel alone has taught me so many life skills that I was never taught. If you read this sir your YouTube channel has made a real positive difference in people's lives. Thank you.

[coryh]

ive been an HVAC installer for 20 years now. In the early years of my career i didnt have an impact, what a mistake! Now i use my 18 volt regular drill only for drilling holes of various sizes 1"-6". And then use a 12 volt impact for everything else. I fasten ALOT of screws on a daily basis and some into very thick multiple layers of metal. Plus use it for large fasteners and anchor bolts into concrete. No more using a socket wrench. That little 12 volt impact is truly amazing and to me it seems like it has 100 times more power than a much larger drill. For sure a must have tool

[Mister_Belvidere]

I have used that same model Makita impact driver at work for the last four years. I beat the living hell out of it and it just keeps working. I'm seriously impressed.

[murtasma]

I bought a set like this which included a drill and impact driver. I've never touched the impact driver. I'm running home today to put a bunch of bolts into shit now can't wait.

[Mixwell]

Last few days I was building a gate for a friend and were using both in reverse roles. Used hex shank drill bit in impact and torx bit for screws in the drill because I could set the clutch low using 1 1/4" screws to attach the gate slats and bang em in quick without over driving them with my impact. Worked awesome !!

[vincesanders]

my first and only Makita BTD141 impact BDF451 drill kit from over 15 years ago still works perfect, even the old batteries are all i need to finish jobs without any frustration.

[kundetjenesten]

I gave my mom a Ryobi 18V impact driver a while back. My brother shot a video of her using it for the first time. She was absolutely awestruck!

[klmbuilders]

Yep, I love 'em both and use them together just about every day. One more tip: in reverse an impact driver will free screws or bolts that don't want to be free!

[korishan]

I use Impact driver to assemble all my wood related builds. I use the drill driver for making holes. Impact makes things a whole lot easier.

[hectoraracena]

Man! when you mentioned a Yankee screwdriver, a ton of good old memories came...
Thanks for your videos, all of them...they give me a lot of memories of my Father, He was a Maker too and teach a several generations of a young man to make things, use tools, use machines, make workshops, and make all the work well...
He passed away at a young age and miss him a lot, I miss the endless hours working together...
really love your videos, I appreciate them because men like you pass the good and noble knowledge of a well-done work.
Thanks, Thanks a lot.
a big handshake from the other side of the world.

[twwtb]

I recently bought my first impact driver to de-squeek my sub-floor. What a revelation! I was like, "where have you been all my life?" I tried using my big 1/2 inch drill. It had plenty of power. The choice was to try to pull off the screw at just the right moment, or back off on the variable speed and let it stall out at just the right moment. I didn't like either of those options. The latter seemed like it was not so good for the drill. If I didn't hit it right, I would either drive the screw all they way through the plywood, or break off the head. You are absolutely right about being able to control the set of the screw with an impact. There is very little rotating mass connected directly to the bit. That is why it can stop instantly.

A good combination I found was T25 headed construction screws, any T25 bit, a locking extension and a 20v impact driver. Counterintuitively, the T25 bits lasted a lot longer with the impact than with the big drill.