Impact or Drill? What will YOU Choose? #tools

Impact or Drill? Which #tool do you choose.

Metabo Triple Hammer (best impact out there)

Makita XGT Drill/Driver/Hammer Drill

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[redjaredc]

I like to think everyone has some bittersweet memories of a big red corded Milwaukee that tried to snap their wrist.

[WaysideIron]

When I was a kid, my first 18 volt DeWalt slammed me in the temple and threw me off the ladder.
Good times

[yuCantHandle]

A good tradesman doesn’t blame his tools

He blames the tools watching him

[Grente]

It has the anti-kickback, but it still tried to snap your wrist off. Yes the impact is a bit slower but the sheer laziness of it is just great. No tight grips, crazy control, and just overall less strain on your body makes it my go-to for every screw or bolt I’m ever gonna use.

[SenseiTimMinke]

Rule 1 Every tool has a job
Rule 2 For every tool there's a better tool
Rule 3 better tools cost more
Rule 4 bad tools cost you more
Rule 5 a good tool used wrong is still a good tool It's the user that's bad.

[peachmelba]

My 40 year old corded Makita drill has a button on the grip that says _ROTATOR CUFF DESTROYER_ in Japanese 😅

[robertblahnik]

I noticed it too. But you should have said, "if you are only going to be putting in a few of those screws, the drill driver will suffice. However, the drill will heat up quick if you keep pushing it. Whereas the impact will last because that's what it's designed to do...

[machone]

Great! Now my wife is at Home Depot looking for a triple hammer.

[tyisyodaddy]

i will make it a point to have my kid experience the torque demon that is the big ol’ corded milwaukee

[edbigtruck]

I’m over here still trying to find the chuck key for dads Black and Decker drill.

[bluecollar]

I aways used a corded drill then a few years ago I was working with another guy and he used a Milwaukee impact.
I tried it and never went back.
There is no comparison. The impact also seems to help butt the material together as well and it will countersink the screw clean through if you let it.

[moinulmiah]

Harry left the Royals to become a chippy! Top lad! 😂

[jeremychurch]

Most of the mass timber screw manufacturers don’t permit the use of impact drivers to install their screws. Check the manufacturer’s tech data sheets.

[warrenparker]

I’m at a complete loss! I thought for certain the drill/driver would struggle. Nope, barely acted as if it was loaded down!! Awesome

[windrider]

Dad had a Porter Cable made in the early 50's, it would spin you in a circle until you let go, or it unplugged itself. Come to think of it, I think he still has it.

[SupremeOverkill]

Hundred bucks says they'll come out with a drill that can be an impact with the flip of a switch. That's where the money is

[JoshuaEFinley]

I constantly try to tell guys an impact isn't the same at all as a driver but they never listen. This is a great demonstration.

[randy]

Yes! My favorite impact in my arsenal...triple hammer Hitachi (Metabo)

[michaelleach]

The impact takes longer because it turns at a slower rpm as it adds the hammering action. While the drill may seem faster, on screws this long, it heats the drill up internally to a far greater extent, which in the end reduces the life of the drill and drains the battery much faster. The hammer drill is more suited for this type of work because it’s geared lower, therefore develops more torque with less current, which is why it runs slower and stays cooler.

[henrinaths]

Wow didn’t know that. When I migrated to the impact there were no drills that could do that. And I never went back. I’ve busted screws and bits with an impact. Good to know thanks