rmarchand Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Just wondering which impact driver you think is best for me to buy. It will mainly be used for tightening mojo barriers together and errecting a semi-permenant barrier on the stage within the venue I work. I don't mind spending a fair amount of money if the product is good enough. Have looked at DeWalt and Makita drivers, just not sure which drivers, with what sort of power/batteries are good enough. Any help would really be appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simploerob Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I have used quite a few. the hitachi 14.4v li-ion 3.0ah battery is good but expensive. the dewalt 18v good price but battery did not last that long the makita 14.4 works fine but again battery runs out quick. have a think if it is going to be used lots at a time then go for the li-ion battery lasts longer charges quicker. or go for one with 3 batteries. or if you already have a battery drill with batteries then you can get bare units which would make it cheaper. the actual battery volt does not make much difference in my expecience the one on my shopping list is the makita 18v li-ion but it's expensive to buy on it's own. hope this helps simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddison Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Get yourself a Dewalt XRP combi-drill. Will have more than enough torque for you.... Buy as high a voltage as you have the money for (including spare batteries of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceecrb1 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I´m gonna state something dangerous here, that I´m a big fan of old fashioned powertools with a plug on the end rather than battery powerd. Í´m not just talking impact driver, drill, electric screwdriver... the lot. Mostly because the batteries are never charged when sat in the warehouse, and there is always the danger of leaving the damn thing behind as u left it plugged in over night before you leave first thing in the morning. (like we do from time to time, and they always have the 2way radios beside them!!).Also because, lets be honest, as sparkies, lampies, vidiots and noise boys... as part of the job we generally (at least 99% of the time) have electricity lying around going spare. However I do agree there are cases (ie middle of the feeld before the sparky has laid out the distro) where this all falls appart..... On that note, we´ve got a "proper cabled up one" from bosh which is a long serving member of staff within our company!! Its seen MANY a gig!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 If by "impact driver" you mean what I think you do, then I have a Chinese made air powered tool, which cost all of $40 (thats about 15 quid) and it is the dogs whatsits. Identical in all but manufacturers label (and price) to this item on a UK website. It comes with a few sockets and a universal joint. Ok, so you have a hose dragging behind you, and a effing noisy compressor in the corner, but the tool gets the job done and done quickly and easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cavill Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Assuming you have a compressor on site that is! I have 4 of the Hitachi ones, and never had a problem with them, oh, apart from a charger blowing a capacitor, but it was replaced FOC by Hitachi themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I've a Makita 18V and a Dewalt 18V. The Makita is slightly more comfortable and probably has a slightly longer battery life but I'm more than happy with them both. In my opinion the hassle of a mains lead far outweighs that of batteries for this kind of application. If your anything like me the mains cable wont last long when erecting barriers or staging, they can be a pain to replace and you can guarantee you'll knacker it at just the wrong moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightsource Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Get yourself a Dewalt XRP combi-drill. Will have more than enough torque for you.... Buy as high a voltage as you have the money for (including spare batteries of course) Totally agree. Worked for B&D for a few years and know the products well (and how they're made). Well made last forever, and used to abuse. Spares are also readily available. Screwfix Direct would probably be one of the best (cheapest) suppliers, but that's just a guess, I haven't checked their prices. Cabled product, rather than cordless is worth looking into, but that's probably more of a personal thing. PM me if you want more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 While I really like my XRP I'm not sure it's a good solution for someone using it solely to put up barriers. Being a drill/driver the shape isn't ideal, the cost and weight will be much more than an impact driver for the same power and while they are powerful they probably won't be much use for when you just want to give a bolt an extra tighten or loosen an overtightened one. The whole point of impact drivers is they can give an extremely high starting torque which conventional drivers simply aren't designed to do, my 18V XRP just whines at you if you try to start it with anything more than a moderate load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 If by "impact driver" you mean what I think you do, then I have a Chinese made air powered tool, which cost all of $40 (thats about 15 quid) and it is the dogs whatsits. Identical in all but manufacturers label (and price) to this item on a UK website.Looks very similar to the one that was on "special buy" in Aldi's last week at 15 quid. Although it's "last week's" special, my local store had stacks of them yesterday....http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_5175.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX1 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I have a Hitachi, which as others have said is good but expensive. Be carefull if using one to bolt together thin walled box section though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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