Impact Driver question

>>1179484
Use quick-release drill bits rated for impact drivers. They have hexagonal shanks.

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>>1179484
Use a drill for drill bits.

That impact takes 1/4" "Power bits" - hex bits that have a little groove in them for the locking mechanism.

There are drill bits that featue the power bit end, but ... just use a fucking drill bit.

Get yourself a philips, flathead, 1/4" and 3/8" socket adapter, and any other bits you frequently use (Robertson/square-drive, torx).

>>1179484
make sure you're using impact bits for anything important or if you value your safety. I've had a ton of normal ones just twist themselves right in half and a few fly off on me.

>>1179484
>>1179501
yeah, the best ones are a hardened steel shaft broached into a softer steel base, so they will twist and bend back. the cheap ones are all one or the other, so they either twist like putty and snap, or they shatter into shards when under too much stress.
hex bits are only like 2x as much? so if you look you should be able to find a set for $10 instead of $5.
impact drivers are 90% meant for high torque low speed applications though, pretty much driving screws. Also, get hearing protection, either muffs or earplugs. the hammer hitting is loud af.

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>>1179504
>the hammer hitting is loud af.

on a hammer drill, yes....

but a fucking 1/4" impact?

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>>1179510
fuck, wrong photo

>>1179504
>the hammer hitting is loud af
what kind of fucking pussy is bothered by a 1/4 impact hammer? jesus christ your mother must have kept you on the titty for a long ass time

OP here. Thanks for your help guys

A drill bit in an impact driver???? Never seen that before.

>>1179651
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>>1179663
>>1179651
its just a hex shank to drill chuck adapter
whether it or the drill bit can handle the impacts is something else

>>1179504
Fucking $300 drill bit set sounds like a waste until you are drinning out leaf springs or doing sketchy shit u need 5 hands for.

Drill bits are like a good set of box end wrenches imo. If you value your time and safety buy at least 1 good set.

>>1179531
Maybe anon doesnt want the constant ringing in his ears known as tenitus?

Dunno. But the shit drives me insane.


Ear pro is just as important as protecting yar filangies and eyes anons.

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>>1179484
wellcome to the lands of adaptorssss

>>1179484
just get a drill m8

>>1179694
Eww. Op should just get a regular corded drill. They cost 30 bucks.

>>1179484
You dont want to drill with that, it will suck. Its a driver for driving screws.

>>1179673
PPE? Please. Gloves and ear plugs are for little girls.

>>1179510
why is there an egg looking at its reflection in a pool of water on that dish?

>>1179484
Impact drivers are made for driving screws and other threaded fasteners. They're good at providing the torque needed for that. Drilling works best with a constant speed / constant torque drill. You can get away with using an impact driver for small holes in wood or plastic (especially if they're small enough to not trigger the hammer mechanism), but just like how an impact driver is nicer than a drill for driving screws, a drill is nicer than an impact driver for drilling. And for larger holes and holes in metal, you really want to avoid jerking and binding as you drill. The tools to get depend on what you'll be doing, so the impact driver may work well enough.

>>1179484
>impact driver
bingo, it is a driver, meant screwing and unscrewing

either use a bit with a hex shank, or use a regular drill....you'll need one eventually anyway

>>1179821
Impact drivers were originally for loosening badly behaved nuts and bolts
You don't use them to tighten bolts or nuts unless they have a torque slip clutch because you don't want to over tighten fixings.
If you REQUIRE an impact driver to drive in screws then you have almost certainly not provided a sufficient pilot hole and probably completely misunderstand the mechanics of how fasteners are designed to work.
Most small battery drills come with a variable slip torque clutch and a low speed mode for driving screws.
Other than the slight difference in size a battery powered impact driver is at best superfluous and at worst an expensive screw ruiner.