Impact driver recommendation?

[ScaredyCat]

Has anyone got a recommendation for an impact driver?

I've looked at a few but they seem a bit expensive

Makita BTD146Z but that's about 190 with a battery

DeWalt DCF885C2 - about 170 quid..


anything cheaper that's not made of butter?
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[Aff]

Do you need it to be cordless? I haven't found one I'm impressed with yet.

The 240V ones are much cheaper and much more powerful.
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[ScaredyCat]

I'm not bothered about it being cordless.

The bodies of the cordless ones seem reasonable, until you add on the cost of the battery. Will hunt for corded...
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[gavcarter]

Corded all the way!
IF you have to go cordless may aswell just a cheap one, for example Silverline ones do 90nm (and are not bad for price) and are under £50 with battery, charger and case etc, dewalts are above £100 and you only get an extra 17nm - then you need battery and charger etc on top.

Corded winds hands down, about £35-50 for a half decent model and decent models will go in excess of 250NM

[Aff]

I have 2 of these:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clarke-CEW1000-Electric-Impact-Wrench/dp/B0039BQRUO

Never let me down, its pretty big and heavy but hasn't been as issue for me.

Don't use in the rain, makes smoke.
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[ScaredyCat]

[bugeye_bob]

Depends on what you plan on using it for primarily,
My mate has a de walt and its awesome for fitting windows but not enough guts to use for suspension on a car,

I have a Machine Mart 230v one for car work and its awesome but rather powerful,
I also have a Compressor with air tools for other stuff,
depends what Im doing.

[gavcarter]

I only use mine for un-doing stuff.

there is no way to tell how tight something is or isnt with an impact driver.....

[Rogerborg]

Did I just wander through a wormhole to some Future Thread on the moon?

An "impact" driver is something that you hit with a hammer. I think mine was £18 from Halfrauds, and it doesn't need any Voltrons to work, you just SMITE it, ideally while channelling Brian Blessed.
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[gavcarter]

[Raffles]

I 'won' a second-hand Makita impact wrench from the bay. I think that I paid around thirty squids for it and though it doesn't get a lot of use, it hasn't failed to undo anything that I've used it on so far. Mind you, it does knock-out just shy of 600 Nm's.
If ever I'm in a situation where power isn't available, I find one of these can be useful:-

https://i739.photobucket.com/albums/xx39/cantause/IMG_0378.jpg

D'ya know what it is yet?
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[gavcarter]

yes, about £1500 worth of clever gearing system

[Hugh Farking Cant]

It is a torque multiplier.
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[bugeye_bob]

[Raffles]

[Aff]

Looks like a Dynapact manual impact wrench.

Always wanted to try one. Arent they suppose to have like 1000Nm of torque?
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[orac]

got me one of these a few years ago
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cir220-24v-cordless-impact-wrench-2
the only thngs that it has failed me on, is a scooter rear wheel centre nut one head bolt and being used to tighten down the flywheel puller to remove a fly wheel - the wheel finally gave way with a 10 ton hydraulic, and even then it needed the assitance of alot of heat
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[The Artist]

A decent cordless impact gun will cost many hundreds. The sort mechanics use on a regular basis anyway.

Corded you can get much cheaper.

[Hugh Farking Cant]

[Hugh Farking Cant]

Torque Multiplier;
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Facom-3-4-Drive-Dynapact-1000nm-Manual-Impact-Wrench-Torque-Multiplier-NK-300-/231158923035?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item35d2253f1b
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[Pete.]

It's mis-named calling it a multiplier IMO. A proper multiplier requires a reaction arm.
That thing stores rotational energy and releases it in a burst which is exactly what air and electric impact guns do, just that they do it many more times a second. The main different in my eyes is that you can properly measure the tightening torque of a multiplier but that tool is just a highly-variable estimation based on several factors.
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[G]

I presume you don't have or have plans to have an air compressor?

You'll get best results from a half-decent air one, but it's a good bit more kit, of course.

If you've got 240v, something like the Clarke linked above.

If not, a 24v battery one with the high NM you can find for £80 or so.

[Raffles]