Charlie Burton Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Hi all,As topic suggests; which impact drivers on the market are useable purely as a driver also? Id love to have the benifits of an impact driver when I want it and not all the time! I find that for 70% of tasks there really is not a need for the impact mode, but it certainly has its uses.Im aware of the makita 4 in 1 (very expensive) option, but that seems a big over spend for me.I currently have the 10.4v hitachi twin pack, drill and impact - which in ernest the impact doesnt have enough guts for when its really needed, and the drill only gives 1300 (possibly 1500 i forget) RPM - which isnt adequate enough for anything other than 50mm no8 pilot holes etc.So, I'm looking at the new Stanley FATMAX 18v drill as my main drill, excellent build quality for the price point and considering options to replace my driver.I would love to hear anyones thoughts and suggestions about my options?Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Are you just wanting a Drill/Driver? I'm not sure I know for sure what you're asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Burton Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 No, I want an impact driver that has the capability / function of disabling the impact mode so it just functions as a non impact driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 How about going with an impact that has speed settings such as the new Milwaukee Fuel? I don't know of any others that let you disable the impact function, but speed control may be able to provide the functionality you're looking for. There are a few models that have this capability. If you're interested we can put together a list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 The Rockwell 3rill looks right up your street Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Makita has a tool like that except the price is pretty insane at 500 bucks. You could get a whole power tool set for that kind of moneyhttp://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=202072852&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_sku=202072852&ci_kw={keyword}&kwd={keyword}&cm_mmc=shopping-_-googleads-_-pla-_-202072852&ci_gpa=pla#.ULBMnYawV3c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PutnamEco Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Protool also has this function with the IWC 18-2 TEC LI but if you didn't like the Makitas price..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Im with Wayne, the Rockwell 3rill is the one for you. Ive used the Hitachi 18v Brushless Impact that has four settings so you can nearly disable the impact mode but it is still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Without the impact function it's a screwdriver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyandy Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Im confused isnt that pretty much a drill driver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Im confused isnt that pretty much a drill driver?Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 He must do a lot of work in the library shshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshsh LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter4187 Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Looks like he's gone haha... but the 3rill is an interesting tool. I almost bought it for my first tool but then realized, it was not a pro tool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BababooeyHTJ Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 I'm glad that I saw this thread. I also figured that the impact function is what I disliked so much about impact drivers. I just picked up an M12 fuel impact and the low speed function is great for all of those things where I would have been worried about snapping screws on a typical all or nothing impact. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 I'm glad that I saw this thread. I also figured that the impact function is what I disliked so much about impact drivers. I just picked up an M12 fuel impact and the low speed function is great for all of those things where I would have been worried about snapping screws on a typical all or nothing impact. .Well, I'm glad you found it too. Hope you stick around I have an M12 Screwdriver that sees a ton of use, but the impact with speed control kinda renders it obsolete.Welcome to our forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter4187 Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Speaking of snapping screws, i could not stop snapping screws today, I dont know if it was the box or me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Hard to find good quality hardware anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter4187 Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Yeah you can say that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BababooeyHTJ Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Thanks, I'm still thinking that the fuel screwdriver may be the better option for me. I usually keep a 5/8 speedbor in my pouch and the impact can't really spin that too well. Its nice to not have to grab a drill to just pop a hole or two and I think that the fuel screwdriver may do the trick for that. On the other hand the impact is fantastic for self tapping screws. It also seems to do well for machine screws when set to low speed. I did pick up the fuel drill and it has some serious testicle. It'll spin a good sized hole saw pretty easily. Its just a bit too bulky and heavy to carry in my pouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 I don't know if the screwdriver has enough speed and power to run a spade bit. Unless the fuel really blows the previous model away, I'd think you'd be better off with the impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BababooeyHTJ Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 I wouldn't be surprised. The fuel drill really blows the old model out of the water. The difference is night and day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneburgess Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 I tried the older 4 pole Milwaukee side by side with the fuel Thursday just gone and the older drill was the most powerful drill I saw on the day of the tool fair in Manchester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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