Dylan2077 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 What are the advantages of having a multiple speed impact driver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Working with multiple materials without sinking your screws too deeply. Works like a crappy version of a clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell Tyler Ray Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 All the different speed settings provide is different RPM rate but same torque rate(Milwaukee anyways)..so slow and delicate to fast and whatever happens happens haha..it's nice too have the different speed settings..as stated before..jus depends on what your working with!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Harris Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 It slows the impact down. It's basically the same thing as holding the trigger partially down. The nice thing is you get a lot better control of the trigger for smaller fasteners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazzman Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I agree with Harris,more control is a nice thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Like people before mentioned some of the new impact drivers have too much power in some situations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsalas Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 This is good if you don't know how to feather the trigger. I've met a few individuals who just didn't understand and kept blaming the bits for stripping the screws.. Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERemodeling Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 This is good if you don't know how to feather the trigger. I've met a few individuals who just didn't understand and kept blaming the bits for stripping the screws.. Sent from my VS985 4G using TapatalkExactly. If you can control the trigger properly then it really isn't necessary and you can usually work faster.. just that most people can't feather the trigger very well... my makita xdt09 has 3 speeds and a t-mode (mostly used for steel stud framing but pretty neat) I almost never take it out of speed 3..it's not a bad feature to have but I wouldn't let it sway your buying decision a huge amount. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swaglosrevival Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Exactly. If you can control the trigger properly then it really isn't necessary and you can usually work faster.. just that most people can't feather the trigger very well... my makita xdt09 has 3 speeds and a t-mode (mostly used for steel stud framing but pretty neat) I almost never take it out of speed 3..it's not a bad feature to have but I wouldn't let it sway your buying decision a huge amount.Same here I save a Makita td148dz it has 3 mode and a auto detect mode but the variable trigger is really all you need really. I keep it on mode 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 There are also tools out there with a bit of trigger delay which can make feathering the trigger for somewhat more detailed work a PITA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan2077 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Thanks guys I was just wondering if I shoud upgrade to the 3speed dcf895d2 from the dcf886d2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 it can also avoid screws braking if screwing in to hardwoods softwoods not so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadlanthier Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Yep I've snapped a few nuts. But as Tim the tool man Taylor would say " more power, ugh ugh" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bothuhead19 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 I always thought it was unnecessary to have different speed settings for an impact driver then I discovered the FUEL Impact driver. It pretty much allows you to cover a huge amount of tasks. You can control those small screws used with cabinet hardware in one moment and then drive lags the next! I used mine for drilling pocket holes and then the low speed for driving the pocket screw. Put in a nutshell...Ultimate Precision. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I learned the hard way driving #10 screws into oak with my M18 Fuel impact driver - I hadn't quite pre-drilled a large enough hole and I snapped quite a few screws in half just on speed 2. Luckily, I could still use the piece and put the screw holes on the side bolted to the brick wall, but it was a hands on lesson in how oak is not pine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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