1. What Is An Impact Driver

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Comparison between Professional 12 Volt brushed impact drivers from Bosch Dewalt Makita and Milwaukee Visit for more tool news and reviews This comparison was brought to you for free, please like this video and subscribe and check out www.toolcraze.net Model numbers for impact drivers shown in video Bosch PS41 PS41-2A GDR 10,8-LI GDR 10.8-LI DeWALT DCF815 DCF815S2 Makita DT01 DT01W DT01ZW Milwaukee M12 24-22 M12 BID Filmed with: Panasonic G6 Camera Lenses used: Panasonic 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 Audio input: Sony Stereo Mic Video editing software: Sony Movie Studio.

I have a 10.8 volt Makita drill driver, and an 18v Makita hammer drill. The 18v is so much more versatile and can turn its hand to stuff the ickle one can’t touch, such as masonry, concrete and large holesaws. Also, I didn’t really realise they were any better than the other brands, but watch this clip for a (mainly) glowing review. Particularly the battery pack info, mine must be about 8 years old and the battery packs are like new. (this guy doesn’t do corporate sponsorship or accept stuff to review so you can take his word for it). 18v all the way Voltage is a pretty poor basis comparison. Its not real indication of how usefully powerful a drill driver will be and the range in power between makes and models of drill, all with the same voltage, its really quite broad.

The figures that matter is comparing are the amp hours – that gives you an indication of how much work you can do between charges.the charging time – it can range from 20 minutes to overnight.and the torq. The torq is the real measure of the work the drill can do and its a combination of the battery output, the motor and the gearing (and any impact mechanism).

Its also the measure least clearly stated by retailers – if they bother to state it at all. Jamie – Member No idea if this is any good to you, but just picked this up for £63. 2x batteries which is nice. I had the previous version of that, well rather I had 3 because of the warranty replacements- chargers didn’t last, batteries didn’t last, drills were delicate.

(OK, the last was my fault for dropping them, but I’ve dropped my Ryobi about a million times and it still works, the bosches shattered like glass- lucky I ended up with 3 drills really) The new one may well be a different beast but I’ve little faith in green bosch now. The figures that matter is comparing are the amp hours – that gives you an indication of how much work you can do between charges.the charging time – it can range from 20 minutes to overnight.and the torq.

+1 Some of the big DIY stores are really sneaky. They will advertise 2. 18v batteries £99 If you look closely, you’ll see the batteries are. I’d have bought any of the four brands the OP mentioned.

What Is An Impact Driver

I have a 3 year old Makita 10.8 drill & impact driver. The drill is just a bit too small for general masonry jobs (anything over 6mm is a bit of a stretch), but does everything woodwork no problem.

The impact driver is mental. Battery quality is excellent (as in, they’re still going and capacity hasn’t appeared to have deteriorated significantly) and the charger is quite quick (30 mins ish). I’d get the 18V size drill next time around. 10.8 are only 1.3Ah so you end up charging quite a lot on a bigger job. Cheap batteries will be naff, don’t bother. I’ve got both 18V & 10.8V rattlers in Bosch blue flavour, plus an 18V combi drill and 10.8 driver.

The 18V rattler wins hand down 90% of the time. It’s actually a fractionally smaller head than the 10.8, so fits in tighter spaces, and once your over maybe a 30mm screw it’s WAY faster. The advantage of the little ones is a) if you have to cart them to site on a bike, then they’re much lighter, but also for delicate work. I spent a long time having to use 20x3mm screws with #1 pozi heads. The little rattler was spot on. I bought the 10.8V kit first.

Having got the 18V kit about 3 years later, now I barely use the little stuff.