"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
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Rod wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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The Medway Handyman wrote:
I imagine there is a knack to driving a slotted screw with a
drill driver?
Just use a low speed. With the right blade (the largest that will
fit) there isn't a problem.

The little Makita impact one is brilliant for slotted screws
with the right blade - the kicking action seems to be less
likely to damage the slot than steady torque.


I have been using mine over the last couple of days for removing
many such screws. (Ones that I had put in myself quite a few
years ago. :-(
) It is, IMHO, absolutely fantastic at undoing all but the very
tighest/biggest screws.

Certainly worked better than my drill.
Agreed. I picked up one of these jobbies on eBay (new) for a very
reasonable price after the discussion here a few weeks ago.

Works extremely well - before the rains came, I was painting the
external rear wall of the house and used it to remove all kinds of
old rusted in slotted screws. Without exception, they came out like
magic.

I find mine great for those painted over screws holding door
hinges. Quick scrape to remove the worst of the paint, plenty of
pressure & out they come.

Putting slotted screws in I think might be a little harder.
The problem with the Makita impact driver is that there is no speed
control. So unless the screw 'bites' almost immediately the result is
usually a damaged screw - and it doesn't matter if it's slotted or
crosshead...

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