Alang wrote:
On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:41:29 GMT, "Mark" wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote in message
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In article ,
EricP wrote:
To me an impact briver is a thing about the size of a half pint milk
bottle with a bit on the front that you bash with a hammer to loosen
the screw/bolt attached.
Yes - we had this discussion when they first came out. Surprising how many
had never heard of 'your' type.

Funny I don't remember anyone not knowing what a purely mechanical impact
driver was
Just lots of confused people who had never seen or used a cordless impact
driver.
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....175db37f55d7ba

they now seem to be a the latest DIY must have tool, have you bought one yet
or

"Nor do I feel the need for one. I've never had problems driving in any
type of screw into anything. For pro use in a specialised field they may
well be wonderful. But this is a DIY group, and there's many tools I'd
want long before one of those."

This is the only impact driver a DIYer should usually need.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...erWithBits.png

Unless he's rolling in money and buys stuff to use once a year for
half an hour.

I find I use my Mak TD020 very, very frequently. (Though I couldn't
justify a heavy-duty impact driver.)

I can't think when last I would have wanted the old manual impact driver
you linked to. On a mechanical device like cars, maybe. For most other
DIY, no thanks.

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