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N_Cook wrote:
I have a small impact driver - Makita TD020D - which is just brilliant
for such things. The impact mechanism means far less chance of 'slot'
damage/cam out. It even took out some door hinge slotted screws that
had been painted over.

One of the best power tools ever made.


Is the Makita function left-handed percusive torque with only marginal
rotation or as a conventional power drill with hammer action, ie
requiring rotation of the driver shaft to activate the hammering ?

Crikey. It's an impact driver - not hammer drill. So the impact action
works with the bit stationary. Anything else would be pointless for
undoing screws.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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