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On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:43:53 -0600, "Leon" wrote:


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On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:16:11 -0600, Swingman wrote:

On 2/27/2011 3:54 PM, Leon wrote:
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On 2/27/2011 3:04 PM, Leon wrote:

I just walked out of the shop an hour or so ago after using my Bosch
top
handle and wishing the whole time I'd had the barrel grip.


Shold'a picked up one of those too. ;~)

Damn ... I thought Festool was pricey.

Don't let C-less see the price of Makita 1/4" 18v impact drivers these
days.

Over the Holidays Lowes had the Bosch 18V Impact driver and 18V drill
for
$200. I use the 12V more often, but the 18V sure came in handy driving
some
#10x4" screws.

I was fortunate enough for someone, don't know who, to give me a Bosch
Impactor 18volt unit. I have a Makita 6 year old 12 volt impact driver
and
that is still the one that I reach for first. I found that the 12 volt
Makita had no trouble twisting off a black 1/4" hex to 1/4" socket adapter
when driving 5/16" lag bolts that were 3.5" long going into the edge of
predrilled 2x's. I am not really sure how much more umph I get out of the
18 volt Bosch over the 12 volt Makita as using them side by side for the
same purpose I cannot tell any difference except for run time.

According to the Makita site, their 12V Li-ion impact driver delivers
800in-lbs (same as the 12V Bosch). The 18V Bosch is 1500in-lbs.

No doube however I think the biggest advantage is going to be run time as I
think for most applications the extra torque may tear dattachments up
faster. I have not yet run across a fastener that my 12volt impact will not
drive with a fully charged battery. Now if my 18 volt Bosch and a 3/8"
dirve instead of the 1/4" drive.....
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