On 16/03/2020 09:45, newshound wrote:
On 16/03/2020 03:15, alan_m wrote:
On 16/03/2020 02:38, wrote:


Yankee screwdrivers are hopeless compared to even the cheapest
cordless screwdriver. It's not just the terrible mechanism, the drill
bit geometry was way off too. Plus any sort of powerered screwdriver
doesn't work well in an era of mostly slotted screws. It was just
better than nothing.


Having used cordless drills in screwdriver mode for very many years I
purchased a cordless impact driver. It's another tool I wish I had
purchased earlier.

Also first time use of some concrete screws that don't require raw
plugs, just drill a 4mm pilot hole and wack them in with a impact
driver. This was through a thick layer of 100 year old plaster and
into brick. I'm not sure the cordless drill in the screwdriver mode
would have had enough umph to fully tighten the concrete screw.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/easydrive...100-pack/3560r


I was impressed by how easy the impact driver coped with self drill
metal screws.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/easydrive...200-pack/5004h



+1, impact drivers are amazing, aren't they!
I have one in a tin box from the 70's and my Honda CB125S ...took it out
recently and had no idea how to set if for forward and reverse.....