patriarch wrote:

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote in
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The 18V Milwaukee isn't that much heavier than the 14V Dewalt, but I
think it'd snap my wrist before it ran out of torque. This should be
worth considering...


Last week, I spent an hour and $100 at the chiropractor getting my
shoulder and back readjusted, after using my DeWalt 12 volt 1/2" drill
driver to
drive 100+ pocket screws in a day. I decided I probably didn't need 300+
ft/lbs of torque trying to realign my spine, every time I wanted to drive
a
screw.

????? If it takes 300+ ft/lbs of torque to drive the screw then that's what
you're going to get in reaction. If you don't want to apply that much
torque then adjust the brake. You don't get 300+ ft/lbs of torque applied
to your body unless there's that much resistance from the screw.

I bought a lighter weight, lower torque DeWalt model, which can
use the same charger as my first one.

The right tool for the right job is a simple concept, but I guess I'm not
as smart as I ought to be, some times. (And sometimes, that tool is a
brad/finish nailer...)

I feel a whole lot better this week.

Patriarch

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