I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery operated hammer drill
as a driver for screws and lag bolts. He is using this one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a regular battery
operated driver? When should a hammer be used instead of a regular driver?

The page had 15 different products. Do you have
one that you prefer?

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"DanG" wrote in message
news I don't know which one he uses. If you want to
really drive lags,
Tapcons, etc you want to acquire an impact gun
similar to:

http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/to...ategoryID=4504
I'm not pushing the DeWalt, just the concept. The
difference is
tremendous. I would not use Tapcons until these
came out.


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"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery
operated hammer
drill as a driver for screws and lag bolts. He is
using this one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a
regular battery
operated driver? When should a hammer be used
instead of a
regular driver?

mcp6453 wrote the following:
I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery operated hammer drill
as a driver for screws and lag bolts. He is using this one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a regular battery
operated driver? When should a hammer be used instead of a regular
driver?

It does not have to be operated in hammer mode. It can be operated as a
regular driver.
Having a combo hammer/driver drill saves having to carry/own two
separate drills.

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BQ340 wrote the following:
On 2/13/2010 10:03 AM, mcp6453 wrote:
I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery operated hammer drill
as a driver for screws and lag bolts. He is using this one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a regular battery
operated driver? When should a hammer be used instead of a regular
driver?

I did not see that episode but it probably was an impact driver not a
hammer drill. Impact drivers have far more torque that a regular one.

MikeB

The link the OP provided, and said Tom was using, was for a Makita
BHP452HW 18-Volt Compact Lithium-Ion Cordless 1/2-Inch Hammer
Driver-Drill Kit

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On Feb 13, 9:03*am, mcp6453 wrote:
I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery operated hammer drill
as a driver for screws and lag bolts. He is using this one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a regular battery
operated driver? When should a hammer be used instead of a regular driver?

I saw him using a Makita impact driver on a garage door to drive
bolts. Hammer drills have a drill mode for regular drilling or running
screws, a hammer mode for concrete and stone. Hammer drills are
heavier than a drill, impact drivers are a bit lighter compared to a
drill.

On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:20:35 -0500, willshak
wrote:

mcp6453 wrote the following:
I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery operated hammer drill
as a driver for screws and lag bolts. He is using this one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a regular battery
operated driver? When should a hammer be used instead of a regular
driver?

It does not have to be operated in hammer mode. It can be operated as a
regular driver.
Having a combo hammer/driver drill saves having to carry/own two
separate drills.

I suspect this is the real reason someone would use a hammer drill to
drive screws. I suppose even in hammer mode, the driver would act
something like an impact driver (love my 12V Bosch).

OTOH, the show could have been paid for the product placement. ;-)

krw wrote the following:
On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:20:35 -0500, willshak
wrote:


mcp6453 wrote the following:

I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery operated hammer drill
as a driver for screws and lag bolts. He is using this one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a regular battery
operated driver? When should a hammer be used instead of a regular
driver?

It does not have to be operated in hammer mode. It can be operated as a
regular driver.
Having a combo hammer/driver drill saves having to carry/own two
separate drills.


I suspect this is the real reason someone would use a hammer drill to
drive screws. I suppose even in hammer mode, the driver would act
something like an impact driver (love my 12V Bosch).

OTOH, the show could have been paid for the product placement. ;-)

Which would have been noted in the closing credits.

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In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

On 2/13/2010 1:22 PM, ransley wrote:
On Feb 13, 9:03 am, mcp6453 wrote:
I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery operated hammer drill
as a driver for screws and lag bolts. He is using this one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a regular battery
operated driver? When should a hammer be used instead of a regular driver?

I saw him using a Makita impact driver on a garage door to drive
bolts. Hammer drills have a drill mode for regular drilling or running
screws, a hammer mode for concrete and stone. Hammer drills are
heavier than a drill, impact drivers are a bit lighter compared to a
drill.

That's the episode I saw today, previously recording from DIY. The reason my
curiosity was piqued is that I could hear the impact/hammer action, which caused
me to do the research. The Makita unit on the page I posted is a hammer drill.
In my opinion, based on multiple uses I observed on the TV show, he was driving
screws in the hammer mode, which is why I'm asking the question.

On Feb 13, 1:38*pm, mcp6453 wrote:
On 2/13/2010 1:22 PM, ransley wrote:

On Feb 13, 9:03 am, mcp6453 wrote:
I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery operated hammer drill
as a driver for screws and lag bolts. He is using this one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a regular battery
operated driver? When should a hammer be used instead of a regular driver?

*I saw him using a Makita impact driver on a garage door to drive
bolts. Hammer drills have a drill mode for regular drilling or running
screws, a hammer mode for concrete and stone. Hammer drills are
heavier than a drill, impact drivers are a bit lighter compared to a
drill.

That's the episode I saw today, previously recording from DIY. The reason my
curiosity was piqued is that I could hear the impact/hammer action, which caused
me to do the research. The Makita unit on the page I posted is a hammer drill.
In my opinion, based on multiple uses I observed on the TV show, he was driving
screws in the hammer mode, which is why I'm asking the question.

Its not a Hammer mode its impact, Hammer is in and out of the bit,
Impact is a sideways motion-tightening, You dont use a hammer drill in
hammer mode to drive a screw, it wont stay in the screw head, it
bounces.

I don't know which one he uses. If you want to really drive lags,
Tapcons, etc you want to acquire an impact gun similar to:

http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/to...ategoryID=4504
I'm not pushing the DeWalt, just the concept. The difference is
tremendous. I would not use Tapcons until these came out.


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Keep the whole world singing . . . .
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"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery operated hammer
drill as a driver for screws and lag bolts. He is using this one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a regular battery
operated driver? When should a hammer be used instead of a
regular driver?

I have the 18 volt because I already have some of the batteries.
I have corded heavy drivers, so I use the little one:
http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/to...roductID=22961

This was the first LIon unit I bought. The charger and battery
are backward compatible and the tool will run on the old
batteries.

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"Stormin Mormon" wrote in
message ...
The page had 15 different products. Do you have
one that you prefer?

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Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.


"DanG" wrote in message
news I don't know which one he uses. If you want to
really drive lags,
Tapcons, etc you want to acquire an impact gun
similar to:

http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/to...ategoryID=4504
I'm not pushing the DeWalt, just the concept. The
difference is
tremendous. I would not use Tapcons until these
came out.


--
______________________________
Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)




"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery
operated hammer
drill as a driver for screws and lag bolts. He is
using this one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a
regular battery
operated driver? When should a hammer be used
instead of a
regular driver?

"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery operated hammer drill as a
driver for screws and lag bolts. He is using this one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a regular battery operated
driver? When should a hammer be used instead of a regular driver?

Question Would a impact driver be good for putting in deck screws or
would this twist some screw heads off??WW

The impact guns are much more forgiving for the screws. The
impact keeps the bit in the slots and are much less prone to
stripping out the slots in the head. They have a marvelous way of
getting gentle when they go into impact mode that lets you walk
the screw tight.

I put off the expensive purchase for a long while, but now I
should be a salesman for them. Greatest thing since sliced bread.
They do NOT drill, so they are not a total solution. If you are
driving fasteners or removing them, get an impact gun.

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"WW" wrote in message
. ..

"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
I just noticed that Tom Silva is using a battery operated hammer
drill as a driver for screws and lag bolts. He is using this
one:

http://bit.ly/cDqNPe

What are the benefits of a hammer drill versus a regular
battery operated driver? When should a hammer be used instead
of a regular driver?

Question Would a impact driver be good for putting in deck
screws or would this twist some screw heads off??WW

On 2/14/2010 9:12 PM, DanG wrote:
The impact guns are much more forgiving for the screws. The
impact keeps the bit in the slots and are much less prone to
stripping out the slots in the head. They have a marvelous way of
getting gentle when they go into impact mode that lets you walk
the screw tight.

I put off the expensive purchase for a long while, but now I
should be a salesman for them. Greatest thing since sliced bread.
They do NOT drill, so they are not a total solution. If you are
driving fasteners or removing them, get an impact gun.


What kind did you get, and what kind do you recommend?