Cheap impact driver

cena

Anyone know where is the best place to get a cheapish impact driver. Online or in store

biko

Have a look on Argos

dsmythy

Lidl selling the Parkside ones.

cena

dsmythy wrote: »

Lidl selling the Parkside ones.

are they any good

joujoujou

good

darragh o meara

I bought a Ryobi impact driver recently on amazon and picked up a 5ah battery. Have had a few heavy use sessions since I got it and it’s still working perfectly. Cost about €170-180 with the extra battery.

martyc5674

If it’s for irregular use your better off with an electric one IMO. I got a very powerful one for about 50€ a few years back. Its almost ridiculously powerful! If it were rechargeable the battery pack would probably be on the way out by now.

selectamatic

Yep there is serious bang for your buck to be got in electric plug in impacts.

Depending on your setup at home or where ever you're going to be using it most they can make great sense.

A good battery powered one is lovely to have though truth be told.

I have Ryobi at home and Aldi Ferrex at work. The Ryobi has been used a lot and is really nice piece of kit but there is no real difference between the Ferrex and it (although I haven't used the Ferrex much yet). If you don't already have a collection of batteries I would go for Ferrex. And the LIDL Parkside ones are supposed to be decent also.

Impact drivers run for ages with even a small battery btw. But for car related work I would actually but an electric 3/8 ratchet as opposed to a (small) impact driver. For removing wheel bolts etc. you'd need something with a 1/2 inch drive instead of these small ones anyway. I think a small impact driver is not really suitable for mechanical work but great for driving screws in the timber etc. etc.

YMMV

samih

samih wrote: »

I think a small impact driver is not really suitable for mechanical work but great for driving screws in the timber etc. etc.

YMMV

I think yourself and the OP are confusing the terms impact wrench (Nuts and bolts) and impact driver (woodscrews).

Del2005

I picked up a 12V one from Amazon as my wheel nuts weld if they aren't greased. Didn't go battery as its rarely used and mains electric is no good on the side of the road.

Used it a few times so far with no issues, it got the nuts off my car that I needed a 1m bar on a cross wrench and my full body weight to shift.

BrownFinger

BrownFinger wrote: »

I think yourself and the OP are confusing the terms impact wrench (Nuts and bolts) and impact driver (woodscrews).

Both OP and myself were talking about impact drivers and I pointed out that they are not really suitable for mechanical jobs and suggested they should buy a rachet instead?

jim salter

cena wrote: »

are they any good

I'd its the battery ones, they are absolute crap.

cruizer101

Won't get much cheaper than this, Halfords Impact Driver only €18.
Might not quite fit the bill depending on use case

Melodeon

Am I the only one for whom the term 'Impact Driver' means one of these yokes?:


Edited to add: Obviously not!

DanC90

I picked up the parkside impact driver a few weeks ago and used it to strip a few bits off the car with 3/8 and 1/2" adapters and it did a great job, would recommend if it's just for DIY or for smaller bolts on the car, maybe wouldn't try it for getting wheels off, try an impact wrench for that.

jim salter

Ok, some clarity (maybe)

https://www.finepowertools.com/drills/impact-driver-vs-impact-wrench/

FDave

^this, the previous pictures are of impact screwdrivers.

MetzgerMeister

I guess it's an impact wrench you're looking for? i.e. it's like an electric drill but is used to remove the likes of wheel bolts etc.

If so, I bought one in 2014 and it came with a spare battery and charger for c. €200. Can't think of the brand but I still use it and wouldn't be without it. I remove my wheels every so often to detail them and I do the same for customers' wheels and having this tool saves so much time and hassle.

cena

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I guess it's an impact wrench you're looking for? i.e. it's like an electric drill but is used to remove the likes of wheel bolts etc.

If so, I bought one in 2014 and it came with a spare battery and charger for c. €200. Can't think of the brand but I still use it and wouldn't be without it. I remove my wheels every so often to detail them and I do the same for customers' wheels and having this tool saves so much time and hassle.

Ya that is the one. Would be handy when changing the break pads

MetzgerMeister

cena wrote: »

Ya that is the one. Would be handy when changing the break pads

Yeah, it's a very handy thing to have especially if you come up against a seized bolt although my one is 1/2 inch drive so you might be looking for a 1/4 inch drive for smaller bolts.

jimgoose

cruizer101 wrote: »

...Won't get much cheaper than this, Halfords Impact Driver only €18.
Might not quite fit the bill depending on use case

I have one of those, it's a little bulldozer. Just combine with a club-hammer.