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The older non "fuel" twin pack can now be picked up very reasonably. Think plumb are doing them for around £250+

Nothing wrong with them, my kit has been going years. Waiting for an excuse to upgrade to fuel but I think I'll be waiting a while.
 
Milwaukee HD18PP2A-402 M18 Twin Pack

this is a decent deal, 4ah batts and the drill will drill most things you want a cordless to do.

The impact driver C18 ID in that kit is only single fixed torque whereas the Fuel drill kit impact has 3 torque settings from very low for delicate screws etc, to very high.
Also the Fuel drill is lighter & smaller, so personally I would get the Fuel kit.
 
As long as the milwaukee product code starts with HD, you can't go wrong.
 
The impact driver C18 ID in that kit is only single fixed torque whereas the Fuel drill kit impact has 3 torque settings from very low for delicate screws etc, to very high.
Also the Fuel drill is lighter & smaller, so personally I would get the Fuel kit.

The main reason i got the fuel stuff was the weight reduction and the normal impacts tendency to snap screws on occasion.
or fly straight through talon clips!

i mainly use my fual impact on 2 which is plenty powerful.
one for plasterboard and floor boards.

3 for lag bolts or 4 inch plus screws.

i would always spend the extra money on the fuel stuff now.
 
Why are you using an impact for clips and PB? The TINY M12 CD does that stuff with ease!

I only use my impact for large screws through timbers etc.
 
The impact driver C18 ID in that kit is only single fixed torque whereas the Fuel drill kit impact has 3 torque settings from very low for delicate screws etc, to very high.
Also the Fuel drill is lighter & smaller, so personally I would get the Fuel kit.


i have a 3 speed impact driver, has not made a difference in how i use the tool really. If im doing delicate work i would not use an impact driver tbh but a drill driver with the clutch setting required. I guess it depends what you want to pay and use it for. If you want to spend the extra 100 squid get the fuel, or spend the 100 squid on a saw or radio. If the weight is a concern then get a kit with the 2ah batts.

choices, choices! :)
 
The main reason i got the fuel stuff was the weight reduction and the normal impacts tendency to snap screws on occasion.
or fly straight through talon clips!

i mainly use my fual impact on 2 which is plenty powerful.
one for plasterboard and floor boards.

3 for lag bolts or 4 inch plus screws.

i would always spend the extra money on the fuel stuff now.

Thanks for telling me. Exactly what I had thought - I don't want an impact driver that is full torque all the time as it would make it unusable for a lot of work. When spending £300 + what's another few quid?
 
Why are you using an impact for clips and PB? The TINY M12 CD does that stuff with ease!

I only use my impact for large screws through timbers etc.

I have a little combo van so i try to carry as little with me as i can

so i have a dewalt t stack with my sds and impact in and 4 batts
2 3 amps and 2 1.5 amps.
All my drill bits in the top.
Does me 90% of the time :)
 
another option is you could spend the extra 100 towards a 10.8v/12v screwdriver for the delicate work. the dewalt would be my choice.
 
another option is you could spend the extra 100 towards a 10.8v/12v screwdriver for the delicate work. the dewalt would be my choice.

Nope. Milwaukee again. Everything else is PANTS. not even an opinion, it's just fact.
 
i have the dewalt 18v twinpack just getting used to it impacts a beast think there 4.0 batteries,drill drivers lively but only drilling plugs with it,as for bits Milwaukee are sh8te,wera much better
 
Thanks for telling me. Exactly what I had thought - I don't want an impact driver that is full torque all the time as it would make it unusable for a lot of work. When spending £300 + what's another few quid?

2 setting is what you get out of a makita impact performance wise imho,
1 is really delicate, soon as it starts to "impact" it cuts out
will still go through plaster board if you're not careful but its controllable.

i have a screwdriver for putting plasterboard up though, i would never use it other than the odd fixing in pb
 
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