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Using my new impact driver while firing 4x50's to secure floorboards I shattered a Wera diamond impact bit and the same day a Dewalt equivalent with a single box of screws, this could be expensive.

I had heard the bits don't last long but just thought it was guys abusing them but I'm very careful and even I'm breaking them and normal screwdiver bit last me ages. Anyone tried the Milwaukee Shockwave bits?
 
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Normally get a box of 10 Wera Phil from SFIX that comes with the torsion bit holder, usually do a year.

Are you using a torsion bit holder?
 
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Phil said:
No torsion bit holder no, Just 50mm bits straight into the hex holder but I'll look into them thanks.
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That's your problem then Phil the torsion bits have a damper utilising springs and ball bearings, makes it easier on the impact driver,screws and arm lol
 
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vern said:
That's your problem then Phil the torsion bits have a damper utilising springs and ball bearings, makes it easier on the impact driver,screws and arm lol
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Nice to know vern, I've been thinking of treating myself this xmas and had been put off by tales of them 'eating' bits.
 
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The shockwave bits last me around a week. Never went through so many bits in my life. I'll need to nick the fancy bit holder off the next joiner that comes along :smile:
 
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I find the Dewalt ones okay. Buy a pack of ten for a few £££ and just throw when they snap, better than doing the same with wera/Milwaukee bits
 
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Thats what I thought REDSAW about not having all the gubbins hanging out of the chuck, just simply slot in the proper bit and fire away but it seems I'm mistaken.

My Makita has 120Nm of torque so it packs a punch.
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Just rang the Boss and he said they can "eat" bits but as he is using Bosch atm he's only lost one bit!!

Personally I think he's lost more than that.....:wink_smile:

But thanks for the advice...Oh and Turbogold bit's from screwies and NO good.....period
 
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I have the proper wera impakter bit( toolstation do them), and the torsion holder. Had the same bit for the last six months. Been used daily, on bathrooms, floorboards, boilers and kitchens
 
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Linkyplumb said:
I have the proper wera impakter bit( toolstation do them), and the torsion holder. Had the same bit for the last six months. Been used daily, on bathrooms, floorboards, boilers and kitchens
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Yep they pay for themselves as you use less bits, and your impact driver lasts longer!
 
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I just buy the packets of 10 standard PZ2's and PH1's from Toolstation.

They're cheap but last ok, and I bin them as soon as they start to cam out. I shatter the odd few, but then I don't lose a moments sleep over it as they're penny's and I just stick a new one in.

Those gold ones from Screwfix are too soft. They're rubbish.

If I'm feeling flush I might buy a box of Dewalt ones in the orange box. They're OK but I shatter them too.

It's a coincidence, but I only use Wera as my hex bit holder. As they have the best magnet in them, but as said I just use a standard one for around a fiver.
 
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Screwed down 12 Hardiebackers today with impact driver and its so much quicker than with the heavy combi drill, really breezed through it.
 
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Impact drivers are brilliant. I remember when I laid eyes on the first one. My brother bought one in, and I laughed and asked 'what's that little thing?'

He then proceeded to rattle 4" 10's into a piece of timber without piloting it. I then shut up and soon after bought myself one.
 
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He then proceeded to rattle 4" 10's into a piece of timber without piloting it. I then shut up and soon after bought myself one.
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LMAO Danny exact same thing happened to me with the same size screws! We're we're building a base for 2 unvented cylinders, that base is never coming out I sank a box of 100 in just for fun lol and the noise
 
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Hard bits shatter and soft ones wear away. IMHO shattering is safer as the soft ones do generate a lot of swarf which is worse than wire wool. We tend to do a lot of our own plastering so use these things intensively for drywalls. Drywalls are phillips but most other screws are posi. A phillips bit will drive a posi ok but not the other way around. With a soft posi bit on a phillips screw you will generate a swarf stream that can at worst take your eye out and at best ruin your chances with the missus on a "special " night
 
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ive been recomending impact drivers on here for ages mines mostly clipping and light weight stuff so only use the straight bit holders and cheap bits just change them often,they are great with socket drivers for putting up rads with the 10 mm euro fixings and i even have a socket for the plug and vents on rads
 
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I've thought about a impact driver, but have mad do with the cordless. Are the Dewalt drivers any good as most of my gear is by them.
 
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