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Tool TuesdayOct 27, 20267 min

What Does an Impact Driver Actually Do?

Learn how to use an impact driver and what it's actually doing when it starts hammering. I show how it's different from a drill, why it hammers, which bits it needs, how to use sockets with an adapter, what the 1, 2 and 3 settings are for, a screw test against a bigger drill, and the jobs it's bad at.

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In this video

  1. 00:00Intro
  2. 00:17How It's Different From a Drill
  3. 00:50Why It Hammers
  4. 01:33The Bits You Need
  5. 02:10Using Sockets With an Adapter
  6. 02:38What the 1, 2 and 3 Settings Do
  7. 03:33Screw Test: Drill vs Impact
  8. 05:29When Not to Use It