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TempestV

with that user name?

m1911

What, I can't own a Cadillac AND Porsche?

TempestV

Q: How many guns do you need?
A: Just one more.

m1911

I use my Ruger 22/45 to drive Hilti fasteners!

TempestV

That's actually how the powder actuated nailer was invented

HOOT

General Contractor, so have no bias to any particulare trades line of tools.... I need them all, but i use these most:

PLS 360 laser
porta band saw
skil saw 77
dewalt 18v nano drill
dewalt 18v nano impact
dewalt 18 grinder w/ 5" cut off wheel(have 2 remove guard)
hilti 36v conc drill
awl
estwing hammer
I NEED THE HILTI LASER TAPE!! the one with the scope!

im sure theres more but thats what comes to mind

RobertCDF

I have ridgid impacts as well as makita's (came in a kit) They have their place but drills drive screws WAY faster. (and a hell of a lot quieter as well). My 18V drill will drive ledgerlocks all they way through the ledger if I let it and it drives them way faster. Its all about the RPMs.

Of course in the last 6 months I have bought 2 makita 10.8v drills that I use for everything. The only time the 18v's come out now is to do ledgers and posts. I can carry 2 in my bags without noticing them. I had the bosch but it is way slower than the makita. 500 rpm bosch vs 1,300 rpm makita. Now the bosch is my home screwdriver for putting the kids toys together.

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m1911

I don't care for the racket impacts make either, but they put a lot less stress on my wrist by the end of the day.

TempestV

I find that the impacts put screws in faster and easier, just as long as you can stand the noise. In log construction and panels, we put in a lot of 12" screws, and the impacts drive them in faster with less wear and tear on the tool or your wrist. Also, when working with logs, where a lot of the long screws are temporary, I've seen a lot of times where the drill won't pull a screw, but the impact pulls it like it's nothing.

m1911

For driving a lot of lags, nothing beats a corded impact.

RobertCDF

Are you using your high torque setting on your drill for pulling? I never have issues (not that I pull nearly as many as you) 1-2 ledgerloks here and there.

BTW did you see bosch came out with a multimaster knock off in 12V lith compact?

I want makita to come out with a little sawzall, little circ, little jigsaw for the 10.8 v line (like they did for the 7.2 v old ones. Throw in the multimaster knock off too what the heck. And a little laminate trimmer router as well (I dont know how long the batts would last maybe 5 mins?)

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Coffee Thermos
Cell Phone
Sharpie

TempestV

I've pulled a lot of timber screws with a cordless drill before I got my impact, but occasionally I'd get one that I'd have to go find an impact to get out. Sometimes that didn't even do it, and I'd have to use a big gear reduced right angle drill to get some screws out. Anyways, there were quite a lot that wouldn't come out with a cordless drill, but would come out with a cordless impact. And yes, the drill was in low gear.
They also run off of 10.8v batteries, and I'm considering getting one.
I've never been too impressed with many cordless circ saws, and I'd be pretty hesitant to buy one that small. I personally haven't run into that many situations where a cordless sawzall would be that useful, so a mini cordless sawzall probably wouldn't be either. On the other hand, a mini jig saw would be increadably useful for log patching. I could see a lot of times that a cordless laminante trimmer would be handy, and I bet it would run a bit longer than 5 min. A mini sander would be great for finish work. How about a mini air blower so that you don't need to find a hose and a air nozzle for clearing dust?

m1911

If you're an electrician or plumber, the mini sawzall is very useful. A mini circ saw would be handy for those quick scribes and back bevels...

strathd

Worm drives
Vaughn rigging axe
Construction master

user38755

Ticket book and deposit slips.

HOOT

12" lags...Dam!!! the only thing with the impacts that i notice over the old school way of just using your 18v drill is :

-break more screws
-impacts faster
-impacts lighter
-impact lasts longer
-impact easier to carry
-impact works better on removing old door hardware (or any old fasteners for that matter

loneframer

Must have fastening tools

Sooner Pesek

Framer,

Aren't you missin' a few?


Quite impressive

Roger

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loneframer

My Hitachi 16 ga. trimgun, 15 ga., 18 ga., 1/4" crown stapler and 23 ga. pinner Senco kit are on the job, as well as my paslode powermaster framer and an old senco 18 ga. brad gun. Thanks for the reminder Sooner.