Cordless Impact Driver: should I get one??? (no homos) (srs)

**DrivenByDemons** · 02-14-2012, 11:03 AM

Do they double as hammer drills??? I need a new cordless hammer drill and want a lithium-ion model, probably bosch. Everyone raves about those little impact drivers but I don't know the difference. Are they the same as pneumatic impact drivers or do they hammer also??? Looking for someone who has one to tell me what they love/hate about it. :hathair:

**banksy** · 02-14-2012, 11:06 AM

I am a cordless impact driver.

**Spazzmatazz** · 02-14-2012, 11:08 AM

They don't hammer, but they kick ass for driving screws thru fucking anything! I've used them to drive 3" torx head screws.

**Real** · 02-14-2012, 11:11 AM

Cordless Impacts are great.. We have them in all of our shops they DO NOT double as a hammer drill

DeWALT 18volt is the best.

**gwartney** · 02-14-2012, 11:16 AM

I bought a pneumatic one recently but I looked long and hard at the portables. Just make sure that the portable has enough torque to do whatever you need it for.

**DrivenByDemons** · 02-14-2012, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by gwartney

I bought a pneumatic one recently but I looked long and hard at the portables. Just make sure that the portable has enough torque to do whatever you need it for.

I have pneumatics for working in the garage but need something for working around the house. I'm running a bunch of electric in my basement and my old hammer drill is about to shit the bed. I was reading some stuff on amazon and a few people implied that the impact drivers doubled as hammer drills.