New Impact Driver

[Mr Nick]

I already own a cordless impact driver, but I'm damned if I can find it! It's only a Parkside Aldi one, but it did a reasonable job until I left it too long and the Li battery got too low & wouldn't take a charge any more. A while later, I stripped the battery pack & rebuilt it with bigger cells, only to realise that I can't find the driver itself. It should be in the garage, but it's better at hide & seek that Saddam turned out to be...

After one last search yesterday, I picked up this today:


Toolstation has them on special just now at £80 under list - still just about £160, but it chucks out 200+NM of torque. Off to the garage to try it out...

[Joe Rocket]

It does prompt a serious question Mr Nick. Do you have need of one at that price (£80 off but still £160) that it is worth it?

Most bike stuff is 50NM max. apart from axles and sprocket. Have fun playing with it............200NM, you must be rebuilding a lorry! 

[Mr Nick]

I'm going to be starting the winter job on the Spada 3 soon and some 30 year old nuts & bolts can take a bit of removing as I've found on previous rebuilds: 50NM + 30 years = a shed load more! And this one has 3 different settings so not intending to need the full beans all the time.
I wanted a decent one as the old one struggled from time to time, and at least £100 was needed for that: this was about the best all round with the power & 2 batteries.

[kwackboy]

Great tool to own, just make sure the batteries are kept regularly charged.

[Joe Rocket]

I'd love a garage full of 'easy off' kit like that. For me it was a scaffold pole on the sprocket of my 30 y.o. GPX in the week but strangely the engine bolts were easy! Have fun! 

[TLPower]

Power tool porn

Enjoy.

[wurzel]

that's a nice rattle gun, I have a Makita which is not up to that spec, but still cracks a land rover wheel nut, just,proper impact sockets are a must have.
Good buy there

[Gassoon]

  I have the same one Mr Nick And this thread has just reminded me I have no idea when I last charged all my batteries   Right, I'm off...

[Freddyfruitbat]

I already own a cordless impact driver, but I'm damned if I can find it! It's only a Parkside Aldi one [...] After one last search yesterday, I picked up this today

And the Aldi drill will show up in 3...., 2...., 1....

[Mr Nick]

This one?


I found it in a locking steel box I can't even remember owning.

You couldn't make this shit up....

[Freddyfruitbat]

 

[Mr Nick]

Hmm, it's not working now... The LED light on it comes on when you press the trigger, but it's not turning. Charged the battery but still no dice.

Odd thing to say, but I'm happy in a way.