HAMMER DRILL VS IMPACT DRILL REDDIT DRIVERS
The quick impacts of the mechanism deliver huge amounts of torque that help drive in fasteners.Īnother advantage is that impact drivers are non-reactionary. But when higher opposing torque is encountered, such as when driving a larger or longer fastener, an impact mechanism is activated, and the tool applies a rapid series of rotary impulses. When driving a light duty fastener, the impact driver will behave like a cordless screwdriver. While hammer drills vibrate in a back and forth motion, impact drivers have more of a rotary impulse. well suited for drilling holes and driving fastenersĪnd an Impact Driver? Typical Cordless Impact Driver.drill chuck that can accept wide variety of bit styles and sizes.adjustable clutch to match power with application and fastener size (typically cordless-only).can drill into masonry and anything else a non-hammer drill can work with.
The hammer drill capabilities do add a little to the weight. The hammer mode can often be turned off so that the drill can be used as an ordinary drill/driver. What is a Hammer Drill? Typical Cordless Hammer DrillĪ hammer drill/driver is a drill with a specialized “hammer” mode that is used when drilling into masonry such as brick, cement, and similar materials. That’s a great question, one we have been meaning to address for a while now. In a reply to a recent deal post that mentioned both a hammer drill and impact driver, Steve left us a comment asking about the differences between the two.