No, because
1) I don't have proper socket wrench adapter. Currently, I have adapter for socket wrench up to 12mm

2) My impact driver's torque is up to 100Nm. Not enough torque to remove wheel nuts. Typically it needs about 140Nm.

But, I can use it for bicycle repair.

BTW the wood log is used for testing, training and experiments. Aaah, and also to 'lepas gian'

Cordless roatary hammer is expensive and heavier. A very light weight CORDED rotary hammer, Makita HR1830 (18 mm, 1.7 kg) is around MYR400, and lighter than the lightest cordless rotary hammer GBH18V (12mm, 18V, 1.9kg).

As I said earlier, Iit is easier using dedicated tools, example, rotary hammer for masonry drilling and impact driver for other lightweight drilling and screw driving. The most important thing is, it's cost less then any professional grade cordless drill driver.

But, different people, different preferences.

jeffreylam : If there is a power tools roadshows, please let us know.

Thank you..

Great... let us all come together to the road show.. Any demonstrations? Hopefully a bargain sales.

Ha ha ha

IMHO, there are several "sellers" read this thread. Please don't be shy to add something beneficial and at the same time helping us too.

It seem that I am leaning towards Makita power tools, but I reaaly welcome others to give inputs which can benefit us all together.

For corded impact driver, AFAIK, only Makita TD0101F model that I can find in Malaysian market. There is Hitachi branded corded impact driver, but I am not sure if it is available here. Other tan that, we can find several model of cordless impact driver from several brands.

If anyone has some impact driver or screwdriving experience and tips, please share it here. Remember to include model and bran too



Thank you

This post has been edited by bahathir: Apr 23 2012, 11:17 PM

I heard that, there will be HR2810 and HR2470 rotary hammer demonstration at the roadshow. If anyone want to see how easy to drill into masonry/concrete, come and see yourself.

p/s: I planned to go there tomorrow afternoon.

Yeah... hope jeffreylam able to arrange something...

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Added on April 27, 2012, 1:04 pmThank you for the tip...

This post has been edited by bahathir: Apr 27 2012, 01:04 PM

MYR439 + additional battery... great deal. The highest price I ever saw for GDR10.8 is MYR690!. I know it can be discounted further.

This post has been edited by bahathir: Apr 27 2012, 02:57 PM

Quite amused with this YouTube clip. A brushless motor also can smokes too.
Anything can happens to any brands.



BTW: That is a drill driver, not the impact driver. The good thing about the impact driver is, the motor will not stop rotating even under heavy load.

Thank you.

+1

For brushless DC motor, when the rotor (magnet) stalled, the current keep running into stator (coil), to create electromagnetic polarity, and at the same time reducing the impedance (Z). Imagine, 300W or more of power running into the coil. The generated heat can burn/melt the wire's enamel/insulation and caused the smoke.

From the comments, the user set the drill at 2nd (High speed/Low torque) and it's stalled when there was not enough torque to rotate the drill bit. It is a common sense to immdiately STOP operating any power tools when it stalled or having problem. So, in the YouTube clip, it is clear that the it was the operator/user's fault.

Thank you.

This post has been edited by bahathir: May 7 2012, 10:53 AM

I really wish I had this type of durabilty for power tools. But, I prefer to work in clean place.




This Festool tool also a drill driver. You can hear slipping/stripping while driving the screws.

Bigger market, bigger volume, ......

One more important parameter.

Purchasing power.

Bigger market is meaningless if there is low or no purchasing power.

+1

But, China made cheap products are flooding in our market. So we still have options.

There are many professional grade brands and models over there. So the price has to be very competitive ,and the buyers havy many choices. But, here ....

Yeah, developing countries do not need any latest modern advanced power tools.

This post has been edited by bahathir: May 10 2012, 07:53 AM

For metal cutting, I use 4" angular grinder, Makita GA030 with cutting wheel. It is more thrilling because, it produces lots of 'fire works' effect

Other reci-saw


This post has been edited by bahathir: May 11 2012, 07:10 PM

Hi, and welcome to lowyat.net.

Thanks for visiting this thread and, purchased the CORDED impact driver. Yeah, it is very basic, but, it fulfilled most of my needs in DIY, home fixing and PC repairing. You may broke several screws or even screw driver bits, but, your finger will know how much to pull the trigger, especially when using it for PC reparing. I am planning to make a video, using the impact driver to unscrew/screw an electronic appliance, to demonstrate it is possible to use the impact driver for a delicate work, which already available in more advanced cordless impac driver which costs 3-10x of the this basic corded impact driver.


IMHO, better get the power tools locally. It will be handy especially dring warranty claim. FYI, the cheapest price for the Makita TD0101F is MYR248, which was on special deal during the Makita power tool's road show, few weeks ago at Kepong. You always can try Internet shooping and find deals in your country. Or, you can call authorized distributor and asked for the nearest dealers around you, and shop around to get the better deal.

Hope you can share with us your opinions/reviews on the impact driver.

Good luck and thank you.

Yes, there is a dedicated thread for masonry/concrete/wall drilling which JinXXX mentioned.

Any percussion/impact drill may usable for drilling into wall, and you may suffer a bit if it hit concrete slab, such as, concrete ceiling or beam on the top of the windows. Also, the drill bit is easy wear out. You can find cheap MYR100 or less impact drill, but I always prefer rotary hammer, even a cheap well made Chima rotary hammer, which is around MYR200. If you want the lightest and smallest rotary hammer, Makita HR1830 is my choice, cost around MYR400. Our LYN DIYers prefers Makita 2470, Bosch GBH 2-24 or 2-26.. Yeah, go ahead to the thread and hope you can find something useful.
Oya, Bosch or Makita? Yeah... up to you.. Both have great products. I picked Makita for price/performance.


Thank you.

This post has been edited by bahathir: May 15 2012, 09:24 AM

Congratulation... You got the LCT302W, which include TD090WDE impact driver and DF030W drill driver. Nice.. nice..
In impact driver's world, 90Nm is at middle, where the lower torque about 10-20Nm (Makita Penpact or TD020); and 140Nm-170Nm is at the higher torque (BTD144 or TD147). It is not about the torque, but how the impact driver utilize the impact mechanism to transfer all the torque to drive screws/bolts efficiently., as I demonstrated driving screw using impact driver and rotary hammer (substitution of the driil driver). The impact driver also dramatically reducing the hand twisting especially at higher torque, and we able to drive long screws very comfortably and accuratel y without damaging the screws or screw driver bit.

Enjoy you new toys and good luck.

Thank you.

This post has been edited by bahathir: May 17 2012, 02:43 PM

My estimation is around MYR 1k