Yes, not a lot to say on the Parkside impact driver. I bought one when it was on clearance at £12.99 - body only - and it works well. As you say, it is solidly built, and would be more than capable of serving a hobby woodworker, or DIYer. Is it as good as the blue, yellow, green and red alternatives? No, but then again it is not 5 or ten times worse. With a three year warranty you can hardly grumble.
I bought the electric version of this a few years back. One of those tools that I need on occasion and was sure the battery would be flat when I did hence electric option. Got me out of trouble a few times so for me it paid for itself.
I've had a pair of these for the past 3 or 4 years and they're absolute workhorses. I do mostly woodworking and these have practically replaced the drill drivers, except for drilling, though you can buy hex head drillbits. The adjustable clutch on a drill driver is useful in theory but I barely ever use it as I find the impact driver's trigger responsive enough not to over-drive screws, unless I want that, in which case they bury them. For £20 they're an absolute steal & will far outlive the 3yr warranty.
@@McMonkeyful I'm actually looking at getting another as it's been fantastic for working on cars and bikes with a hex to 3/8 socket adapter. I can have one for woodworking and the other for automotive work.
I see the Sealy is angled on the grip to keep the battery out of the way of the job while the Parkside is brutally 90⁰: I wonder if that has any impact (groan) in regular use..
The sealey is quite old and designed more like a power drill, so despite the battery being out of the way the overall length is a bit of a hindrance in tight spaces. Modern 3/8" impact guns are much shorter for this reason.
Yes, not a lot to say on the Parkside impact driver. I bought one when it was on clearance at £12.99 - body only - and it works well. As you say, it is solidly built, and would be more than capable of serving a hobby woodworker, or DIYer. Is it as good as the blue, yellow, green and red alternatives? No, but then again it is not 5 or ten times worse. With a three year warranty you can hardly grumble.
I bought the electric version of this a few years back. One of those tools that I need on occasion and was sure the battery would be flat when I did hence electric option. Got me out of trouble a few times so for me it paid for itself.
I've had a pair of these for the past 3 or 4 years and they're absolute workhorses. I do mostly woodworking and these have practically replaced the drill drivers, except for drilling, though you can buy hex head drillbits. The adjustable clutch on a drill driver is useful in theory but I barely ever use it as I find the impact driver's trigger responsive enough not to over-drive screws, unless I want that, in which case they bury them. For £20 they're an absolute steal & will far outlive the 3yr warranty.
@@McMonkeyful I'm actually looking at getting another as it's been fantastic for working on cars and bikes with a hex to 3/8 socket adapter. I can have one for woodworking and the other for automotive work.
I see the Sealy is angled on the grip to keep the battery out of the way of the job while the Parkside is brutally 90⁰: I wonder if that has any impact (groan) in regular use..
The sealey is quite old and designed more like a power drill, so despite the battery being out of the way the overall length is a bit of a hindrance in tight spaces. Modern 3/8" impact guns are much shorter for this reason.
Gwangi......AAAAAAARGH!!!!!