Parkside 20v impact driver. The tool I never wanted to buy. Until now😯
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- Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2024
- Another honest opinion of the tools I buy. I do not work for Parkside or Lidl UK so all tools are purchased by myself at local stores. The Parkside name and Lidl logo are used purely to illustrate the tool brand and where they were purchased. This is intended as 'fair use' and not to infringe copyright.
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'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.
@@Rooster---ooo 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 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 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.
Why compared an impact driver to an impact wrench made to do different types of jobs
Both impact drivers and impact wrenches work on the same mechanical principle. The only difference is one is able to deliver more torque than the other and that's what makes one more suitable for specific jobs. As explained in the video, I was looking for a replacement for my old 3/8" impact wrench and was holding out for Parkside to sell their one in the UK so I could use the same 20v battery as other tools I have (which includes their 1/2" impact wrench). Unfortunately it's still not available so decided to give the impact driver a go using socket adapters. I've seen this done with other brands of impact drivers and was quite impressed by how well it works. Granted it's going to struggle with a really tight bolt but then I've had this with more expensive 3/8" impact wrenches. I've found it has more than enough torque for 8mm and 10mm hex and Allen head bolts found on vehicles so for me I now have a tool I can use for both automotive and construction jobs.
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