If there’s a tool I find I can no longer live without, it’s a cordless impact driver. This tool–barely in existence, nevermind all over job sites–10 years ago is now my mainframe driver and drill. And while all the major tool companies make them, they’re not all the same.
Milwaukee’s 2650-20 is decked with primo features that definitely win it a spot on my job sites. With 2200 RPM and 1400 inch-pounds of torque, this tool has the juice. I drove everything from scads of 3 inch screws for remodeling applications and a roof replacement to drywall screws to lags for the SnoGuards that capped off the roof. I also sandwiched up some 2-bys to simulate a deck ledger and sunk 1/2 inch x 6 inch lags in a pre-drilled holes…uh…awesome…category-killing power.
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[…] for This Old House, Mark shows how to make use of the quick-change hex chuck, or sleeve, of an impact driver. The tool uses hex-shank bits only. Consider purchasing “impact ready” […]