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Logical

(22,457 posts) Fri Oct 11, 2013, 07:12 PM Oct 2013

Wow, I am clueless I know, but just got a impact drill, it is amazing....

I had always used a regular electric drill to remove screws, drive screws, etc.

I am replacing my deck board and the drill was stripping the screws and not working to remove them. On the first board alone I did not remove any without stripping them. So I drilled around them and then removes the board and used pliers to remove the screws.

I read online and then I just bought an impact drill at Home Depot and it is removing every single one of the screws.

Wow, how much time I have wasted in the past! I was a clueless!

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Wow, I am clueless I know, but just got a impact drill, it is amazing.... (Original Post) Logical Oct 2013 OP

Yeah, it's close to a religious moment the first time (this coming from an avowed atheist). X_Digger Oct 2013 #1

I was shocked. Damn, I needed one of these a while back. Atheist here also! :-) Logical Oct 2013 #2

X_Digger

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1. Yeah, it's close to a religious moment the first time (this coming from an avowed atheist).

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Fri Oct 11, 2013, 08:29 PM

Oct 2013

The only downside is that you'll sometimes snap the head / shank of a screw off if you're not careful.

Logical

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2. I was shocked. Damn, I needed one of these a while back. Atheist here also! :-)

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Fri Oct 11, 2013, 11:32 PM

Oct 2013

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