Recommended Impact Bits

[freddiemercurystwin]

Any suggestions or links? I seem to predominantly use PZ2 screws, any recommendations from the usual suspects? I only recently bought an impact driver and I've been using up a set of Dewalt (non impact) bits over the last few weeks or so (went through six in about half hour on a recent project) so really need to get some proper bits. Toolstation have a set of 10 Makita bits for £15, guess I'll try them.

 

[cdbe]

I like DeWalt. Toolstation own brand - one set ok, the next set brittle, tried some Milwaukee and they were brittle (they don't wear out just snap). DeWalt were on special offer at Toolstation or Screwfix last week - cheaper that eBay with delivery. £4 for 25. Not sure about £1.50 a pop!

 

[Exedon]

Wiha hot torsion impact bits excellent but pricey Wera good as well .
Either much better than dewalt/milwaukee/makita/bosch.

 

[Mike13]

see this thread for a pretty full discussion of choices:

impact driver bits

i have bought an impact driver since my little 4v Ryobi pistol style one is not up to some of the jobs i am doing and i reckon it will gradually die.. the bits which fit the small driver, which came with it, go into the impact driver chuck..but disappear into the hole...or fall out the...

www.diynot.com

or this one:

impact driver bits

Hi as a casual user can anyone recommend impact bits and any to avoid ? Thanks

www.diynot.com

 

[crank39]

Wera!

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Thanks all, already been out early doors and got some Wera bits.

 

[blup]

Haven't found wera any better than bosch or dewalt tbh.

Blup

 

[JohnD]

Impact tools have to be extra-hard to reduce wear

This hard alloy is more brittle and less tough than the steel used in hand tools.

This is known, and deliberate.

Good-quality hand tools are most often Chrome-Vanadium steel (and have been for more than 50 years)

Impact bits may be Chrome-Molybdenum, or cobalt steel, or something else. I don't think there is agreement yet on the best alloy. Driver bits are a high volume product and price is the big driver. They are also very small and there is no scope to make them thicker for greater strength (as you can do with socket spanners, for example).

 

[opps]

I only have a 12v impact driver, my regular bits are fine for occasional use. That said, yeah Wiha and Wera have a deserved reputation for quality.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

The absolute best I've found for an18 volt impact driver are the Wera Impaktor bits. Other hard bits by Wihas and Wera are very good. I find that cheaper bits are too brittle and shatter too easily. Milwaukee bits tend to round over prematurely rather than shatter as already stated.

One the other hand, for use on my 12 volt Milwaukee oil impact driver at home I don't need anything as fancy because it simply doesn't have the power

 

[cdbe]

Another Milwaukee bites the dust. I have never managed to round one of these off. Maybe I have a dodgy batch.

 

[spader]

I used to think Milwaukee tools were good quality. They tend to be always more expenisive than others. But quality?

 

[JohnD]

The one in the pic shows brittle fracture damage, not wear. The bits for power tools are extra hard to resist wear, but must be a tight fit in the workpiece, not rattling about.

Is there any chance it could have been incorrect size, or a Pozi/Phillips mismatch?

 

[timbo46]

I bought a Milwaukee set, and am not too impressed. They don't seem to grip the screwfix gold pozi screws well.
I'll stick with the Bosch or Wera Impactor in future.