sds drills

[mo2]

I know that an sds drill a great for driving stuff in, but what's best for taking stuff out, I know for stubborn screws it's a good idea to use a corded, but what kind?

 

[Belle427]

you dont have to use a corded,any quality cordless will eat these tasks

 

[Tozzy]

I think it's pretty tough getting screws out even with a drill. I end up digging them out (using a club hammer and an old sharp screw driver or spiked bradawl) and then filling the remaining hole with woodfiller.

 

[eggplant]

pozi/phillips should come out ok, theres a variety of tools to aid in this, I use ones similar to these http://images.google.co.uk/images?q....jmldirect.com/gfx/products/thumbs/screw1.jpg

Definately dont need a mains drill though ! the key is press hard and turn slow

 

[Deluks]

Yeh, first gear for removing screws, another tip I find is to use a lower torque so that the clutch is clicking, instead of brute force the drill will be trying to remove the screw with a series of little 'taps' much like an impact driver. I've known this to work on stubborn screws.

 

[mo2]

thanks for the advice guys, because of the awkward positioning of the screws which were inside a small metal window and held it in a wooden frame which I finally gave up and shoved an sds hammer drill all the way through which destroyed the head and allowed me to remove the window and the turn the screw out with a pair of pliers