Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 You'll never give it up!, Dec 19, 2022
This is one of those tools that you never knew you couldn't do without until you got it. You will never want to use your drill for a driver again. More compact, more power and much less likely to round out the head. That last point is one most people won't think about until you use this tool. Due to the operation of the impact action, it doesn't "ride up" on the screw head as easily, thus doesn't strip the screw head. As for the other reviewers comment about picking up at Home Depot for less, it's a different model - the one sold here at Amazon for $219, even cheaper than Home Depot and with free shipping and no sales tax making it about $25 cheaper on Amazon.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Quite an amazing little tool!, Aug 17, 2023
I received this tool from Amazon last week and put it to work driving screws on concrete forms for my house building project. This was my first experience with an impact driver and I was very impressed with how powerful it was, considering that it is so light weight and well balanced. It really took the work out of driving screws. Even the 3" screws driven through double 2X lumber went in quickly and without effort. It only took driving the first few screws to get the feel for feathering the trigger to keep from overdriving them, which you could easily do if you gave the driver "full throttle". The variable speed trigger is very smooth. I highly recommend taking the plunge and adding this wonderful tool to your arsenal.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Makita 14.4V impact driver, Aug 2, 2023
I had never used an impact driver before and I'll admit I was skeptical! Since I had an older 14.4V Makita and I needed a second drill anyway for a big deck project, I decided to buy this combo. WOW! I don't know how I ever got by with just a cordless drill for driving screws. I tried the impact driver with 3.5" deck screws in the pressure-treated pine framing of my deck. I was absolutely amazed at how fast the screws went in, and the bit never jumped out of the screw head like it would with a regular drill. In addition, it takes very little pressure on the tool, since the impact action does the work for you. My arms and wrists really get tired using a standard drill for driving screws, due to the amount of pressure needed to keep the bit from tearing out the screw head. I suffer from mild carpal tunnel syndrome, and this has eliminated the wrist aches and fatique I used to get from using a standard cordless drill for driving screws.
The impact driver is lightweight, perfectly balanced, and a real pleasure to use. The free 1/2" Makita drill makes this the best deal around. The batteries and charger are compatible with my older drill, so I am VERY pleased. Makita make great products!
The only down side of this purchase is the noise level produced by the impact driver. It's not really that bad, but I would strongly advise wearing hearing protection when using it. Since I usually use hearing protectors anyway with most of my power tools (everyone should!), that hasn't been a problem for me.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent Tool, Jul 10, 2023
I bought this driver about six months ago. I am a cabinet installer and use this driver five days a week. It has performed flawlessly. It fits easily into tight places and the little light, which I thought was a gimmick, has proven to be helpful when trying to get onto a fastener in dark spots. The best feature is the battery. This things runs for days between charges. I would highly recommend this driver to anyone that drives screws all day.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Best driver on the market, Jun 30, 2023
I use impact drivers almost constantly all day everyday working as an installation contractor. I've used all the ones out there both cordless and corded and while this can't compete with the corded models by dewalt,Milwaukeee,and Makita when it comes to speed and power with large lags it definetely blows away its cordlesss competition. This has just as much power as my 1/2" cordless dewalt which supposedly has 300 ft/lbs of torque. This isn't a knock on the dewalt either which is also a good tool,but the power of this tool amazed me. Its also very fast and the precision of the variable speed trigger also really impressed me( great for drywall). The light is also another nice added little bonus while it wont light up a jobsite its perfect to illuminate a small area without having to get a flashlight out for one screw. This tool is also very lightweight and compact and feels like an extenssion of your hand not a small dumbell like some of my Dewalt 18 volt driversdo. The box is designed smartly with plenty of space for extra bits and the sort. Also the free Mforce drill that they threw in made this an eveen sweeter dealn. All in all an awesome tool and if you haven't switched over to impact drivers from cordless drills for driving screws its time to move into the future and tyhis is definetly a great driver to do so with
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