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What Do Torque Settings On A Drill Mean?

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:01:09 +0000

What do the torque setting on a drill mean?

We get this question quite a bit. Most people are confused about the torque feature on most electric and cordless drills. In a nutshell, these torque setting represent varying degrees of power. Think of them as a power setting for your drill. The higher the number, the more power.

Well, it sounds like all you need to do is just set the drill to the highest power setting and forget about it, doesn't it? Nothing could be further from the truth. There's a reason they put those torque setting on a drill! It's not some useless feature on your power tools!

For one thing, when you set the torque setting to a lower setting, it will stop or make that "clickity, clickity, clickity" sound. This means you've reached the maximum torque for that setting. This comes in useful for preventing over stripping of a screw or over-tightening a nut on a bolt.

If you are using the drill to drive deck screws into a deck, then you would probably need the highest setting. You can also use the lower setting to drive screws flush with the surface of the wood. Once you find the perfect setting so that the drill stops when the head is flush with the wood surface, your job will become faster and faster!

So now that you know what the torque settings on a drill mean, go out and experiment with it. You'll find you'll become more accurate and your jobs look more professional!

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What Are Some Gift Ideas For My Husband Who Has Nearly All Tools?

admin — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:53:43 +0000

Question: My Husband has nearly every kind of tool you could think of. Can you give me some gift ideas for a man who has everything? He has several types of big saws, and all the little power tools-drills, dremel tools, power sanders and the like. He is good at woodworking, but I don't think he has many woodworking type tools. I would like to get him something that he will use not something that will just sit on the shop shelf and collect dust.

Answer: You're in luck. Whether it's Fathers Day or not, I recently wrote an article about some unique but very useful tools that would make the perfect gift for Fathers Day. Not only that, these tools would make great gifts for any guy who loves using power tools.

If those don't catch your eye, then try getting him a gift card to someplace like Rocklers or Woodcraft. These are stores that sell tools and hardware. This way, he can pick out his own tools. In fact, I tell my family and friends that if they really want to get me something I love, get me gift cards from those two places.

I'm tired of good intentioned friends and family members who keep getting me cheap, useless tools for gifts. A lot of people see those infomercials on the newest contraption to hit the market and if it's $19.99 or less, someone will usually give it to me for a gift.

The only exception that I can think of right now is the Rockwell SoniCrafter. That was an infomercial product that turned out to be very useful around my shop. But then of course, it was quite a bit more than $19.99!

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Tips for Buying Replacement Batteries for Cordless Power Tools

admin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:32:03 +0000

Question: Can you give me a suggestions on buying a replacement power tools battery, as my battery died and I have to buy another battery.

Answer: Normally you have several options when it comes to buying replacement batteries for power tools. For others, not so much. You're tied to the manufacturers replacement battery for your power tool.

For example, there are some pretty good Chinese knockoffs of Dewalt and Makita cordless power tool batteries. No if you use them and something goes wrong, most of the time these manufacturers will not honor the warranty. You must be using the companies replacement battery or the original battery that came with the power tool. But if your cordless tool is not under any warranty and you want to buy a cheaper replacement battery for your cordless too, then feelf ree to go ahead and give it a try. You may find that these cheaper batteries are just as good as the big name companies batteries!

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What do you think about chinese power tools?

admin — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:01:42 +0000

Question: I have just bought a 24 volt cordless drill for 83 usd and it seems to work great.

But I'd like to know why a drill with the same features in another brands like Milwaukee or Dewalt are far more expensive.

Answer: Chinese power tools are okay for most homeowners. They aren't for the heavy users like Construction professionals. Chinese power tools are more geared toward the occasional use by homeowners.

It's been my experience buying cheap Chinese power tools from places such as Harbor Freight that these tools are not durable for heavy or extended uses.

It's said that Chinese power tools use less quality materials than the big name brand tools like Bosch, Dewalt or Milwaukee.

I have several of these tools. Most are specialty tools that I only use every once in a while and couldn't see spending the big bucks on name brand power tools.

If you plan on using these tools on an everyday basis, it will pay to buy the better made and higher quality name brand power tools designed and manufactured to be used everyday.

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What is the best name in power tools and why? Question: I think personally the DEWALT, are the only company owned by an American and the quality is second to none but I want to hear all views Milwaukee has...

What is the best name in power tools and why?

admin — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 01:12:19 +0000

Question: I think personally the DEWALT, are the only company owned by an American and the quality is second to none but I want to hear all views Milwaukee has really been bought out by TTI that have rigid and Ryobi and has moved operations overseas in Asia. Oh, and just a word of advice, when considered a guarantee of long life as the craftsman or rigid, it means the course of life of the gear, which on avg is a term of 2 years

Answer: Well, I like Dewalt prodcuts also. But are they the best? Not in my opinion. I use power tools day in, day out and if it's a power tool that I'll be using on a regular basis, then I'll pay my money for a Makita or Bosh. They just plain last longer.

On the other hand, if it's a tool I use every once in a while, I'll go with a Dewalt or some other name brand.

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