What Do Torque Settings On A Drill Mean?
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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