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I picked up a BOSCH GDX18V-1800CB15 Freak 18V EC Brushless Connected-Ready 1/4 In. and 1/2 In. Two-In-One Bit/Socket Impact Driver this week.
I also picked up a Bosch set of 1/4" shank bits for it, but I wasn't paying enough attention and the bit are all small tip.
I loaned it to a friend because he has a stainless steel toilet seat screw stuck. The largest slot bit that I had was 1/4" (S 8, I think that it is called).
I am having trouble finding a good source for 1/4" shank bits that are larger (and impact rated) without having to pay $10-$50 each.
Any recommendation for brands and sources for decent quality 1/4"-shank slot bits in the 3/8", 1/2", and 5/8" ranges that won't make me cry when one breaks?
Before anyone asks: no, I have no idea why I would want to spend another 10 or 20 $ to add the bluetooth connection option.
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(02-10-2022, 10:08 PM)Tapper Wrote: Have you looked at Harbor Freight?
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I found the 1/2" socket screwdriver bits here
but I haven't found the 1/4"-shank ones that I could use in my other tools.
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Have you considered an 1/2 adapter to 1/4 hex bit adapter?
Sorry, re-read the message and realize an adapter probably won't help but this wonderfull forum software won't let me delete the whole message.
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you know you can drive the broken ones out of the socket and replace. I have dun this with the ones for rotating my planer inserts.
Menards has a set 3/8 drive not impact but lifetime guarantee 3/8 drive linked
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(02-11-2022, 06:23 AM)KyleD Wrote: Have you considered an 1/2 adapter to 1/4 hex bit adapter?
Sorry, re-read the message and realize an adapter probably won't help but this wonderfull forum software won't let me delete the whole message.
Thanks. I understand about the confusion about the adapter. This series of drivers is the only one that I recall having both the 1/4" hex shaft socket and the 1/2" square socket drive in the same drive head.
I definitely feel your frustration about the current software features.
Your try to help me is still very much appreciated.
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(02-11-2022, 10:13 AM)Woodshop Wrote: you know you can drive the broken ones out of the socket and replace. I have dun this with the ones for rotating my planer inserts.
Menards has a set 3/8 drive not impact but lifetime guarantee 3/8 drive linked
I often wish that we had a Menards within a few states distance of us. The last time that I looked, the closest was in Ohio.
I do not have any broken ones (yet). Being able to drive a broken bit out of a socket is good to know, but it does me little good if I cannot buy a replacement for the broken one.
I am looking for some larger than S8 slot screwdriver bits with a 1/4" hex shaft so that I can use them in both the new hammer driver as well as in all of the ratchet screwdrivers that I have scattered all over the shop. I even have the LV adapter to use 1/4" hex shaft bits in a brace.
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Over 50 years ago I bought a hammer-driven impact driver that came with several screw driver bits. The tool was used where I needed to remove some large phillips-head screws, and use of this tool forced the bit into the head of the screw while simultaneously applying rotational force. I checked Amazon for such a tool and found https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-2905-8-Inc...PPATS?th=1 That kit comes with a 3/8" square drive bit holder and a set of screwdriver bits, including 5/16 and 3/8 flat screwdriver bits, the bit chuck, and some phillips bits. There's also a link there to just a set of 7 driver bits, the widest 1/2". I don't know if you'd be able to get just the 3/8" drive bit holder by itself, but I'd expect that a plain 5/16" socket, or an impact-rated 5/16 socket would work as the 3/8" hex bit chuck.
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(02-11-2022, 09:38 PM)thewalnutguy Wrote: Over 50 years ago I bought a hammer-driven impact driver that came with several screw driver bits. The tool was used where I needed to remove some large phillips-head screws, and use of this tool forced the bit into the head of the screw while simultaneously applying rotational force. I checked Amazon for such a tool and found https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-2905-8-Inc...PPATS?th=1 That kit comes with a 3/8" square drive bit holder and a set of screwdriver bits, including 5/16 and 3/8 flat screwdriver bits, the bit chuck, and some phillips bits. There's also a link there to just a set of 7 driver bits, the widest 1/2". I don't know if you'd be able to get just the 3/8" drive bit holder by itself, but I'd expect that a plain 5/16" socket, or an impact-rated 5/16 socket would work as the 3/8" hex bit chuck.
The Bosch hammer driver has a 1/2" square drive. I've got 1/4" and 3/8" socket sets in my shop and in my garage. I never had a need before for 1/2" drive socket sets since I pretty much stopped doing that sort of auto repair once I could afford to move out of my parents house.
On that same link, they also have the 1/2" square drive version. So, for $24, I can get the 1/2" square drive to 5/16" hex shank bit adapter and have a manual impact driver to stick in a drawer somewhere.
Then, I can get a 5/16" hex shank impact bits that includes Slotted 1/4-Inch, 5/16-Inch, 3/8-Inch and 1/2-Inch Bits
That does solve the short term need for wider slot-drive screwdriver bits for the hammer driver,
but it still doesn't give me bits that I can use in all my non-powered ratchet screwdrivers.
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(02-12-2022, 01:36 AM)iclark Wrote: The Bosch hammer driver has a 1/2" square drive. I've got 1/4" and 3/8" socket sets in my shop and in my garage. I never had a need before for 1/2" drive socket sets since I pretty much stopped doing that sort of auto repair once I could afford to move out of my parents house.
On that same link, they also have the 1/2" square drive version. So, for $24, I can get the 1/2" square drive to 5/16" hex shank bit adapter and have a manual impact driver to stick in a drawer somewhere.
Then, I can get a 5/16" hex shank impact bits that includes Slotted 1/4-Inch, 5/16-Inch, 3/8-Inch and 1/2-Inch Bits
That does solve the short term need for wider slot-drive screwdriver bits for the hammer driver,
but it still doesn't give me bits that I can use in all my non-powered ratchet screwdrivers.
get a 1/4" hex drive 5/16 chuck to use 5/16" hex shank screwdriver bits with your non-powered ratchet screwdrivers. https://www.amazon.com/Malco-MSHC-Revers...100&sr=8-3
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