About 12 months ago I decide to insulate and line my shed (9m by 6m) and this entailed lot of screwing of screws into metal studs. Anyway I bought a cheap Ozito 18v impact driver. It cost me $109 from Bunnings and came with 2 1.5 AH batteries which will charge in about 1 hour.
Anyway I used it hard to line the shed and over the last year it has had occasional use. In recent times I have driven several hundred screws with it for a landscaping project.
My judgement:
If you are a tradesman look elsewhere.
If on the other hand you are a weekend fiddler like me, then it is worth a look. It has driven everything I have asked of it including 75mm screws into a post that was as hard as concrete. The batteries will last longer than me. I have no idea how many 35 mm screws it while drive but long before the battery runs out of charge I need a rest. The LI batteries hold a charge really well. It cost me about $100 and if it died today I have got way more than $100 value out of it.
Anyway I used it hard to line the shed and over the last year it has had occasional use. In recent times I have driven several hundred screws with it for a landscaping project.
My judgement:
If you are a tradesman look elsewhere.
If on the other hand you are a weekend fiddler like me, then it is worth a look. It has driven everything I have asked of it including 75mm screws into a post that was as hard as concrete. The batteries will last longer than me. I have no idea how many 35 mm screws it while drive but long before the battery runs out of charge I need a rest. The LI batteries hold a charge really well. It cost me about $100 and if it died today I have got way more than $100 value out of it.
Ozito Impact Driver
