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Josh said:
To be honest I've never used it LOL. I assume it is only good for screws in decking or whatnot. It came as a set, deal price. The sawzall was separate.
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a drill basically becomes obsolete for anything other than drilling when you have an impact driver. Theyre great. My gear is pretty old, 18v hitachi stuff from probably 2008 or so and it drives 3/8th lags through 2x6s with no problem.

the whole "fuck the drill clutch is slipping" or "fuck, the drill spun too fast and torqued outta the shitty phillips head" largely becomes a non issue with impact drivers too

Its not really the tool you're thinking of, which is a "put my lug nuts on" type tool.
 
I’ve decided to paint the concrete shop floor and put up 1/2” ply for all the walls over the insulation system.

Then put the pegboard back on that.

I also need to get rid of the laundry tub sink and put in a restaurant style double or triple sink.

And install a vent hood.
 
Valve1138 said:
Going to look into that as we want to do the same in the garage.
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A decade ago I did the basement and garage thing with my Dad. The prep work is a little painstaking, but worthwhile in the long run.

we used something damn close to this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Ol...Floor-Coating-Kit-Case-of-2-203373/202765176?

Note: the little flecks you add right after you put the epoxy paint down is nice for hiding the dirt BUT in the garage, after a couple yrs, where the tires constantly track, 90% chip away. Everything else looks great and lasted beautifully. This isn't to say don't do it, there's just those 4 stripes (2 car gar). The basement looks amazing and not a day older than when we painted it. It doesn't get quite as much foot traffic though..
 
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Domon said:
a drill basically becomes obsolete for anything other than drilling when you have an impact driver. Theyre great. My gear is pretty old, 18v hitachi stuff from probably 2008 or so and it drives 3/8th lags through 2x6s with no problem.

the whole "fuck the drill clutch is slipping" or "fuck, the drill spun too fast and torqued outta the shitty phillips head" largely becomes a non issue with impact drivers too

Its not really the tool you're thinking of, which is a "put my lug nuts on" type tool.
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There are times when you want the drill clutch to slip. Those times you hate the impact.

Right tool for the job, always.
 
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you're right on the drill clutch, but my impact has fine control on trigger pull and i generally can run it just the right speed to not overdrive.

For drywall and decking i have an automatic load screwdriver.
 
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Amstel said:
A decade ago I did the basement and garage thing with my Dad. The prep work is a little painstaking, but worthwhile in the long run.

we used something damn close to this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Ol...Floor-Coating-Kit-Case-of-2-203373/202765176?

Note: the little flecks you add right after you put the epoxy paint down is nice for hiding the dirt BUT in the garage, after a couple yrs, where the tires constantly track, 90% chip away. Everything else looks great and lasted beautifully. This isn't to say don't do it, there's just those 4 stripes (2 car gar). The basement looks amazing and not a day older than when we painted it. It doesn't get quite as much foot traffic though..
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Yeah, we see that stuff on the DIY shows all the time. Might be what we do.
 
* BUy the granules/additive for the non-slip. Regular sand is full of fine particles that sink, muck up the look and do nothing for slip resistance. The stuff they sell IS sand, but well screened for size.
 
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