How to Use a Drill/Driver, Impact Driver, & Hammer Drill and How They're Different
How to Use a Drill/Driver, Impact Driver, & Hammer Drill and How They're Different
Learn how to use a drill/driver, impact driver, and hammer drill. I talk about how they work, the differences, parts \u0026 features, when to use them, and some tips and tricks.
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About this video:
There are several different types of drills and drivers and it can be confusing as to which you need and when to use them. This video is packed with information and hands on examples of how these tools work and how to use them.
Contents:
Types of Drills
Parts and Features
How They Work: Drill/Driver
How They Work: Impact Driver
How They Work: Hammer Drill
Bits and Accessories
Tips and Tricks
Content
0.24 -> welcome to out of the woodwork thanks
1.68 -> for dropping by i'm tommy and if you've
3.679 -> never picked up a drill in your entire
5.68 -> life this video will show you everything
7.279 -> you need to know and probably a lot you
9.84 -> can use just to show off frankly if
11.92 -> you've been using a drill for decades
13.519 -> stick around because i bet there's some
14.96 -> things you don't know and as always
16.96 -> check the description for any video or
19.039 -> download links that i mention
21.01 -> [Music]
24.24 -> before you think i'm some kind of weird
25.84 -> drill hoarder these were all purchased
28 -> either for a specific purpose or older
30.08 -> drill that i upgraded from or bought in
32.239 -> a special bundle so keep your eyes out
34.399 -> for sales and special promotions because
36.239 -> you can get really great drills for a
38 -> great price these are drill drivers
40.079 -> because they drill holes and drive
42.16 -> screws these are impact drivers which
44.879 -> main purpose is to drive screws but
46.64 -> they've got a lot more torque than the
48.48 -> drill driver and they also deliver a
50.16 -> rotational strike which we'll talk about
52.399 -> a little later this is a hammer drill
54.32 -> all it is is a drill driver with an
56.16 -> extra mode that you can select that
58 -> delivers a downward strike on the
60.239 -> spindle and we'll also talk about that a
62.079 -> little later
65.92 -> the parts of the drill are pretty simple
67.68 -> we'll start down here with the handle
69.76 -> and then the trigger and it is a
71.52 -> variable speed on this drill so that
73.68 -> it's not fully analog but as you pull it
76.159 -> in depending on how far you pull it it
78.56 -> selects a different speed
80.96 -> so that's the slow speed and i pull it
83.439 -> in a little further
84.799 -> next speed
86.73 -> [Music]
94.079 -> so then you've got the direction switch
96.32 -> you push that in on the left that's
98.479 -> reverse or as you're looking down the
100.88 -> drill counterclockwise but that unwinds
104.079 -> a screw and then if you push in on the
106.72 -> right that is forward or to tighten
109.2 -> pushing it in in the middle will lock
112 -> the trigger lock the spindle most drills
114.56 -> have some kind of rubber bumpers on the
116.719 -> sides so that if you lay this down to
119.2 -> screw into a piece you're not marring up
122.479 -> the surface there this drill has two
124.64 -> gears this is the selector here on top
128.08 -> and with every drill the gears are going
130.399 -> to be a combination of low torque high
133.28 -> speed to high torque low speed speed and
136.08 -> torque have an inverse relationship so
137.76 -> as you increase one you have to decrease
139.599 -> the other on this drill
143.2 -> gear two is high speed lower torque
147.28 -> and then speed one
149.92 -> is lower speed higher torque so you use
152.56 -> the lower speed when you're driving a
154.56 -> screw for the most part when you're
156.319 -> drilling a hole
157.52 -> [Music]
158.959 -> this brings us to the most important
160.72 -> woodworking issue of our time describing
163.92 -> this as pre-drilling i watch and read
167.04 -> and experience countless woodworkers
169.36 -> describe drilling a hole as pre-drilling
172.319 -> but the truth is the entire history of
174.56 -> the universe up to this point
177.2 -> except for actually drilling the hole is
179.92 -> pre-drilling this is pre-drilling
182.48 -> and this and this that too oh yeah
184.879 -> pre-drilling pre-drilling pre-drilling
188.239 -> and now i'm drilling a pilot hole if you
191.519 -> really want to go down the wormhole so
193.36 -> to speak this actually is pre-drilling
196.64 -> for every
200.72 -> except for this hole our lives are just
203.28 -> one long pre-drilling
204.78 -> [Music]
209.28 -> enough for that nonsense back to the
210.799 -> good stuff so you'd use the lower speed
212.879 -> when you're driving a screw for the most
215.2 -> part then when you're drilling a hole
217.519 -> you want to use
219.36 -> the higher speed a lot of times the rpms
222.159 -> will be written on the side of the drill
223.76 -> for this one you see that for no load in
226.959 -> gear 1 it gets up to 500 rpm and gear 2
230.959 -> gets up to 750 rpm this is the torque
235.36 -> adjustment collar each of these
237.2 -> selection allows more torque before the
239.519 -> clutch engages and disengages the motor
242.239 -> from the spindle so gear one that's not
244.64 -> gonna allow much torque you're barely
246.64 -> gonna have any turning power gear 15
249.519 -> allows most of the torque but this
251.439 -> little drill bit icon
253.36 -> disengages the clutch all together and
255.439 -> allows you to have full torque and this
257.6 -> is the selection you want to be in if
259.04 -> you have a drill bit and you're drilling
260.32 -> a hole this hammer drill also has an
262.639 -> additional hammer mode which we'll talk
264.56 -> about in just a little bit this is the
266.4 -> chuck and as you tighten the chuck the
268.88 -> jaws tighten down on the drill bit this
271.6 -> drill has a three jaw chuck and it's a
274.32 -> half inch chuck which means it's a half
276.8 -> inch in diameter across the opening the
279.52 -> impact driver is quite a bit different
281.04 -> than the other two because it's mainly
282.88 -> focused on driving screws it's got the
285.12 -> same power trigger and the directional
287.199 -> switch but other than that it doesn't
288.88 -> have any gears or a torque adjustment
290.88 -> collar or anything like that some impact
292.88 -> drivers do have different modes and
294.72 -> those are usually things like starting
296.32 -> out at a low rpm until it needs torque
298.32 -> and then speeding up but this tool does
300.24 -> not have any of that and i don't feel
301.919 -> like i've missed anything the truck on
303.84 -> an impact is a lot different than a
305.52 -> drill it's got this quick release chuck
307.759 -> you pull the chuck collar out put your
309.919 -> bit in there and then it locks it in
311.84 -> that quick this is a quarter inch chuck
314.32 -> so quarter inch hex bits fit in there
316.72 -> the hammer drill is a very interesting
318.56 -> piece of technology now there's the
320.24 -> hammer drill like this which is very
322.16 -> much for light jobs and then there's a
324.08 -> rotary hammer which is infinitely better
326.56 -> suited to drilling into hard surfaces
329.199 -> aggregate concrete brick anything like
331.36 -> that the way that this drill works is
333.36 -> there's two metal disks inside of here
335.6 -> and each one of them has wavy teeth
338.08 -> facing each other so once you get to the
340.4 -> right setting and then the right amount
342.479 -> of torque where the hammer engages these
344.639 -> discs turn against each other rising and
347.44 -> falling with the ridges and that rising
350.16 -> and falling causes the chuck to snap
352.32 -> forward a rotary hammer actually has a
354.32 -> piston inside that hammers against the
356.8 -> spindle and it's much more efficient at
358.96 -> drilling into harder materials than this
360.8 -> drill this hammer drill also has a
362.639 -> brushless motor brushes are little
364.56 -> pieces of carbon that are spring-loaded
366.8 -> and they stay in contact with the
368.8 -> motor's rotor here on the back power is
371.039 -> actually delivered to the motor through
373.199 -> these brushes and they wear out they
375.28 -> heat up due to friction they create dust
377.36 -> they actually lower the voltage a little
379.28 -> bit resulting in less power more current
381.52 -> makes it from the battery to a brushless
383.52 -> motor to be converted into work none is
385.36 -> being lost in the brushes and this drill
388 -> is electronically managed so you've got
390.08 -> a circuit board in here that's
391.52 -> controlling the output to match the task
394.16 -> that conserves battery life you don't
395.84 -> have to worry about brushes going bad
397.52 -> it's lighter and more compact brushless
399.759 -> drills last longer and they're more
401.36 -> powerful than their brushed counterpart
403.28 -> all of the drills i've showed you have
404.8 -> keyless chucks now there's a lot of
406.4 -> drills out there that have a keyed chuck
408.24 -> so i'll show you the only one that i
409.52 -> have which is on my drill press here it
411.36 -> has these gear teeth and then a key that
414.08 -> matches those teeth and when those
415.919 -> interlock it gives you the leverage to
418.4 -> tighten and loosen the chuck it has
420.96 -> three jaws in there
422.8 -> you load it up just like you do the
424.72 -> keyless chuck and hand tighten it and
426.8 -> then there's three holes that you can
428.639 -> tighten with the key
430.479 -> so what i like to do
432.56 -> is tighten that and then go to the
435.039 -> opposite from the one that i used
437.919 -> and just make sure that it's secure to
440 -> remove the bit obviously
442.72 -> loosen that
444.24 -> bit comes right out
448.88 -> these tools deliver a rotational force
451.039 -> called torque to turn a drill bit or
452.88 -> screw it takes more or less torque
454.96 -> depending on the size of screw depth
456.88 -> that needs to be driven and the hardness
458.319 -> of the material you're driving or
459.599 -> drilling into all of these accomplish
461.599 -> the same basic tasks but they all exist
464.24 -> because they're a little better suited
465.919 -> for different scenarios the goal is to
468.56 -> know which tool to use in a given
470.56 -> scenario the drill driver is sort of an
472.8 -> all-around light to mid duty tool the
475.039 -> impact driver is focused on driving
476.879 -> screws and it does it really well the
478.96 -> hammer drill like i said before is just
480.8 -> a drill driver with the added benefit of
483.199 -> being able to drill into light masonry
485.12 -> like some concrete and bricks
490.24 -> to drill a hole with the drill driver
492.08 -> load your bit up in the chuck and a lot
494.479 -> of times you'll see people put the
496.479 -> switch into forward i've done this to
498.8 -> and try to tighten it like this
501.039 -> that is not the way you tighten a drill
503.199 -> and it won't get it tight enough this
504.8 -> drill has a ratcheting chuck so i know
506.72 -> i'm getting tight when i hear those
508.24 -> ratcheting clicks so steady the drill
510.72 -> with one hand and then tighten
514.399 -> until you hear those clicks and you
516.479 -> can't tighten it anymore and now it's
518.32 -> secure so if you're having problems with
520.399 -> bits slipping out or when the brakes
522.88 -> kick in it loosens the bit it's probably
525.44 -> because you haven't hand tightened like
527.2 -> this so now we want to put our selector
529.279 -> on
530.24 -> that drill bit icon
532.08 -> we want to be
533.76 -> in gear two which is the high speed gear
537.04 -> and then we'll drill a hole
541.6 -> now just for reference let's go to gear
543.36 -> two
544.56 -> and see what that's like
550.32 -> it still gets the job done but i'm
551.839 -> having to add way more downward force
554.16 -> and it's a little bit slower so now we
555.92 -> need to drive a screw into our hole so
558.32 -> we'll just do the exact opposite and
561.04 -> loosen that easily loosens up
564.56 -> and then we'll put our
567.279 -> bit in here
570.399 -> tighten that down
572.959 -> the same way and because i'm driving a
575.04 -> screw i need to set the torque
577.6 -> i'm going to start pretty low let's
579.68 -> start at three just to illustrate this
584.48 -> that terrible sound that you hear is the
586.48 -> motor and the spindle disengaging the
588.399 -> amount of torque that's allowed with
589.76 -> selection three
591.2 -> will drive the screw that far so let's
593.68 -> go to
595.12 -> seven
597.44 -> and see if that lets us drive it all the
599.2 -> way in
603.12 -> so we got right there to the top so
605.68 -> let's put it on 15 and drill these all
608.32 -> the way in
610.73 -> [Music]
611.92 -> so you see that that's just a massive
614 -> amount of torque we way overdrove our
616.959 -> screw and that is not what we're looking
619.279 -> for if that would have been a phillips
620.72 -> head screw it would have completely
622.399 -> stripped that out always use your torque
624.48 -> ring to keep from just annihilating your
626.88 -> screws in your and your project
631.2 -> it looks like nine was about the perfect
633.279 -> amount of torque to put that just under
635.36 -> the surface of the wood
637.59 -> [Music]
639.36 -> a lot of impact drivers are limited to
641.04 -> one speed and one drive size like this
643.36 -> one is as i mentioned this is a quarter
645.44 -> inch chuck but they're also half inch
647.44 -> out there that are pretty common the
648.88 -> impact spins much faster than the drill
651.44 -> i think the drills top rpm was 1800 and
654.32 -> this is a no load rpm of 2 800 max so it
658.16 -> spins quite a bit faster and it also
660 -> delivers 3 200 impacts per minute or
663.36 -> blows per minute you might see it
664.8 -> described that way that's the rotational
666.88 -> strike that's delivered once it gets to
669.04 -> a certain torque so when you pull the
670.72 -> trigger on an impact under no load
673.6 -> it's just spinning and there's no
675.12 -> rotational strikes happening it's not
676.959 -> until you get under load to a certain
679.12 -> torque that the rotational strikes begin
681.36 -> to happen and then the spindle just sits
683.519 -> there until the hammer strikes it at
686.079 -> about 3200 times per minute and it's
688.72 -> going so fast that it does seem like
690.72 -> it's just spinning and if you'd like to
692.32 -> see how the hammer and anvil system
694.079 -> works inside of an impact like this i'll
696.399 -> link a really neat video in the
698.079 -> description where the shell was cut away
700.48 -> on an impact attachment and filmed in
702.399 -> slow motion after this video you really
704.32 -> should go check that out you can drill
705.839 -> holes with an impact but you really
707.68 -> should use a bit like this that is made
709.839 -> for it the reason this is special is
711.44 -> because it's all one piece all one core
714 -> as opposed to a bit like this which is a
716.16 -> twist bit that's glued inside of this
718.56 -> body and it's not near as strong the
720.639 -> bits are really easy to load up in an
722.48 -> impact driver just stick it in there and
724.8 -> it locks
726.56 -> and then drill a hole
730.639 -> then to unload the bit pull the collar
732.72 -> out that easy
734.48 -> load up the bit holder which is also hex
736.639 -> shank
737.68 -> and then you'll hear the rotational
739.12 -> strike once it kicks in
748.24 -> all right let's drill a hole and drive a
749.839 -> screw into this concrete block now this
751.839 -> is the perfect drill for material like
753.839 -> this we'll use a special masonry bit it
756.399 -> looks very much like a twist bit but
758.32 -> it's got a really hard carbide tip we
761.2 -> load it up just like we do any other bit
765.59 -> [Music]
786 -> you see it's actually a pretty strong
787.44 -> drill to drill into light concrete like
789.519 -> this
790.48 -> so to drive a screw we're using these
792.24 -> special screws that are concrete anchors
795.44 -> and we'll just drive it in just like we
797.44 -> do with a normal drill so i'm going to
799.44 -> start out slow till it gets started and
801.279 -> just let the drill and the screw do the
803.279 -> work
804.45 -> [Applause]
809.36 -> yeah i don't even have to pull the
810.56 -> trigger down fully there because the
812.24 -> hammer action the threads on the screw
814.56 -> this is a screw that's meant for
816 -> concrete it's a concrete anchor and i
818 -> also use the correct size drill bit to
820.079 -> drill a hole for this particular
821.68 -> concrete anchor and you can see how easy
823.519 -> it is and how stable and strong that is
829.04 -> let's quickly talk about some of the
830.48 -> drill bits and accessories that are out
832.24 -> there now this is by no means an
834 -> exhaustive list it's just really the
835.68 -> ones that are most commonly used the
837.519 -> twist bit is the most common bit there
839.6 -> is and the easiest to find in all sizes
842.399 -> you'll notice that it has more of a flat
844.72 -> point with all drill bits the flatter
846.639 -> the point the better it tends to drill
848.56 -> into harder surfaces so twist bit like
851.12 -> this is great for wood and even light
853.76 -> metal it's got these little channels
855.839 -> called flutes that wrap around the drill
858 -> bit and that's for removing the wood and
859.92 -> metal shavings also called swarf now
862.56 -> because it has a flatter tip it tends to
865.04 -> wander or skate when you first start
867.279 -> drilling with it so you've got to start
869.199 -> out slow and let it bite before you
871.199 -> really dig in and drill the hole i've
873.12 -> also got another trick to get started
874.639 -> with this drill bit that i'll mention in
876.079 -> the tips and tricks next the brad point
878.48 -> bit is named for its really sharp point
880.88 -> now because it does have a sharp point
882.639 -> and wide flutes this is a wood drilling
884.959 -> bit the forstner bit is by far my
887.279 -> favorite bit it is also a wood cutting
889.68 -> bit it has a really nice point to get
891.839 -> the hole started very accurately it has
894.48 -> flutes on each side to remove wood
896.48 -> material and then the blades are on the
899.199 -> outside and also across the middle
901.44 -> because of the way this bit is designed
903.279 -> it's very accurate you can overlap holes
906.56 -> you can also make a very clean flat
908.399 -> bottomed hole now the only drawback is
910.8 -> that if you don't keep even pressure
912.8 -> right down through the middle of the bit
915.12 -> it will cut from side to side and you'll
917.44 -> have an uneven and unlevel hole so you
919.839 -> have to watch that the spade bit or
921.76 -> paddle bit is a bit that i recently
924 -> started using more and more a really
926.48 -> sharp new spade bit can cut a really
929.44 -> clean and accurate hole the auger bit's
932 -> been around for a really really long
933.92 -> time that was meant to be used with a
936.72 -> brace so the slow methodical turn of the
939.36 -> brace this bit
941.519 -> was designed to essentially drill itself
943.839 -> it's got a sharp point with threads on
946.639 -> it that
947.519 -> pulls the bit into the hole and these
950 -> flutes are so wide that they really
951.92 -> efficiently remove material paired with
954.399 -> even a cordless drill this bit is
956.24 -> extremely aggressive at high rpm so
958.959 -> you're not going to use it that way
960.079 -> unless you need to drill a really long
961.839 -> hole into extremely thick or hard wood a
964.88 -> countersink bit like this one not only
966.8 -> has a twist bit to drill a pilot hole
969.199 -> but that bit is sitting inside of a
970.959 -> countersink bit a countersink bit drills
973.12 -> a tapered hole for the head of a screw
975.04 -> to sit under the surface of the wood the
977.36 -> hole saw is very common with
979.199 -> electricians it can drill holes into
981.36 -> light metal wood usually comes with a
983.839 -> contraption like this that has a twist
985.759 -> bit in the middle
987.199 -> and when paired with the hole saw
990.959 -> the twist bit will start the hole and
993.04 -> stabilize and then the hole saw cuts a
995.199 -> plug that you pry out when you're done
997.12 -> cutting the hole these can also be used
999.04 -> for things like cutting a hole in a door
1001.199 -> to put a doorknob in the masonry bit is
1003.519 -> for drilling into things like concrete
1005.519 -> or brick it looks very similar to a
1007.519 -> twist bit except for the tip is made out
1009.68 -> of a very strong material like tungsten
1012.24 -> carbide or something similar the sanding
1014.72 -> attachment goes right into your drill
1016.24 -> just like a drill bit and allows you to
1017.92 -> sand curves and it's really handy if you
1020.48 -> have a big project you can take this to
1022.639 -> the project and not have to move the
1025.12 -> project around if you need to tighten a
1027.12 -> screw and you just can't get your drill
1029.199 -> in there try this 90 degree attachment
1031.76 -> it's got a really low profile and can
1034.16 -> get into those tight spaces to tighten
1036.24 -> down screws
1040.4 -> here are just a few tips and tricks to
1042.16 -> keep in mind when you're using a drill
1044.4 -> if you know something that i don't
1045.679 -> mention pre-comment below and share it
1047.76 -> with everybody i mentioned earlier that
1049.52 -> a twist bit or really anything with a
1051.44 -> flatter head can wander or skate when
1054 -> you're trying to start to drill with it
1056.24 -> if you need a really accurate hole in a
1058.24 -> place that you've measured take an awl
1060.64 -> and make an indentation right in that
1062.88 -> spot put the bit in that indentation and
1065.28 -> that will keep it still as you start to
1066.799 -> drill your hole this won't work for
1068.559 -> every situation but you can modify it in
1071.039 -> most cases take two pieces of wood that
1073.36 -> are nice and square at the ends put them
1075.6 -> offset put your drill bit right in the
1077.84 -> corner and that will help you drill
1079.12 -> straight up and down a problem with
1080.799 -> drilling a through hole or drilling a
1082.559 -> hole all the way through a piece of wood
1084.559 -> is that when it comes out the other end
1086.24 -> there's nothing to support the wood
1087.76 -> fibers and they tear out really bad
1090 -> there's a couple of different ways that
1091.44 -> you can avoid this you can put another
1093.2 -> piece under there to support those
1094.96 -> fibers you can try masking tape which
1097.12 -> doesn't work in a lot of cases or if
1099.6 -> you're using a bit with a tip especially
1101.919 -> a forstner bit mark the thickness of the
1104 -> wood on the shank of your bit and when
1105.84 -> you're drilling the hole stop right at
1108 -> that tape so that only the point is
1110.4 -> sticking out the other end that gives
1112.16 -> you a reference to then flip your drill
1113.919 -> around to the other side and finish the
1116.08 -> hole giving you a nice clean edge on
1118.559 -> both sides this one's really simple but
1120.64 -> it's worth mentioning especially for
1122.16 -> beginners drill bits are designed to not
1124.32 -> only cut through the wood but to
1126.08 -> evacuate the whole of wood shavings if
1128.88 -> the flutes get compacted with wood
1130.48 -> shavings and aren't able to evacuate all
1132.559 -> that can become compacted in the hole
1134.64 -> and it'll be really hard for the drill
1136.24 -> bit to continue cutting so real simple
1138.64 -> fix for this just move the drill bit
1140.799 -> back out of the hole allowing all the
1142.48 -> shavings to fall out and then go back in
1144.72 -> and continue drilling you need to drill
1146.48 -> a pilot hole for a screw and you don't
1148.32 -> know what size to go with hold them up
1150.24 -> together and the drill bit should be the
1152 -> thickness of the shank of the screw and
1154.24 -> the threads should still stick out the
1156.48 -> top and the bottom that's when you know
1158.08 -> you've got the right size if you like
1160.08 -> videos like these consider subscribing
1162.16 -> check the description for all the links
1163.84 -> i mentioned thanks for watching and i'll
1165.52 -> see you next time
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5dx6Xf2b3U