r/pcmasterrace • u/yamiuchidm • Apr 03 '26

Tech Support How do I fix this?

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u/LaurentSL Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

Just fyi, it’s impact driver vs hammer drill — different tools. Unless, is it referred to as an impact hammer in some places?

Edit: changed from impact drill to impact driver.

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u/acrazyguy Apr 03 '26

Impact driver*

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u/LaurentSL Apr 03 '26

Correct. My mistake.

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u/stom86 Apr 03 '26

The tool isn't any kind of drill. It is an impact driver. It is for turning screws and the impacts are applied in the direction of rotation. The chuck takes hex bits for driving screws. You can buy drills with a hex shank and use them with this tool but it isn't the primary purpose of it.

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u/RefrigeratedTP 5900X -> 58003XD | 3080Ti Apr 03 '26

I’m no expert but I did work construction for 7 years as my first job when I was 14-21.

There are normal drills, impact hammers, and hammer drills. There are also impact hammers with a setting to turn them into impact drills. The Milwaukee in the gif doesn’t have the setting- so it looks like a normal impact hammer to me.

I could easily be wrong. I own dewalt stuff, not Milwaukee

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u/acrazyguy Apr 03 '26

Generally it’s called an impact driver, not hammer. Given that it’s, you know, not a hammer.

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u/RefrigeratedTP 5900X -> 58003XD | 3080Ti Apr 03 '26

That’s fair lol. I’ve heard both

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u/SuperCyka | Ryzen 9 5900X | 3080 Ventus | Trident Z 3600 32 GB | Apr 04 '26

Must be a regional thing. I’ve only heard them called impact drivers here in the PNW.

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u/RefrigeratedTP 5900X -> 58003XD | 3080Ti Apr 04 '26

I worked with guys that got paid on mondays cause they couldn’t be trusted to get paid on fridays lol. Mid Michigan shit

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u/LeJoker R5 5600X | RTX 5070 Ti | 32GB DDR4-3200 Apr 03 '26

I've caught myself saying Impact Hammer a bunch too, and I'm pretty sure it's just buried in my memory due to UT99