I have just been wondering what is a mistake you have done with a tool. There have been a few new members concerned, maybe about using a tool or maybe breaking it. I for one can remember being extremely concerned when I first picked up a powered drill and then a whopping 300mm grinder! Practice, logic and taking it easy while wearing the right gear for the job in hand is what it came down to.
One of my recent mistakes (Yep we all do them 🙂 ) I was using some timber screws to fasten the hardwood merbau boards to hardwood posts and I kept shearing the screws off.... I couldnt for the life of me figure out what I was doing wrong. It worked for me last time and I was "Sure" I was doing it the same this time....
Torque drill on the left with adjustable torque settings (speed) On the right an impact driver.
Ozito PXC 18V Cordless Drill and Impact Driver PX2PAK-500 - Kit
The mistake was made here.... I was using the impact driver to screw the timber screws in, I had predrilled and countersunk the holes but still every second screw would shear off. Went into Bunnings multiple times trying to figure it out. "Impact driver" verse Torque driver..... Impact think of chocka chocka chocka as the screw is driven in. Torque driver think of slowly accelerating your cars wheels. No wonder I was snapping the screws. Once I started using the torque drive (I notched the torque down 2 levels) no more snapped screws! They screwed in with that wind down sound 🙂
Powered Makita drill with a countersink drill attachment.
Old time trick to make it easier to screw the screws into the timber. Run the screw through some soap, works extremelly well.
Once I had figured out my mistake 🙂
So thats just one of my mistakes, what mistakes can you add to this pool of knowlege? Tempeted to tag some of us but lets see 🙂
dave
