Can an impact wrench effectively double as a screwdriver?

[Bennet]

My old electric screwdriver has had it and I need a replacement.

I've been thinking about getting a compact impact wrench for home mechanics anyway (- possibly the Milwaukee M12.)

Would an impact wrench effectively cover the screwdriver requirement as well for use in general home woodwork and DIY? I appreciate I'd need to buy a suitable adapter.

Or are impact drivers and impact wrenches sold as two separate things for a reason?

[Carbon Sasquatch]

An impact wrench would be too big & clumsy for most screwdriver work - and even on the lowest setting, likely a bit too powerful.

Sold separately for a reason.

For a while I was the other way around - had an impact driver & a square socket adapter. It was OK but relatively low torque for anything on properly tight.


ETA - a drill would make a better screwdriver than an impact wrench IMHO

Edited by Carbon Sasquatch on Thursday 9th June 13:35

[Bennet]

Fair enough. Thanks for the advice.

[paintman]

Having used one that belongs to a work colleague I kept a lookout at local Lidl in Leicester for them next being in stock & bought my own a few months ago. Had a lot of use - kitchen refit, fence repairs so some big screws - & not had a problem.
The various bits are stored in a magazine on the front & you pull the front section forward, rotate the magazine to select the bit you want, push the front back & the bit is ready in place fro immediate use so less chance of putting them down & forgetting where you put them.
The one I got uses a USB cable to charge.
£12.99 at the time I bought mine.
https://www.latestdeals.co.uk/deals/parkside-cordl...

Edited by paintman on Friday 10th June 11:41