Makita TD0101F

Power to BURN – I too have this impact driver for renovating. Yeah the cords a hassle. Yeah it overheats. But it gets the job done better than a cordless. It's nice and compact with a light weight for fatigue free use. Cordless tools are too heavy and run out when you don't want them to. I've been stuck on jobs waiting for the batteries to charge but not any… Read more

more. I run this thing all day no probs. Small, powerful, light weight, cheap, hard wearing and easy to handle. Fiddly forward/reverse button. Overheats when you run it for prolonged times.

Cheap good value impact driver – I bought this when building a deck as I found my cordless did not cut when it came to driving screws into hardwood. I did not want to spend $250+ on an impact driver, so this fitted the price range. A fair few hundred screws later I am happy with this. It's easy to use and had enough power to easily drive the screws in. I pre-drilled first as… Read more

I was using ss screws.

The drill itself is fine. You control the speed by the trigger and effectively the torque by how long you keep driving when the screw hits home. There is a light on the handle but it's next to useless, but I can't see why you would need one anyway.

Very happy with this, saved me a lot of time. Cheap, easy to use, powerful enough for decking, no need to recharge batteries Nothing. Obviously needs a cord to run so not good for remote work