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Cutting in boxes with my impact driver for 8 years before someone called me out
I used to always install my old work boxes by hammering the tabs in with the side of my impact driver, never thinking twice about it. Then a new apprentice asked why all my boxes had bent tabs and loose fit in the drywall, and I realized I was just mashing them instead of using the screw to pull them snug. Anyone else ever have some habit that you never questioned until someone pointed it out on a job?
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parker_campbell3mo ago
Lol yeah the impact driver hammer trick is a classic. Grab a flathead screwdriver and use the screw head to pull those tabs in tight next time. Takes two seconds and you don't end up with boxes rattling around in the drywall.
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