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Just realized my old drill has a torque setting for a reason
I was trying to put together a new shelf from a box and kept stripping the screws. I found a dusty manual online for my 10-year-old Black & Decker drill and saw it mentioned a clutch. I turned it down to the number 4 setting and the screws went in perfectly without messing up the heads. I mean, I've had this thing forever and never used that part. Has anyone else had a simple tool feature they ignored for years that actually fixes a common problem?
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cameron72416d ago
My old drill's clutch has been on max for a decade. I just crank everything down tight and it's never been an issue for basic stuff. Maybe I'm just lucky with my screws.
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coleman.jade16d ago
Wait, you've never stripped a screw head? @cameron724, that's wild luck. I tried that once and totally ruined a cabinet hinge. Now I at least use a low clutch setting for softer woods or smaller screws.
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