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I’ve acquired an air compressor and would like to use pneumatic tools whenever possible. Can I use an Impact WRENCH to drive lag screws into wood? Or am I stock with buying a cordless Impact DRIVER?

Absolutely you can use an impact wrench to drive lag screws. You can adjust the torque on any quality air impact wrench to avoid over tightening or stripping the wood.

6 Responses

1. robthegob Says:
   November 18th, 2010 at 2:08 am

   buy a cordless
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2. Jeefen Meeps Says:
   November 18th, 2010 at 2:39 am

   no u gotta buy the cordless impact driver i think…….sorry

   good luck
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3. Irv S Says:
   November 18th, 2010 at 3:19 am

   Impact driver on wood screws = very bad idea.
   You’ll damage the wood and the screw won’t hold well.
   Those treads will be trying to grip in ‘battered’ wood.
   Pre-drill if it’s too hard to drive a lag bolt manually.
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4. 0025 Says:
   November 18th, 2010 at 3:32 am

   Sure, you can use an impact wrench it works very well. I’d use one every time except for the fact that I don’t own one. I built a deck for a mechanic friend of mine, he had an impact wrench that I used to fasten the lag bolts. As I said, "it works very well."

   I’m surprised you didn’t try using it.
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5. Hondu Says:
   November 18th, 2010 at 4:21 am

   Absolutely you can use an impact wrench to drive lag screws. You can adjust the torque on any quality air impact wrench to avoid over tightening or stripping the wood.
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6. tesc213 Says:
   November 18th, 2010 at 5:06 am

   Yes you can use an impact wrench. It’s a little bulky but will work just fine.
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   Driven lots of lag screws in my life

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