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Please tell me that people were not using the batteries as hammers.

xnyan 6y ago
Driving any fastener can put put of wear on batteries fast, the current requirements are high and peaky. Nails are particularity bad because unlike say, driving a screw or bolt you often don't even give they battery a second or two of break time to cool slightly while you line up your bit to the next fastener, just "BAM BAM BAM" down the line of wood as fast as you can until you drain the battery back to nil. This is one of the the best ways to kill li-ion cells fast.
- ChoGGi 6y ago
  The usual method of driving a nail with a battery isn't by turning on a tool.
  - djrogers 6y ago
    By far the safest though, but still very hard on the batteries. https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XNB02Z https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XNB02Z
windowsworkstoo 6y ago
lol, pretty standard on site mate, especially during demo - some screws are just a bit too captive, quick whack with your battery (in the impact driver) does the trick.
turbinerneiter 6y ago
It is so common that tool manufacturers have it as a load case in their design.
zoomablemind 6y ago
Think of a soldier to use the butt of his rifle in close quarters. This spares a bullet too. Not sure if savings are comparable in case of the battery, but you get the idea.
encom 6y ago
Some times you need to do a bit of percussive problem solving, and battery powered tools are heavy, so you do what you gotta do.
capekwasright 6y ago
The converse of Maslow's hammer is such a common scenario that Wera actually sells a ratchet designed to be used as a hammer (think mechanic working under a car): https://www-us.wera.de/en/great-tools/koloss/ https://www-us.wera.de/en/great-tools/koloss/
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago
  They're kind of a dud because the extra bulk on the head gets in the way so often. I have one I never use. The vise grip crescent wrench on the other hand...
- JshWright 6y ago
  You can also get an adjustable crescent wrench with a hammer on the opposite side of the head. It's known colloquially to viewers of the AvE YouTube channel as the "thumb detecting nut fucker"
rainbowzootsuit 6y ago
Every tool has a hammer end.

Driving any fastener can put put of wear on batteries fast, the current requirements are high and peaky. Nails are particularity bad because unlike say, driving a screw or bolt you often don't even give they battery a second or two of break time to cool slightly while you line up your bit to the next fastener, just "BAM BAM BAM" down the line of wood as fast as you can until you drain the battery back to nil. This is one of the the best ways to kill li-ion cells fast.

ChoGGi 6y ago
The usual method of driving a nail with a battery isn't by turning on a tool.
- djrogers 6y ago
  By far the safest though, but still very hard on the batteries. https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XNB02Z https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XNB02Z

windowsworkstoo 6y ago

lol, pretty standard on site mate, especially during demo - some screws are just a bit too captive, quick whack with your battery (in the impact driver) does the trick.

turbinerneiter 6y ago

It is so common that tool manufacturers have it as a load case in their design.

zoomablemind 6y ago

Think of a soldier to use the butt of his rifle in close quarters. This spares a bullet too. Not sure if savings are comparable in case of the battery, but you get the idea.

encom 6y ago

Some times you need to do a bit of percussive problem solving, and battery powered tools are heavy, so you do what you gotta do.

capekwasright 6y ago

The converse of Maslow's hammer is such a common scenario that Wera actually sells a ratchet designed to be used as a hammer (think mechanic working under a car): https://www-us.wera.de/en/great-tools/koloss/ https://www-us.wera.de/en/great-tools/koloss/

throwaway0a5e 6y ago
They're kind of a dud because the extra bulk on the head gets in the way so often. I have one I never use. The vise grip crescent wrench on the other hand...
JshWright 6y ago
You can also get an adjustable crescent wrench with a hammer on the opposite side of the head. It's known colloquially to viewers of the AvE YouTube channel as the "thumb detecting nut fucker"

rainbowzootsuit 6y ago

Every tool has a hammer end.