Will these Sears bits and nutsetters work with a modern impact driver?

[iron block]

Twenty years ago or so I bought a Sears "17-piece power screwdriver and nutdriver set" of bits to use with my then state-of-the-art 9.6volt Bosch drill/driver.

Fast forward to today -- my M12 Fuel impact driver arrived on the doorstep, so the old drill gets gets relieved of nut and screw driving duties.

The question is: will those old Sears bits work with a modern impact driver? I tried searching the web for info, but oddly the part number (9-25657) turns up a totally different Sears product. No hits at all for the bit set. So it is a guessing game about how the bits were originally rated.

I have attached a picture of the bit set below. Anybody care to hazard a guess if these will survive if used in an impact driver?

If anybody has a suggestion on how to track down the original specs, or how to find a better part number, I'm all ears.

 

[Cope]

Yes, they'll work, but they may or may not hold up to the impact driver..

 

[Bdgjr215]

Those hexshank nut drivers aren't going to lock in place because they don't the detent notch
In them.

 

[DFB]

I had a similar set. Rounded out most all the nutdrivers using them with a Makita 18v drill/driver long ago

Those straight hex shafts wont lock in the collet either you would need to use bit holder with them too.

Even a cheapie set of tekton nutdrivers would be better


Invest in Milwaukee Shockwave kit or something from Dewalt Bosch or Makita

Craftsman also has some newer impact rated stuff if thats your brand

 

[Richard Cranium]

I have twisted the shafts on my set.

 

[iron block]

I had a similar set. Rounded out most all the nutdrivers using them with a Makita 18v drill/driver long ago

Invest in Milwaukee Shockwave kit or something from Dewalt Bosch or Makita

I have twisted the shafts on my set.

Thanks for the real-world reports, DFB and RC. I'll fire up the credit card and get something more appropriate.

 

[EOC_Jason]

I like the Dewalt sets with the Max bits, they seem to grip the phillips heads the best. But I usually go for screws with torx heads...

 

[mikebaker1129]

I have the Craftsman $20 impact bit set,they have been holding up well.
I watched a coworker snap off a Jon impact rated Zephyr bit using it in an 20v dealt impact.

 

[dutchgray]

Id use them, till they were trashed, you already have them so why not.

 

[Marctrees]

Id use them, till they were trashed, you already have them so why not.

This, otherwise what to do with them besides taking up real estate??

And, they will probably last much longer than some opinions say. When buying new, yes , there are major differences.

As a serious hobbyist years ago, I loved Apex brand phillips drivers, so superior. Marc

 

[Mintgrun]

I would use them as well. Most of what I do with my impact guns is far from enough torque to damage them.

On a few that I own, I have added that detent notch to the shaft, so they will click into the holder. If you have a tool with a cut off wheel, you can chuck up the drivers backwards in a drill (or drill press) and spin them, while cutting a notch near the end.

Sure, there are better sets out there and by all means pick up a set; but that does not mean these are garbage : )