![]() ![]() right angle drill and the thing is very heavy duty, but also a bit of a beast. ![]() This review is for the Milwaukee "Shockwave" impact rated right angle drill adapter, model 48-32-2390, and I'm here to tell you that this is one sweet little gadget. This handy little device is something I wish I had a long time ago. This is not bad because it means you can position your drill AND the adapter in exactly the orientation needed for pretty much any application. Only drawback is that to use it you need two hands: one to hold it and the other to operate the drill/driver if you don’t it will rotate. You do need to use hex-shanked bits with it which is not a problem for screw driver bits but does (somewhat) limit you on drill bits (although there are more of these available than I originally thought). Its sturdy but light design means you can use it for tough jobs with little fatigue as it does not add much weight to your drill/driver. It transfers good power from the drill to the bit being used and the magnetized head is a nice bonus. Its slim profile makes it very easy to use in the tightest of spots I have needed to use it in to date. I have needed a right angle drill adapter for quite a while, but to date all of the ones I have looked at were more bulky than I wanted, and I did not want to invest in a right angle drill, a speciality tool that I would not use enough to warrant the cost. Nice and handy addition to my drill/driver toolbag. In practical use, there will be only a few times when this adapter will be your only choice to get to that hard-to-reach screw, bolt, or nut. As for "reach in", that'll be 8"-10" depending on the drill/driver's design. 2+ inches is how deep the adapter is with the shortest bit imaginable installed and then you'll need at least another inch for your hand to exert some downward force. In use, you'll need at least three inches of clearance above the fastener to use this adapter. don't expect much, if any, of the impact to transmit thru 1:1 right-angle 'gear box'. the 'drive shaft' must be engineered much the same way. How does it do that? Well, I'll assume it's like their "Shockwave" bits where those shafts are made from a material which absorbs the impact shock. This adapter is designed to be driven with a hex-drive drill more specifically, it's 'optimized' to take the abuse an impact driver can deliver. This is a review of Milwaukee's Shockwave Impact Right Angle Adapter #48-32-2390. ![]()
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