What is torque?
What is torque? |
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Torque refers to the turning force delivered by the cordless screwdriver.
Torque is needed to complete tasks such as inserting or removing screws and drilling. |
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Demanding tasks (e.g. working with tougher materials or larger screws) will require the cordless screwdriver to produce higher levels of torque. | |||
Let’s talk the torque |
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Every cordless screwdriver can produce torque, but some can produce more than others. | |||
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Torque is measured in Newton Metres.
The maximum amount of torque a tool can deliver will be presented as a number followed by ‘Nm’. The higher the number, the higher the torque. |
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For cordless screwdrivers, torque ranges from 3 Nm up to 10 Nm.
Most cordless screwdrivers produce around 5 Nm of torque. To put this in perspective, the average cordless drill driver can produce around 40 Nm. |
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How much torque do I need? |
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For light screw-driving applications (e.g. driving small screws into soft woods or pre-drilled holes) up to 5 Nm of torque should be sufficient. | |||
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For heavy-duty screw-driving applications (e.g. driving small and large screws into soft and hard woods) consider selecting a cordless screwdriver with around 10Nm of torque. | |||
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Higher voltage, more torque?Usually, the higher the cordless screwdriver’s voltage, the higher the torque, but this is not always the case. |
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Some lower voltage screwdrivers can deliver more torque than higher voltage ones.
How much torque a tool can deliver is largely down to the way the gear system is designed. |
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