Share 'Torque is for headbolts, woodscrews, not so much.'

The clutch settings on drill drivers are effective at limiting the torque applied to the fastener that you are driving.  If that fastener happens to be a machine screw or bolt into a threaded hole or nut then equal torque will result in equal pressure holding the two parts together.  If that torque is being applied to a self drilling woodscrew the results will vary.  The torque applied will be th…