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Stuck Bit

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I have got a bit stuck in my impact driver!
I was in a tight spot so took the bit holder off and inserted the short bit directly into my impact driver. Only the very tip sticks out when the shield is pulled forward I cannot get it out. I have tried pliers.
any suggestions?
 
It has happened to me, can't remember what I did but it involved vice grips a hammer and luck. The air was blue!
Just kept working it and eventually the bit released.
 
What has worked for me before I realised that I always need a bit holder :cool: is to run the chick against vice grips or a hold in a but of scrap wood, such that the chuck is in contact but the bit isn't. Bit of oil squirted in and drill down into the hole. Jammed bit popped out.
 
Strong magnet, superglue on a dowel or screw or an air line blow down the side of the bit.

Pete
 
Have someone else hold the impact driver and have them pull the release ring forward whilst aiming the impact driver down towards the floor, then take a flat-ended punch and a light hammer and tap on the nose of the impact driver next to where the bit is stuck.
 
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