Does this drill adapter exist?

I've looked all over Grainger, etc. and not found what I need-or can't describe it in a search. I'm looking for an adapter to chuck into a 1/2" drill and use it to drive 1/2" drive sockets. I have about 140 lag screws to set and it would be nice to do this with power.

Anyone know of such a beast? As an alternative, I have considered using a cheap 3" 1/2" drive socket extension and sawing off the female end, but this seems like a poor alternative.

Any better ideas?

 

Electric impact gun, cordless or not. Air impact or ratchet, it will work off a pancake compressor, Do you have one of those speed handles for your ratchet set? Did you ever use it? If not cut it up. I have seen such adapters in 3/8" size in drive kits. Maybe that and an adapter?

 

Would a piece of 1/2 key stock work?

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how big of a lag bolt are you going to use? I wonder if a drill would have the torque. then I wonder if it would just spin in the chuck before they got all the way in.

I'd just cut the end of an extension and be done if I were going to do it with a drill.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/370591997619?lpid=82

like this off ebay?

 

Lowes has those in a Cobalt tool set.

 

Ill plus one just cutting the female end of an extension off and using that.

 

I did exactly what Nick recommends. We all have a variety of 1/2" extensions in our tool box, cut off the female end with a zip cut and your good to go. You will probably use it again!

 

time to make a sacrifice to the tool gods , I cut a 3/8 extension and used a 3/8 to 1/2 upsizer to do what your doing , also make 3 flats at 120 * apart intervals so the chuck jaws have a spot to clamp on to to prevent spinning , or you can go to HF and buy a cheap 1/2 drive electric impact gun for $50

I thought I would never use my adapter , but its great when you have long studs on the car and want to drive down the lugnuts on them

 

Thanks to all. Some good ideas here.

 

I just use my electric impact.

 

I had to do about the same thing a few years ago. Bought a $2.00 flea market extension. Cut the female end off and ground three flats in the shaft. It worked fine.

 

They are called nut drivers. Made for drills also. Sold at Lowes and Home Depot.

 

Well, I suppose is WOULD help if I knew what they were actually called.

 

These aren't nut drivers.
I have found these at Home Depot, lowes, and harbor freight.

The sawed off extension works but its hard on your drill

 

Lag screws or the loc set [maybe wrong name, can't find the box]..I drove 1,362 couple years ago with a variable speed 1/2" electric drill...

 

I used those adapters to run about 60 lag screws in an impact gun, worked fine.