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I think the problem was the degree of speed was difficult to control and the drill over rev'ed. I ended up pre-drilling each hole. My 14.4 Dewalt cordless drove them in flawlessly. Oddly about every 4 screws zip in one would go.
I picked this drill up at Home Depot where the display and box said "Drywall and Deck" Drill. Larger treaded drywall screws were no problem. I even tried the same bit in this one and no luck. Now I was buying the drill to do some framing 2x4 to 2x4's with 2 1/2 screws.
I finished the job. This is not a deck screw drill. I found that the drill bit would bounce around and spin in the screws at the slightest provcation. Even still slow or fast it would bounce out and begin the stripping.
But for either job, I'm totally happy with its performance. And you won't over/under drive your screws (assuming you set the depth correctly to begin with, of course).One word of warning to the casual user - Remember that this is a professional level tool. If you're a homeowner/occassional user, the price puts this in the realm of serious consideration. It's not a regular drill where you have to slowly bring the screw up to speed. I'm not a big fan of Dewalt, but even the worst companies do at least some things right.
50 cents. As mentioned above, you want to keep this thing pegged as you're popping screws in. Having a power cord attached to you is a very small price to pay for never having to worry about a constantly diminishing battery charge.(oh and only 4 stars because the instructions really are kind of useless, and I think they should include a case with some extra bits - they have to box the thing anyways, how much more would a blow molded case cost them instead. If you think you'll do more than one project in your lifetime though, spend the 90 bucks.
It's SO MUCH faster than the cordless drill approach. Dewalt did this one right.It's built well, works well, and it's priced right. You can't be overly careful with the thing, you have to put a screw on and jam it in with one quick decisive motion. With drywall guns, the bit doesn't turn till you push the screw to the wall, when it catches it drives the screw at top speed, then stops turning once it hits the right depth. You typically run this thing all out at top speed without letting up on the trigger between screws. Most people have trouble until they figure that out.
Being timid with it only gets crooked screws driven half way.I'd recommend using the shortest screws you can get by with until you get profficient with it.So there's a bit of an art to it (and this applies to all drywall guns, not just this one). You won't just pick this thing up and start using it like a pro.
Cordless tools have their place, but this isn't one of them. The tool itself gets 5 stars)
But nothing you shouldn't be able to pick up very quickly.There are other good ones out there, but nothing I'd recommend over this one.And if you're thinking cordless - don't do it. What more do you need.Setting the depth is foolproof, and the depth stays consistent.I use it more often for cement backerboard with durock screws than I do drywall.
It all happens in the blink of an eye. Expect to have to practice a little with it first, until you get the technique down.
If you've got three or four sheets of drywall to put up, you don't need it. The instructions assume you're a pro.
Took forever to place each screw. If I had a redo, I would have purchased an automatic screw feed. Purchased as a re-conditioned product. Worked well on my 20X40 basement drywall project.
Its just is so much faster.easy to dial in to your settings and light weight. no question hands down the way to go.I had this on my wish list for a while and got it last x-mas.before that we used a Vermont American flush bit on regular or cordless drills and thought that was just fine.but let me tell you the upgrade was worth it.I should have bought it sooner rather than waiting for it to be givin as a gift.
Once this was accomplished the driver works as expected. In addition, the plastic sleeve that adjusts the depth of the screw was so tightly screwed on that I has to mount the driver in my vise and use a wrench to unscrew it. The manual would not even be required, except the overly foreceful assembly as indicated above made me doubt if I understand the function of the parts. This appears to be a v. good driver, except the manual is very poorly written and the illustration insufficiently informative.
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