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#56336 09/19/05 10:47 PM
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I have an older 3.6/7.2V drill I use for most screws.

#56337 09/19/05 10:54 PM
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A STANLEY YANKEE SCREWDRIVER The battery never runs down

#56338 09/19/05 11:26 PM
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quote"What do you use for a "faster than usual" screwdriver?'

A double screwdriver.

#56339 09/20/05 01:04 AM
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Dewalt cordless screw driver runs the srews in almost as fast as a drill,then twist to the right torque with power off...
bill

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DEWALT DW920 7.2 VOLT SCREWDRIVER made life easier. http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/tool_detail.asp?productID=2739

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Bob it doesn't actually be come a rivit, but it might as well be. You can back it out with a dent puller, as it no longer operates as a screw. Also turns most screws tamper-proof, presto-chango.


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#56342 09/20/05 03:18 PM
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Quote

A very, VERY delicate touch with an 12-14.4 impact driver.

I've got one of those too, and second that. A bit too much Tacka Tacka and just watch it take the head off the screw! Cross threaded? No problem!

#56343 09/20/05 04:02 PM
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Impact drivers- are they any good? Thought about getting a Makita to blam screws into oak.

Alan


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Alan, you'll never think of driving screws (Permantly) into wood any other way after the very first use. I would however suggest good steel, or self-drilling square drive screws. Phillips, unless pre-drilled, can cam out on larger or longer screws. It's the same for driving screws with anything else, but you have less decision time as you would with other methods. As you think to yourself, "Oh, the screw may be binding" its already over. Like I said, a delicate touch! If buying one, go for variable speed! It will offer all the love, and less hate, if used conservatively. It has enough power to shear the head off a mid-grade 3/8" lag. But you can drive good ones all day long! (with ease)


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#56345 09/20/05 11:19 PM
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"hypress: A STANLEY YANKEE SCREWDRIVER The battery never runs down"

Oh man isn't that just a stroll down memory lane.. the yankee screwdriver! Anyone remeber drywallers using them? I'll have to go dig a dusty one out of the cabinet in my dad's garage where he keeps the old tools that were his father's and grandfathers.. just to see it drive a screw again [Linked Image] As I sit here thinking back, the idea actually seems to hold water for using them on plastic.

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