Screwdrivers Reviews

I've been using this set for 6 or 7 years now, on a variety of woodworking and home improvement projects. Beyond tightening up the allen screws every now and then, and replacing bits and phillips heads, this product has exceeded my expectations. To be brief, it's sturdy, compact, works as advertised, and is easy to use. Flipping from drilling to screwing is a snap--really, just slide the snap ring up, rotate the bit, snap the ring down and you're ready to go.

The drill bits are a little specialized, since they have a flat spot to set the allen screw against so it won't spin in place. I found a local distributor who was more than happy to sell me a couple sets of three bits in the sizes I wear out fastest (#6 and #8).

Go ahead and buy this product, you won't be disappointed.

Is it possible to purchase replacement drill bits for the "pre drill" unit. I need replacement drill bits. Thank you JB

After reading all the negatives. I had to give my opinion. The drill driver set is one of the best tools I have ever purchased. I've been a carpenter for over twenty years and I've spent a lot of money on tools. Good and bad. Whether your working in the shop or your building a deck in the backyard. This tool makes the job easier. You drill and counter sink the hole at the same time, flip the driver around and drive in the screw.
The shaft that fits in the drill has a locking collar, when you flip the driver around it locks in place and will not come out until you unlock it. The only problem I have with the tool is the shaft will occasionally fill up with saw dust and the collar will not lock. All you have to do is tap your drill and problem solved. This tool was well thought out, there is an allen key built in the end of the shaft. You can change your bits and screw tips right on the spot. They even give you extra drill bits and extra allen screws. $37.00 does seem to be a little high, I paid $29.00 a couple years ago at Woodworker's Warehouse. Buy the set it's money well spent.

For the price you are paying, this toolset is a bargain. However the tools themselves and the contruction of the metal box leave little to be desired. My initial impression of the product was satisfactory until I tried to take the tools out its molded plastic holder. The molds were made a little too small that when I succeeded pulling any of the tools out, the plastic mold was deformed visibly. Also when the socket wrench was a little tight fitting and when I attempted to pull socket out it ended up bending a metal washer inside the rotating portion of wrench. Bottom line is this. For the price you're paying, you will get exactly what you pay for. Luckily comes with a lifetime warranty so if you break something you can get it replaced. If you're a penny pincher then this maybe a tool set for you but if you're looking for a high quality tool set I would recommend you go with a brand name (Craftman, Stanley, etc.)

If you are looking for that great around the house tool kit that everyone needs but never has. This is it. It has all the essential tools, so you will never have to search for a tool again.

I like the tool set and all the items that came with it. I have only one complaint, I've only had it for about two weeks and one of the clips on the front side of the box has broken through the housing of the down bracing lock showing poor manufacturing. I'm not picky about tools but I think anyone thinking about buying this item should know about it.

Good for light tasks, but not powerful enough.

Like Black and Deckers other 3.6 volt driver, this one does not have removable batteries, so you cant exchange with your other 3.6 volt tools.

Try the PD600 6 volt model. Its just slightly more expensive, and can be used as both a pilot drill and a driver.

At this price point for an electric screwdriver, I have one recommendation: temper your expectations. With that I am happy to say that this screwdriver exceeded my tempered expectations.

Pros:
Even at its bargain price, this screwdriver comes with a torque clutch and a folding body style. The thick black and orage plastic casing make the screwdriver very tough. Scoffs and scratches are usually not noticeable. The speed is great, sometimes too great, such as when driving a screw into a plastic drywall anchor, where too fast may soften or melt the plastic.

To my surprise, this screwdriver is fairly powerful. I don't know how much more powerful an electric screwdriver needs to be. I've driven 2" long screws into studs with this thing and it has never stalled. In fact, sometimes the screwdriver's power make it difficult to hold without folding it at an angle to get more leverage.

Cons:
The one serious complaint I have is with the torque clutch. With a setting that goes from 0-20 I would have expected a lot of adjustability. But even at its lowest torque setting, the clutch on my screwdriver has rarely slipped. I don't know if this is a problem with my particular unit, but it's very annoying to have to hand-tighten screws in fear of stripping them.

And from the "have the cake and eat it too" department, I wish that the screwdriver is smaller and lighter. It is not huge but it is larger and heavier than I expected.

Buy overall, this is a great screw driver. If the torque clutch had a more effective range of adjustment I would have given it 5 stars.

I have just bought my third B&D 3.6 volt screwdriver because I want to have a large shop and wanted to have one available in several areas. This is a very good screwdriver. Not too large but great for getting into smaller places or just to carry around. The power is much better than the 2.6 volt ones. It will handle most every day wood working for the weekend worker. If you want to do heavy duty work move up to the big brother of the 3.6 volt. I like the design, looks and overall quality.

....even if it's reconditioned.

Makes nice clean dimples on sheetrock once you replace the factory bit with a real drywall bit. It has enough torque that it DOESN'T EVEN BURP when you finish driving the screw! Does great with square-head composite deck screws as well.

I had better luck than the reviewer above. Mine works great, clutch and all. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is that I would have prefered a metal front part of the driver as opposed to plastic. I'm not a contractor, so this probably will not make a difference to me.

I bought the DeWalt to install a metal shingle roof on my house. I already have a cordless drill/driver, but I didn't think it would be up to driving that many screws into 2" car-decking and I think I was right. But the DW257 was up to the task, with no problems. I am glad to have it, and have used it for a few other in the shop screw gun kind of projects since that I would have used the cordless for in the past.

Bad Points:
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- My 1st QuikDrive unit did not work out-of-the-box, had multiple problems with the driving unit including screw strips that jammed, and a depth adjustment that would not rotate properly

- Driving Unit on the QD 2000 is a cheaper form of the one available on their pro unit

- Screw Strips come in lengths of only 30, requiring frequent changes [you'll need several just to get through a single sheet of plywood]

- It is difficult to find local retailers that carry the screw strips. Home Depot, [most] Lowe's, and Sears do not carry them

- DeWalt drill that comes with the kit is known to have a weak clutch that wears out sooner than their Pro models which use a Makita drill

- Instructions are too brief, do not provide a parts list or inventory, and include assembly instructions but not actually *operating* instructions

- Bits not always easy to remove, and are non-standard (you can't use the regular bits that are available for drills, you must use a QuikDrive bit)


Good Points:
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- When it works it saves you a ton of time and energy, and is consistent with the depth it drives screws

- QuikDrive customer service is excellent

- Comes with two nozzles so that you can drive screws up to 3" in length

First off, the screw bits will round off if you keep screwing the floor when the screw is already sunk. So, DON'T DO THAT. It takes a little practice, but not more than a few minutes or so. I am a builder and screw down the sub-floors in my houses myself. This tool makes it very efficient, although I do wish the strips contained more than 30 screws in each. It hardly ever misfires, but if it does, I just get rid of the messed up screw and move on. About getting the bits out, it comes with a freaking tool to pop them out. It doesn't take much to get them out if you use the tool. Slide the hook through the slit that is under the inserted bit, and then rotate the tool 45 degrees or so and the bit pops out. For extra bits, just search the internet for bps-3 and quikdrive and you will find them. I did one sub-floor with a normal screw gun and even with knee pads it sucked. This tool is awesome and allows me to screw down the sub-floor in a 2000 square foot house in just a few hours.

I purchased this screw gun for my carpenter husband (he has over 16 years experience and loves this screw gun as well) to use when building our deck. I love this screw gun! I ended up using it to screw in over 4,000 screws in record time. I am not very good with the regular cordless drill driving in screws, but this is a dream come true! It was easy to use and I only used two bits for all 4,000 screws. To all of the men out there that say this doesn't work, I don't know what you were doing wrong but it worked wonderfully for this woman.

I bought one of these locally to hang drywall in a couple of remodels I'm doing. After going through a box of screws trying to convince myself that I must be doing something wrong, I'm going to return it. The gun frequently bogs down and stalls. On a freshly charged battery driving screws into the "field" the gun will stall roughly 1 in 10 times, forcing me to go back with cordless drill to manually set the screw. After about half a strip of screws on a battery or when driving screws into corners where it is difficult to get the gun to align perfectly straight the success ratio drops significantly.

I called Senco tech support to see what they had to say about this. I told them I was hanging 5/8" drywall with 1 5/8" screws into both old (redwood) and new replacement (fir) rafters and studs. They told me that had I called them first they would have recommended a higher torque screw gun or one of their corded guns.

For 1/2" drywall with 1 1/4" screws this screwgun may be fine, but its certainly too wimpy for my application.

I purchased this tool and find the quality and comfort to be very high. It gives all of the signs of a tool that will last a long time. I recommend this tool to anyone who works with screws frequently.

Every once in a while you come across a tool like this that really makes a painful job much easier. When I use this screw gun, I actually don't mind dealing with drywall.

The drill was supposed to come with four drill bits, but only came with two. It looked as if the tool had been rewrapped. The drill came from another company and took about four weeks for delivery. I will not order another tool if I know it is coming from this other company.

Amazon's listing says the drill comes with 4 bits, but Amazon's listing is incorrect! The drill comes with only 2 bits as per the reseller's (Blue Mountain) listing. Please do not blame Blue Mountain for Amazon's mistake. Overall, the drill is great.

I have had a yankee push drill for a lot of years. I find the drill one of the handiest tools in my tool box. I can drill into most wood or composit items with the control that I need or choose without fear of damaging or spliting the item. This drill has been used for just about every thing, but this drill is ideal for curtain rods with their small screws or nails. This pushdrill is a replacement for one that I lost.

I like the set and my only criticism is that they rust very easily, at least in a boat environment. Before I put them on my boat they were just fine. Less than 6 months onboard and they are all rusty.

This is a pretty cool set, and I've had pretty good luck with most of the newer generation of Stanley Fat Max hand tools -- which I must admit I originally began using because I like the name... Anyhow, the only possible criticism would be that there are several distinctly similar pieces in this screwdriver collection -- too similar. They might have stuck a few square-headed, Torx or specialty drivers in, rather than having two or three spade or phillips head drivers which are within micrometers of the same size. Overall, a good value for the money, though.

These screwdrivers are as good as screwdrivers get, period. The big, three sided handles are easy to grip, and they're made out some kind of hard, tough, rubbery stuff that won't slip in sweaty hands. You can really crank out the torque with these things. Three of the largest flat bladed ones have bolsters right below the handles where you can also use a wrench to get even more torque. The only reason I didn't give them five stars is because I thought they were a little expensive for casual use around the house, but if you've got a job where you use screwdrivers alot they're worth the money.

I wouldn't recommend this product because the guide that comes with it is very general and only provides instructions for hanging a small picture or mirror. It does not tell you what you need to know about hanging a medium or large picture, for example, how to choose the proper hooks and anchors depending upon wall type.

This is a great kit for hanging pictures and mirrors. I recently moved and because I already had this kit, I had everything I needed to hang up all of my wall art. The handle on the hammer and the screwdriver really make a difference. They are just as good as those ugly tools your dad has, but they feel better in your hand and they look nicer. I also really like the mini-level inside of the big level - and it's great that they are magnetic. I have a mirror in a metal frame and it made it very easy to make sure it was hanging straight, since it stuck to the frame.

I have an old 1990 version of this sander, and recently I used this latest version. The newer one has much less vibration and it is much quieter than the old, however it is much more difficult to clamp-in the quarter sheets of sandpaper. In the old version, the clamps opened up wider and you could easily shove the sheet well past the clamps and easily reposition it. In the newer one, the entire mechanism is way too tight and frustrating. This finishing palm sander is a decent tool, however the struggle to change out the sanding sheets is a major problem which greatly detracts from the utility of the tool. Thick sheets of coarse sandpaper are especially problematic.

My old Makita finishing sander gave great service for over 5 years, so I replaced it with the new BO4552. The new sander is even quieter, smoother, and the dust pickup works better.

Pros:
Quiet
Relatively little vibration
Rapid material removal
Excellent dust pickup
Rugged and dependable for long product life
Makita service and parts availability are excellent
Feels right for hours of use, a professional quality tool

Cons:
Difficult paper changing, not improved in five years.