Got one of these for Christmas

[gafftapegreenia]

So, I got this handy little guy for Christmas. I was wondering if any else has one and what they think. I haven't really had a chance to use mine yet.

[ship]

They use them about the shop and seem to find them useful. Me, I have my 3.6v Panasonic cordless screw drivers that have lasted and even excelled over the last eight years without problems other than dead batteries. This and the newer 7.2v DeWalts as a similar product that all you have to do is replace the battery once bad, or swap out for the extra while in use.

Don't know about the little pup type screw drivers but batteries and long term use over the years might be a factor. On the other hand, ergodynamics and if it lasts a few years might be payoff enough in buying a new one.

Primary question than is how long it needs to charge up before use and how long that charge lasts in the next three years before disposing of this desposible tool?

Add to that blade lock in being able to further tighten a screw beyond battery torque, and trigger lock for transport - a PITA when a trigger is touched otherwise in wearing down the battery before use. In the past such tools needed either really small battery inserts that wear down fast or the tool to be plugged in for like an hour between running out of juice which progressively got worse.

Wombat as this item appears as if appropriate... yep, they are about at work but I don't know anything about them - nobody asked me what might be best for use about the shop. I will have said one of the above other tools.

[derekleffew]

Originally Posted by gafftapegreenia

So, I got this handy little guy for Christmas. ...

It's cute. Does it come in men's sizes? Ship may like his Panasonics and DeWalts for $100+, but for my money the B&D Pivot Driver can't be beat. I own three I think. Interchangeable, inexpensive batteries. I wouldn't install a connector, or even a switchplate, without one. Some models even have a clutch.

[Charc]

Derek, why? Isn't that like 4 seconds of screwing?

[avkid]

Originally Posted by charcoaldabs

Derek, why? Isn't that like 4 seconds of screwing?

Oh grasshopper, you have much yet to learn.
Not simply a single gang plate with one jack.
The big boys play it more like this:

[Charc]

Are you sure he wasn't referring to this?

[gafftaper]

I scoff at all your little tools.

I'm totally in love with my new Makita 18v Lithium Ions at work. Light weight and it'll torque your arm off if you aren't careful. Now if I can just get the wife to let me spend $200 for my own.

[gafftapegreenia]

Hey now. I have a 12v and an 18v DeWalt. The 12v in nearly three years old and has seen some hard use.

[soundlight]

Originally Posted by gafftaper

I'm totally in love with my new Makita 18v Lithium Ions at work. Light weight and it'll torque your arm off if you aren't careful.

I've heard that those ones are the new ones that other companies are gonna have to match to stay in the game. I went to the local hardware store to check out the craze, and they're really light. If they do live up to the torque like you say, they've got it.

Of course, nothing can hold its own against DeWalt 36V in terms of power or weight - except that weight here is the heaviest, not the lightest.

[avkid]

Mmm...Makita
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