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JbNormandog

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I have one of these and paid almost 45.00 for it.

Found them on clearance at this fishing site for about 24.00.

The driver is palm size, light weight and the battery can hold a charge for up to 18 months. My other one came with bits and a cradle for recharging. Also the battery does not suffer if it is not fully dead before charging.

It is made from skil and I have found it to be an excellant tool for fitting.

I just bought 2 more and thought I would pass along the low price.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/s...-D60E-DC11-8462-001422107090&mr:referralID=NA



I don't have any affiliation with the site or the product, just thought I would pass along a great deal. If you google the item the prices range from 38-54.00.

Hope this helps someone.

Bob
 
It's made by Bosch - this is mine - same thing, different color - I love it.


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Bob, is it powerful enough to use with hardwoods? I'm working on stuff at my home that requires my 12v and one of these days I am going to forget to bring it back to the store and before you know it I will be forced to manually use a screwdriver. I might give this one a whirl if it works on all jobs.
 
My order is in

GEEZE, talk about an impulse buy!!

But thanks, my old Craftsman can stand to be retired.

Thanks for the tip!!


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Nancy
 
We bought one of those, too, at Home depot. The only problem is that it turns very SLOWLY, so it wasnt getting used in the shop. I took it home.

Mike
 
My driver is 3.6v and haven't had any problems driving screws, including some 2" ones for an oversized mirror. The mirror was pushing it a bit and had to eventually bring out a larger one but for all my regular fitting and needs, it has been great.

Bought one for the house also.

I use a punch or all before driving and if it is not a decent starter hole it will take a bit longer but overall have been very pleased.

Just wanted to pass this along.

Bob.
 
I'd been through quite a few cordless screwdrivers before this one and those that did the job well never lasted too long. I'd seen this dinky little Bosch one everytime I replaced them too - came in a nice little tin - just looked too cute to be any better than my previous failures.

So I spent a few months using a 9v cordless drill which did the job just great of course, but very cumbersome. Then I saw this baby on offer in a January sale and bought it - fell in love.
 
John, where did you get your Bosch? I've seen the Black and Decker but neither of the models above.

Mike
Omaha
 
Thanks for the tip, Bob. I just bought two. All of my other drills & screwdrivers are bigger and more powerful than 3.6 volts, but these tools should fit better in the elves' hands.
 
I'm curious, isn't the angle of the drill awkward to use? I had one once (different brand) and found I couldn't apply enough pressure as compared to a straight drill.

The battery issue sounds great!

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They are selling the Skil one for 47.00 .

The Black and Decker one has only a regular lithium battery.

The skil and Bosch have a Ion 2 lithium battery that can hold a charge for 18 months and won't have a problem with battery memory even if you recharge before the battery is drained.

It could also be 1 company making all of them and just changing up brand names but when I did construction, I would often find Bosch, Skil, Porter cable tools did well in the long run.

For the 5.00 more I personally feel more comfortable with the other 2.
 
Sherry Lee said:
John,
Do you see what you bought on a Bosch web site - if so, perhaps you could pass it along???
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No - I just kept seeing it in the DIY store. Looked for a US site with it but no luck - you'd have more chance from your side of the pond but at least this will give you the actual item name to search for.

Wouldn't touch Black & decker with a bargepole BTW!
 
Thanks John!!! I see it is that same "L" shape. I just don't get any leverage when I use that design with such low voltage. I need a straight one. I DO like Bosch products though!
 
I thought the same with the 'L' shape and some of my failures could be folded into that 'L' - but I always used them straight. Thing was they did not work with a trigger like this this one, but with a button on top. This 'pistol grip' fills your hand - the rest protrudes.

If you think about it, if you are holding, say, a pole in your hand and you jam it hard against something - that pole can slide through your hand.

The pistol grip means that your hand is now at a different angle and what you are holding is pushed by your palm, which is backed up by your whole arm - there is only fresh air behind the 'pole' and you are limited to the strength of your grip.

This design is ergonomically perfect and all power drills - big ones - have the pistol grip shape - no straight ones there - push power, not grip strength.
 
JbNormandog said:
They are selling the Skil one for 47.00 .

The Black and Decker one has only a regular lithium battery.

The skil and Bosch have a Ion 2 lithium battery that can hold a charge for 18 months and won't have a problem with battery memory even if you recharge before the battery is drained.

It could also be 1 company making all of them and just changing up brand names but when I did construction, I would often find Bosch, Skil, Porter cable tools did well in the long run.

For the 5.00 more I personally feel more comfortable with the other 2.
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Not that I'm a big fan of Black & Decker but I think they use the same lithium ion batteries as the other two mentioned ... their spec sheet extolls the exact same attributes ... 18 month charge retention, no memory effect, etc.
 
I got two of them and like them. Plenty of power and I think the speed is just about right. One is fitted with a screwdriver and he other is fitted with a drill for fast & convenient use.

The only difficulty is that the drill tends to fall out of the hex-hole when you pull the tool up, after reaching the desired drilling depth. In order to stop that, I drilled a small hole through both sides of the hex-hole cylinder on the tool, and fashioned a piece of a large paperclip in "C" shape, to hold the drill in place. It works nicely. If the paperclip turns out to be too soft, I'll replace that part with a formed piece of the spring-steel piano wire we use for object mounts.
 
I got one too, and I love it! But everyone's teasing me about my "toy drill". I don't care, it fits and works just fine. I was surprised at the power it has, for such a little thing. My wrist likes it better than the big heavy one, too.

Jim.....I've already lost one bit, thanks for the tip. I will try that.
 
The only problem I am having is that the bits aren't magnetized like my old ones.

Now remebering back what Mr. Wizard taught us years ago if I scratch a piece of metal over a magnet enough times it will magnetize.

It didn't work. I just like the bit to hold the screw until it makes contact with the area being screwed into.

Other than that they work great.


Bob.
 
I missed the magnet thing too, Bob, but I stuck the bits to a magnet overnight, and in the morning, walla!! Worked! They pick up those little screws just fine now.
 
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