All:
Given the cramped spaces I'm working in, I have been thinking about this tool I saw advertised on TV. Does anyone have any experiences with it? Good? Bad? Indifferent?
http://www.lowes.com/Hand-Tool...-a465-32fb0bd922b5#!
Thanks!
George
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All:
Given the cramped spaces I'm working in, I have been thinking about this tool I saw advertised on TV. Does anyone have any experiences with it? Good? Bad? Indifferent?
http://www.lowes.com/Hand-Tool...-a465-32fb0bd922b5#!
Thanks!
George
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Get the DeWalt 8-Volt Max Gyroscopic Screwdriver below it, you won't be sorry. That cheap one has an internal battery, they expect you to throw it away when the battery dies.
I like Dewalt Max cordless tools.
Another option might be to get a right angle adaptor for a standard electric screwdriver.
Here is a Dewalt one: Right angle driver.
I don't have one, and haven't tried it.
Thank you, gentlemen.
GRJ, I see your point about the Flipout. I read the reviews; they were not encouraging.
However, I really need a right-angle type of device or adapter for some very tight locations. So I will check out C.W.'s suggestion (thank you!).
George
I bought this one from Amazon (click here) and it's been great for getting into tight places.
I have been interested in getting a right angle one like George first mentioned, but a better made one. Now I am wondering whether the one like Barry's that has the thin extension would really do what I want. Thanks for bringing up the topic, George.
Mark, look at the DeWalt tool I posted, when you swivel it to pistol grip, it looks pretty much like the one Barry posted, just a lot better quality and with a replaceable battery. You can buy an extra battery and have one always at the ready and the other in the charger. It's also a very slick interface, you can control the speed of the tool simply by twisting it, makes it really nice to drive screws and the like. The 8V Lithium also gives it a bunch more torque for heavier jobs.
John,
I watched the video. That is pretty slick. With my arthritis, I do more fumbling with tools than anything else. Thanks
The inertia action is pretty tricky, and it does make it easy to do many jobs. I was using one a club member had and I liked enough that I ordered one for myself.
I use a right angle cordless M12 Milwaukee for tight places. My favorites for small tools are the 4V lithium Ryobi tools that Home Depot sells.
http://www.homedepot.com/s/ryobi%25204v?NCNI-5
The battery seems to last forever and it interchanges with all the tools. My son got me a 4 piece set of driver, scissors, headphones and flashlight. The flashlight will put your eyes out. I never thought much about the scissors but I used them to cut thick cardboard and small gauge wire and was addicted. Now I look for things to cut with them. They just power through it. The driver and scissors have LED light. Dont have much use for the noise cancelling headphones. Since then I have added the DVM voltmeter just to get the extra battery and charger ( it had a rebate).
Mark Boyce. Send me an email at servoengineer@gmail.com and I will send you a cure for arthritis. I have been advising people about curing their arthritis for 35 years, and everyone got cured.
Mark,
The DeWalt tool is a blessing to me. If I can handle one with my advanced PD, you should have no problem. Once again GRJ comes through with truly helpful advice.
Thank you everyone! And I didn't even start this topic!
servoguy posted:Send me an email at servoengineer@gmail.com and I will send you a cure for arthritis. I have been advising people about curing their arthritis for 35 years, and everyone got cured.
You got a medical degree while we weren't looking?
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