: Fancy new screwgun


ChiScouter
11-21-2007, 10:20 PM
I bought this a couple of weeks ago on ebay for $148 delivered with 2 lithium ion batteries, charger and a nice nylon carrying case. One of the guys at work had one this summer and I used it a few times and was impressed enough to get one. I bought a fancyass beltless nylon toolbelt and there is no way to hook up a holster for a screwgun to it. My old standby panasonic keeps falling out of the side pouch and its getting to be a major pita. They advertise it as stronger than a 18v impact, but my 5 or 6 old tired 12v panasonic is still faster and more powerful. I have driven a bunch of 3 inch screws with the panasonic that the bosch won't pull out. I wouldn't say its an ideal tool for constant use, but to carry around all the time it is real light and powerful enough most of the time. Don't buy one for constant production type use, or if you need something for around the house, but it is great to carry around most of the time

FullsizeYota
11-22-2007, 10:57 AM
those look pretty cool.. i have been thinkin about getting one for work, maybe i wont.

i'm workin on power tools a lot of the day removing screws and alan head bolts up to 6mm...

i guess i'll stick with my DeWalt

Bondage
11-23-2007, 09:20 PM
I have the clutched version for my wife. It is as powerful as my old B&D industrial cordless and weighs next to nothing, 200 drywall screws 1.5", po noblem...and a happy wife.

ChiScouter
11-25-2007, 09:46 PM
Im still happy with it, it is just so light and compact when your not using it all the time that it even almost makes up for the totally sucky performance I have found in all lithium ion batts in cold temps. It really sucks when it is cold, with temps in the high 30's it was very close to useless. I was installing skylights today so I was doing 16 screws one after another and not using it for a hour or so. In the same conditions the NMH batteries in the panasonic worked fine.