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5out of 5 |
Written By:
Anonymous
(KC, MO)
Customer Review
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| "helps make screwing sub-floors very efficient" |
Date: 11/2/2005 |
"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."
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2out of 5 |
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2out of 5 |
Written By:
Anonymous
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Customer Review
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| "Mediocre designed tool can work great if you're lucky" |
Date: 10/9/2004 |
"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"
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