Drywall Collated Screw Gun

Captplaid

Is the Senco good enough or is there a better one out there to take strips of drywall screws?

I've borrowed a Senco before. It was OK. I plan on having a couple cordless drills and corded drills available, but a driver was handy.

Dammit! I can't find the name of the company Dongizmo works for!

Horse Plains Drifter

Don't know a thing about screw guns, but I think Don works for Wholesale Tool.

Captplaid

yeah what the blean is there website

Horse Plains Drifter

http://www.wttool.com/

Alpine

I don't know if it would pay for itself over the course of a couple of houses. Mine of course is from way before collated screws. I never had a problem with feeding the gun screws, as I was a carpenter for a while, and I can take a handful of nails or screws and feed a screw gun without missing a beat.

Using a drill for driving drywall screws requires a soft touch, and a instant stop motor, as you will break the paper instead of dimpling it.

LesWVa

Have a Senco DS200 Duraspin driver that I have had for years and highly recommend them. It can pay for itself on the very first job. Nothing like trying to hold a 5/8" sheet of drywall to a ceiling and driving screws with just one hand. I have used mine to put up everything from sheet rock to 1/2" cabinet grade plywood and you would not get me to go back to a driver that has you holding a hand or mouth full of screws to operate.

$100 will get you a DS200 at places like Lowes.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=136578-398-1R0004N&lpage=none

Avoid the 14 volt cordless model. For it is junk out of the box and not worth the gas it takes to haul one home.

I will remind you that when you use a Senco driver. Drive the screws square as possible. The driver does not perform very good at angle driving. Also when you start a run do not let up on the trigger until you finish. Senco's clutch system will not last long if you keep letting off of the trigger between each screw.

If you wish to go cordless. I would also highly recommend Dewalts 6 piece combo set. They sell for around $560 at Lowes.

1/2" Hammer drill = More than enough to do any drilling job.

6 1/2" Circular saw = Will surprise you at how good it performs even in rough cut oak lumber.

Reciprocating saw = Always finding uses for one.

1/4" Impact driver = One of the best tools in the kit for driving Tapco screws into brick or concrete, Roofing screws and many others. Much lighter than a drill driver and offers better control.

Cut-off tool = Use it as a 4" angle grinder, with wire brushes, metal/plastic cutoff blades and tile/brick diamond blades.

Light = Do not use it much expect to fully drain the batteries. But it is a good tool to have.

Another good place to shop for power tools is a company called Tool King. http://www.toolking.com/

They sell factory reconditioned Dewalt tools of all types. Do not be afraid of the reconditioned Dewalts. For they carry the same warranty as a new tool and do just as good of a job if not better in a lot of cases. I own a few recond Dewalt's from Tool King and have never experienced the first problem with them or the company. Excellent people to deal with. Check their site often. For they are always offering some type of specials their inventory changes rapidly.

dongizmo

quote:Originally posted by Captplaid
Is the Senco good enough or is there a better one out there to take strips of drywall screws?

I've borrowed a Senco before. It was OK. I plan on having a couple cordless drills and corded drills available, but a driver was handy.

Dammit! I can't find the name of the company Dongizmo works for!






LOL,
Thanks, but we don't carry them[;)].....
Don
http://www.wttool.com