Easily one of my absolute favorite tools. Use it on the job every single day. Makes things fast and easy for removal or installation of fasteners. Highly recommend this tool.
i use mine all the time, its literally the best thing to use for working on guitars because its intuitive to use on weird positions like if im trying to wind the tuning pegs while changing strings
The speed control is great for flathead screws on wallplates. This is my goto house tool. It's a bit big for a tool bag. The battery lasts forever also.
I like it! Frequently the makers of rotary tools work so hard at speed for the sake of reviews that they forget that precision is often more important.
I like them, way more than i thought. It just sort of works and it seems like it shouldn't. I'll admit though, sometimes I'm upside down or backwards and dont remember which way to twist my wrist, the button switches usually allow me to be more dumb.
This is one of my favorite tools. The intuitive simplicity of the gyro is well executed. Just press the only button to activate the gyro, then twist slightly in the direction you want the screw to go. I do a lot of installation into fiberglass and wood where self tapping screws can easily get blown out by an overpowered driver. It's also useful for other delicate DC electrical installations into terminal strips and other screw connections. It's not good for building a deck. I find that for most other jobs, maximum torque is often not my top criteria. My only criticism is the amount of play in the bit chuck. It's a little sloppy, but still useful.
Dude! You have done the best job I have seen to show how this screwdriver works, as well as explaining the intricate details of its behavior! Simply fantastic job! I get so tired of content creators who just do an "Unboxing" which is absolutely useless the way they go through it, as if I already know or don't care, about the details. Then they read the package, as if I'm a child who needs someone to read for me. They continue with reading the marketing literature and specs and call it a review. The whole time they sound like they are trying to sell it to me, basically telling me how much better my life will be if I purchase this thing that they didn't even spend the time to learn how to operate before highly recommending it to me and all my friends and family. It's a repetitive scenario that continues video after video I view in a vain effort to learn something I don't already know. You sir, on the other hand, are absolutely refreshing. No doubt you have spent some time to understand the item you are presenting and cut right to the details I am desperately seeking. You know how it is, the devil is in the details! Thank you so much! To me, the most important aspect of a cordless screwdriver is control, at least variable speed. I'm amazed at how many electric screwdrivers don't have this essential feature. I've been kicking myself since the holidays, when the version you're showing, with two batteries, charger, bit holder, and bag, were on sale for $70. I was going to buy two, maybe one of each version. Now one cost as much as two would have. At that time I had already spent the farm on other tools I had just to have while they were on sale for massive savings and I thought these screwdrivers would go back on sale by now. Instead, the price keeps going up. I'm trying to hold out, but I will be buying one of these at some point. I'm just waiting for that deal. I've been sold on them ever since I first saw them about a year ago. My hang up was deciding which one to buy. I've since settled solidly on this articulating version. Again, fantastic video. I will be checking out your other content whenever I'm in one of my RU-vid marathon modes.
Never knew about this version! I have a couple in the shorter version with a non-pivoted handle, and use them all the time. For the benefit of other readers the version reviewed here is 12.5”, and the smaller version is 9.5” - a difference of 4” which makes a difference. One of each would be great.
I like them so much I had to get one for my truck box too. It's the first tool in a long time that is just elegant in its function. I get the basic principles but how they combined them to work so well is really commendable and I'm not a DeWalt Fanboy. They just hit one out of the park with these.
I was wary of the twist activation when I bought mine several years ago but I adapted to it very quickly and love it. I assembled an entire kitchen load of cabinets as a first project and it was awesome. It even drove screws into studs. The option of straight or pistol layout is great. Most of the stuff I use it on is appliances and electrical. It’s my go to screwdriver unless driving big screws in wood or construction screws etc where the impact driver is used. I especially like that I can slip the screwdriver tip out and insert hex ended drill bit for a little pre drilling.
I got the vessel high speed driver god I everything is so slow to me lol. I want find something like the vessel size but has the clutch like this. My normal driver before was the snap-on 14v paddel one.
I have both that one and the heavier earlier dewalt screwdriver. I keep reaching for the older old. I have found in tight spots the new one becomes harder to turn and operate. But thanks for the video. Cheers!👍🏻🇺🇲
With me being an appliance tech I’ve been looking at this the Milwaukee and the vessel because unless I’m on an install job I don’t need anything stronger than this.
I was able to hold it at 15 EASILY!!!!.. ...after I took my Rolex off...just fv ckin around. Seriously, I got this from Santa so I DONT get old. It IS a pretty cool tool
I’m surprise Milwaukee and Bosch haven’t made an electric screwdriver in a strait form factor with their 12v batteries. It would be bigger than the comparison but more powerful and smaller than any impact driver
Good to see removable batteries. Over in the eu they just past a law requiring all "gadgets tools phones etc" to have user replacable batteries. So many of the smaller hand held tools flashlights phones ipads etc are going to have to rethink. Im holding out for the vessel screwdriver. Currantly using the hikoki 3.6 with pb dwiss longer bits which is great.
I use the 12v Dewalt screwdriver all day, DCF601. Wore out a couple of the brushed versions before that. The clutch is legit (I repair plastic cased appliances, setting #5 works on most things). I had a Panasonic version of this style as well: it was better in that it had had an electronic clutch, no ratcheting noise all day. No gyro control tho. Lost the bloody battery charger for it in a workshop move😢.
I use the ridgid 2.0 pro gear system. If you’re invested in Milwaukee batteries, consider using their packout system; the ridgid boxes are great and half the price.
I've been building up and trying to find my ideal cordless screwdriver, because they're one of my favorite tools. I absolutely love the clutch and chuck on the DeWalt, but the gyro motion just isn't my thing. I think since I mostly use screwdrivers for really repetitive assembly and disassembly, twisting my wrist just isn't a motion I want to have to do over and over. I also think the inline/pistol grip is essential for me. The design of the screwdriver grip lets you put your hand directly inline with the fastener in a way that a typical drill/impact handle just can't do. I have a Makita screwdriver on the way and I'm hoping it's the perfect middle ground between the features I like in the Hitachi driver and the features I like in the DeWalt
@@weinbergler I really like the Makita, it has comparable power to the DeWalt, but with the butterfly trigger of the Hitachi. Unfortunately it costs significantly more than either one, but I ordered the kit from Amazon Warehouse and it ended up being a pretty good deal. I still think the DeWalt has the best chuck, but the Makita has the best clutch. It automatically turns off the motor when the clutch activates, which makes the tool feel really nice. The Makita also has a great light. The Hitachi is still my favorite for smaller work, just because it's the slimmest and lightest
Cool enhancement! Seems like this might have come from sensors they developed for cell phones. I think that’s also how we got 4K monitors (from retina displays on phones). Always cool to see how one consumer products segment ends up enhancing other segments.
I think they had that in a previous version of their screwdriver, but that one kept failing because instead of twisting, it bent, and the wires at the joint broke. I bought a Hitachi back then, which I used to put together a gazebo with over 1000 machine screws in it, and was pretty happy with that. I think I'll make my wife happy and pass on this one, since I just bought a cheaper electric screwdriver during the the last Prime Days.
So this started as a B&D gimmick tool about 12-15 years ago, then they brought the technology into a Dewalt when they realized the gyroscopic mechanism wasn't just a gimmick.
Do you know of other tools that use this kind gyroscopic mechanism? Gyroscopic image stabilization has been around for decades but I haven’t seen it applied to hand tools before.
@@lastbesttool there is so many I've seen over the years but I believe Black& Decker had this same basic technology in like 2012... I believed it was called the "GYRO".
radio controlled aircraft & drones have digital gyros this is just an application of that kinda neat! but for the most I don't do battery powered tools if you use them everyday I can see it but since I retired by the time I use it again the battery has gone bad and not the batteries have changed yet again now my favorite battery drill/whatever is useless that link you gave is one of those 'add to cart to see price' CRAP! I looked elsewhere and the price doesn't look bad
It's cool, but honestly... drive it in, drive it out, drive it in...bit of a gimmick. Might be nice in rare situations where a screw is used to set a parameter, like an air fuel mixture screw, although in that specific case it would be overkill!
Goodday reader. This mentioned DeWalt screwdriver ie "DEWALT 8V MAX Cordless Screwdriver, Gyroscopic, Rechargeable, Battery Included (DCF682N1) is this the latest model in this range? Cobus🐳
