I bought it because.... Well who doesn't want an overengineered screwdriver? I was expecting it to be a gimmick but damn it's my fav screwdriver of all time, it helped me so much in my electronics job in less than a week of having it, SO MUCH TIME SAVED. Small complaint, the gear that locks the screwdriver multiplier is a bit annoying as it seems the teeth aren't sharp enough to engage in any position, so I need to spin it a little bit to allow the button to be pressed.
This driver fits a niche but fills it so well which is why I absolutely love it Long machine screws get absolutely eaten by this thing. The best example of where this excells is door hardware. If you need to pull off or put on a bunch of deadbolts and handles, you can't beat this. Turbo mode zips the screws in and once you have all the screws set with low torque you just go behind one time and torque them in. The 4x speed you get more than makes up for the need to switch modes.
The Turbo is a great tool for well “machined” machine screws that are well positioned and placed. Really saves a lot of time and efforts. Otherwise I use and love the ratchet version 816RA. But many times I just use both with different bits at the same time.
Always love these videos. I'm a new mechanic looking to expand my tool collection and it's nice to see that someone takes the time and effort to go in depth on the tools I'm interested in investing in. Keep up the good content!
I think a small egg beater drill would give you the same speed or maybe faster and should have better torque. You can find vintage ones or new from Lee Valley. You are talking about a Yankee screw drivers and Lee Valley makes adapters for them to take 1/4” bits.
I had to replace every electrical outlet in my parents new house. Blasted through it in a few hours with the old yankee. I'm deciding on a stubby ratcheting screwdriver for a bicycle repair kit to compliment a felo mini ratchet set. Will probably give wera a shot. The 7 in knipex plierswrench already lives in my left hand carpenters pocket, which it seems is the perfect size. Thank you for all the recommendations. Cheers.
Think that screw driver you were talking about was called a (yankee),the one you referred to with the zig zags your dad used to have.I worked with an old carpenter who used to carry one in his toolbox
Before battery powered drills were powerful enough and affordable. I remember some carpenters use them back in the late 90s while on sites, shortly afterwards these yellow drills started appearing
You're thinking of a yankee push driver. I've got a yankee driver and a couple of yankee push drills. You can't beat 'em, though they're kind of annoying for slotted screws. I like the innovative ideas wera has, but the handles don't feel good in my hands and I honestly find them to be extremely ugly.
This tool has also been playing amazon cart roulette with me and even though this video told me everything i needed to know, the game continues, still not sure
God damn I'm here feeling the same sentiments and was about to reply and realized this is my own fuckin comment. About to do a toolbag upgrade and think this could be useful but it's a $60 gamble
Idk, I’ve just never seen a legitimate reason to purchase a ratcheting screwdriver. If I want a ratchet, I’ll use one. If I want to screw something faster than I use a drill… Just always seemed like a gimmick to me. I do commercial/industrial HVAC service and generally need a narrow head/driver to service tight control panels that have too many components in the way already.
The Yankee could drill your pilot hole and drive your screw, while self storing its bits. With patents dating back to the 1800's, yet people get all excited for the newest overpriced gizmo made today and act like it's genius.
