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OK, if you don't have a shitload of drywall to hang. Works good until you drive a screw in crooked--then it is impossible for this thing to drive ANY screw in STARINGHT.
I did find that you will mis-fire if the gun is not perfectly square with the sheetrock. The corded version is fine for THIS DIYSer - there was no issue dragging a cord around. Once I learned how to work it, it worked more than just fine - it worked very well. 95% of all my problems were in the first 15 minutes. I bought this for a work at my son's house. Tight areas required concentration or a mis-fire was guaranteed. Most of the issues I had with the unit were my fault, not that of the gun. But all-in-all, I went through 3 tubs of screws in two rooms.
this ended up being one of the best investment in a tool that i have made. you can hang a 4x8 sheet of plywood or drywall in less than 60 secs. once you get used to it you can hold the trigger and go, with the clutch once you have set the screw the bit will stop and when you retract it from the material the clutch will engage and you can start all over. The only reason i had bought this tool was to do a picket fence for myself, because it was cheaper for me to buy it than rent it for time it was going to take me to do the fence. I used only one bit for 700 ft of picket fence and never had a problem. you may not use this tool all of the time but when you need it nothing beats it. After the fence project i have used it for hanging plywood and drywall.
I finished the rest of the job in a day. I'll have to go back over those screws with the drill to fully sink them.All in all I think it was worth it, but it's not a totally perfect tool. I'd have to shake it or drag it across the ladder to get it to pop out. I had cut my drywall in to 4'x4' or 2'x4' sections to make the one man job easier, but it wasn't helping much.I gave in and dropped the 100 bucks for this tool. Pros:One handed operation Auto LoadingSpecialty screws needed are cheaper (per unit) than a box of screws in some storesCons:Finicky when drilling at an angleSometimes gets stuck on auto loadI bought this when I was putting drywall on the ceiling in my garage.
Also, since the drywall is sitting on studs next to another piece, if I tried to fasten down the edge at a slight angle, it would lose contact with the screw and never sink it the full way. I was working by myself and I was getting beat down by balancing screws on my drill and drying to hold the drywall above me while fiddling with the drill. But it wasn't as perfect as I hoped. I'll be excited to use it when I finally start my deck project next year and we'll see how it does. The drill would occasionally get stuck on reload and I'd be stuck holding a sheet above my head with one screw in it and a half loaded screw in the gun.
Very impressed with the speed of the delivery and the quality of the tool as well as the price.Thanks~
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