Power tool?
10-10-2012, 12:36 PM
#17
I have a Ryobi tek4, great electric screwdriver. Got mine for $27 on ebay plus about $20 for the 2.0mm and 2.5mm tips. Makes working on RC 10x easier and faster. Get one with a clutch and dont fully tighten the screws, screw em in until its right before tight and get a normal hex wrench and tighten it by hand, I learned the hard way 
10-10-2012, 04:50 PM
#20
I think with any of the clutches in the better drivers you can drive them all the way. On the lightest clutch setting on my Bosch driver will only sink a m3x10 screw about 3/4 of the way. I drive the M2 scews in the diff of my truck with it and have not stripped one yet. The head on the Snap-on is about the same size as the Bosch one I have. It gets in the way on occasions.
10-21-2012, 08:26 PM
#22
I've had this model for about 5 years now, I'm still using the original batteries.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
I plan on replacing it with the lipo version some time next year.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
10-26-2012, 09:59 AM
#23
10-26-2012, 01:20 PM
#25
The Ryobi one is the best value to performance choice imho. You can get a nicer more expensive brand, but my Ryobi has been going strong for 2 years.
The snap on looks nice, but I can't see spending nearly $250 for a driver. I have hard time believing I am going to get $220 worth of better driving out of it over my Ryobi.
Regardless of what you get, it absolutely, positively, 100%, do not pass go, make no mistake about, never doubt, have an adjustable clutch and screw speed. You can easily strip the plastic or create too much heat if you aren't careful.
However, once you get the feel of using a power driver, you will never ever go back to manual wrenching except for the very small jobs.
Makes building cars fun and wrenching a breeze.
The snap on looks nice, but I can't see spending nearly $250 for a driver. I have hard time believing I am going to get $220 worth of better driving out of it over my Ryobi.
Regardless of what you get, it absolutely, positively, 100%, do not pass go, make no mistake about, never doubt, have an adjustable clutch and screw speed. You can easily strip the plastic or create too much heat if you aren't careful.
However, once you get the feel of using a power driver, you will never ever go back to manual wrenching except for the very small jobs.
Makes building cars fun and wrenching a breeze.
10-26-2012, 05:06 PM
#27
I have the PS21-2A Bosch Driver and I really like the clutch on on it but the head is a little big and is hard to get into some of the tight spots. I have been really impressed with this little thing. It has almost as much power as my 18v non lithium Dewalt. If I was going to buy a new one it would be the Makita or Hitachi that have the joint in them. I can see quite a few places where that would come in handy. They are also a little more compact.
I cant imagine going back to using just hand tools. It probably cuts rebuild time in half. This and the cordless dremel are my 2 must have tools.
I cant imagine going back to using just hand tools. It probably cuts rebuild time in half. This and the cordless dremel are my 2 must have tools.
10-26-2012, 05:49 PM
#28
i have the Hitachi and its quite good
10-26-2012, 08:26 PM
#30
There's way more control with variable speed than a clutch. The clutch just becomes unnecessary if you have a good variable speed driver.