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How much cordless drill do you need for drywall? Doc 03-19-2008
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Posted by on March 20, 2008, 2:00 am
On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:06:42 -0700 (PDT), RosemontCrest

>I didn't even bother with a drywall clutch attachment. I started out
>trying to use the 5-position clutch on the drill, but each stud or
>ceiling joist seemed to have different densities, so that didn't work
>very well. I ended up setting the Phillips bit almost all the way into
>the Jacobs keyless chuck and set the clutch to the drill position.
>This resulted in the screws going just far enough into the drywall to
>be 'below' the surface without breaking the paper.

You get a drywall cup bit. It has the phillips in a cup so it bottoms
on the drywall when the screw is set and spins free.

BTW I have 2 of those 9v Makitas and I have built all sorts of stuff
with them, shooting 3" scews and more. The biggest difference between
these and the bigger ones is how long you can work without swapping
batteries.

Posted by RosemontCrest on March 20, 2008, 1:12 am
On Mar 19, 10:00=A0pm, gfretw...@aol.com wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:06:42 -0700 (PDT), RosemontCrest
>
> >I didn't even bother with a drywall clutch attachment. I started out
> >trying to use the 5-position clutch on the drill, but each stud or
> >ceiling joist seemed to have different densities, so that didn't work
> >very well. I ended up setting the Phillips bit almost all the way into
> >the Jacobs keyless chuck and set the clutch to the drill position.
> >This resulted in the screws going just far enough into the drywall to
> >be 'below' the surface without breaking the paper.
>
> You get a drywall cup bit. It has the phillips in a cup so it bottoms
> on the drywall when the screw is set and spins free.

Why bother when my solution worked flawlessly and produced the same
result? ;-) All kidding aside, thanks for the suggestion.


Posted by SteveB on March 20, 2008, 3:30 am

On Mar 19, 10:00 pm, gfretw...@aol.com wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:06:42 -0700 (PDT), RosemontCrest
>
> >I didn't even bother with a drywall clutch attachment. I started out
> >trying to use the 5-position clutch on the drill, but each stud or
> >ceiling joist seemed to have different densities, so that didn't work
> >very well. I ended up setting the Phillips bit almost all the way into
> >the Jacobs keyless chuck and set the clutch to the drill position.
> >This resulted in the screws going just far enough into the drywall to
> >be 'below' the surface without breaking the paper.
>
> You get a drywall cup bit. It has the phillips in a cup so it bottoms
> on the drywall when the screw is set and spins free.

Why bother when my solution worked flawlessly and produced the same
result? ;-) All kidding aside, thanks for the suggestion.

Because it gives you an excuse to visit the tool aisle .............



Posted by RosemontCrest on March 20, 2008, 2:08 am
>
> On Mar 19, 10:00 pm, gfretw...@aol.com wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:06:42 -0700 (PDT), RosemontCrest
>
> > >I didn't even bother with a drywall clutch attachment. I started out
> > >trying to use the 5-position clutch on the drill, but each stud or
> > >ceiling joist seemed to have different densities, so that didn't work
> > >very well. I ended up setting the Phillips bit almost all the way into
> > >the Jacobs keyless chuck and set the clutch to the drill position.
> > >This resulted in the screws going just far enough into the drywall to
> > >be 'below' the surface without breaking the paper.
>
> > You get a drywall cup bit. It has the phillips in a cup so it bottoms
> > on the drywall when the screw is set and spins free.
>
> Why bother when my solution worked flawlessly and produced the same
> result? ;-) All kidding aside, thanks for the suggestion.
>
> Because it gives you an excuse to visit the tool aisle .............

I never have needed an excuse to visit my local toy store, but I don't
buy the latest wiz-bang toys for which I have no need. ;-)

Posted by SteveB on March 20, 2008, 1:19 pm

>
> On Mar 19, 10:00 pm, gfretw...@aol.com wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:06:42 -0700 (PDT), RosemontCrest
>
> > >I didn't even bother with a drywall clutch attachment. I started out
> > >trying to use the 5-position clutch on the drill, but each stud or
> > >ceiling joist seemed to have different densities, so that didn't work
> > >very well. I ended up setting the Phillips bit almost all the way into
> > >the Jacobs keyless chuck and set the clutch to the drill position.
> > >This resulted in the screws going just far enough into the drywall to
> > >be 'below' the surface without breaking the paper.
>
> > You get a drywall cup bit. It has the phillips in a cup so it bottoms
> > on the drywall when the screw is set and spins free.
>
> Why bother when my solution worked flawlessly and produced the same
> result? ;-) All kidding aside, thanks for the suggestion.
>
> Because it gives you an excuse to visit the tool aisle .............

I never have needed an excuse to visit my local toy store, but I don't
buy the latest wiz-bang toys for which I have no need. ;-)

I like to stick with stuff that works, too, even when people "tell me what I
need and what I should have." Even if it's the old Joe McGee ShadeTree
Fixit Shop variety. But I do have a collection of things that I "THOUGHT I
needed or were "GOOD" ideas." I'll usually wait around for a while for
other people to test it and tell me if it's any good. TV is a hoot for
stuff you never knew you needed.

Steve



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