I’m going to be doing some drywalling and saw this Milwaukee screw gun. Its marketed as a remodelers kit. Comes with case and some bits. Runs at slower RPM’s (0-2,500) vs. a traditional drywall gun (0-4,000)and can be used as more of gen purpose driver.
Milwaukee 6791-21 Remodeler’s Screw Gun Kit
http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/a/milwaukee/6791-21.htm?L+coastest+zqnk4945ff684e68+1174970904
Anyone use this for other uses? Is it worth it or just an overpriced drywall gun? I already have cordless drill driver and impact driver.
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Edited 3/26/2007 7:15 pm ET by Toolsguy
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i own a milwuakee drywall gun,corded. it is without a doubt the worst tool i own. maybe mines a lemon i don't know.it won't drive a 2" drywall screw. second worse tool i s a millwuakee hammer drill. i can hold it with my hand. every other millwaukee i have is great but those 2 were a waste of money.larry
hand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
I have an older model of that, and when I do rock I wish I had a 4000 rpm gun. It kicked azz when doing decks, and mine would countersink a 3.5" Deck screw in PT without a whimper, but its not an impact driver by any means, all torque. I hardly ever use mine unless its big rock job, and then I wish for a faster lighter gun. And I've been keeping my impact driver handy when doing rock for those oops moments too. :(
Thanks all. I'll pass on this tool then. Glad I checked in here.
I have owned several Milwaukee screw guns. Never happy with any of them. The balance was never very good which is crucial in a drywall gun. Most crapped out long before expected.
For drywall only, Makita makes some nice guns. Lightweight, well balanced, flat on top for getting into corners, flexible cone (also great for corners) and priced well.
Have a Dewalt "multi-purpose"....but for big drywall jobs it aint the best.
Impact gun sees most duty of late.
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The other white meat.
I had the Milwaukee higher RPM drywall screwgun for about 15/20 years and it worked fine for me for both drywall hanging and deck building. Plenty of power, and I learned to feather the trigger for the deck screws with the adjustable nose cone off. Everybody else hated the trigger on it -- too sensitive or too awkward. Now I just use an impact driver for small drywall jobs and pretty much everything else.
I usually learn things the hard way: I took out the Milwaukee to do some drywalling and discovered that not using it for about 6 years caused that depth control nose cone to seize up onto the threaded shaft. I soaked it in PB Blaster for about a month and was finally able to get it loose with water pump pliers. So, if you use one, I strongly recommend cleaning out the drywall dust and oiling the nose cone before storing it.
Drywall Dusty and Lefty