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Latest Rockler catalog has a self feeding screw gun attachment for like $50. Any good? Is the one at Sears that looks identical the same beast? The company advertises in FH so I’m gonna guess that one of you guys has one. How do they compare to the ‘higher end’ models like the coil fed gun I have also seen in FH? And how much do those higher end ones cost?
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Hey Michael,
I have two Quick Drive (coil fed) and love them both. One is for short screws, and one is for longer screws (decks and things).
I saw the ones at Sears, and did a little checking. I thought it was a neat idea, and pretty darned cheap.
What I found was this: My Quick Drive uses coil fed screws (I use 2 1/2" galvanized decking screws) and come 167 screws per coil, 6 coils per box (1,000 screws per box) The WHOLE box cost me $39.00 + tax.
The Sears version fits on the end of your drill (electric or battery operated) and uses strip fed screws. From what Sears told me, these screws are specially made for this driver attachment, and the regular Quick Drive strip fed screws won't work. The worst part is the cost of the screws for this thing. A box of 2 1/2 galvanized screws contains 5 strips of 30 screws each (150 screws total) and costs $19.99. That's fewer screws than in each roll of my Quick Drive screws, and costs a lot more. I can get 1,000 screws for the price of 300 of the specialty screws for the Sears model.
I found out what I needed to know, and am even more happy with my Quick Drivers.
James DuHamel
*James, the Sears model in question is actually made by Quick-drive. It is not a heavy duty acsessory though and I wouldn't use it too much. The screws are expensive and from what I've seen so far, hard to find. Sears only sells a handful of sizes and not many finishes for their model, perhaps more are available from Quick-Drive. Personally, I think that I would rather spend the extra money on a real Quick Drive with a coil feed or hand feed the screws. This accessory just seems like a hassle and a toy to me. Just MHO - Nick
*I've heard that they work pretty good for a while--you use it till it starts messing up then throw it away. Its all plastic.
*I used a quick drive attachement on my drywall gun to do both my subfloors and my drywall. I think it works great. Quick drive did change their stip material to a softer stuff that made the drywall screws break free easier. I love it. It works great and is an adder to the drywall gun you may already have. It does misfeed once in a while but is easy to clear. One advantage of the stip load is it is very fast. you don't even have to stop the screwgun. the old strip falls out when empty and just shove in the new one and you are on your way.trd
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Latest Rockler catalog has a self feeding screw gun attachment for like $50. Any good? Is the one at Sears that looks identical the same beast? The company advertises in FH so I'm gonna guess that one of you guys has one. How do they compare to the 'higher end' models like the coil fed gun I have also seen in FH? And how much do those higher end ones cost?