Comments on: Dealmonger: Free Cordless Screwdriver With $300 Hitachi Purchase At Amazon http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/19/dealmonger-free-cordless-screwdriver-with-300-hitachi-purchase-at-amazon/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:47:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mr. Fix-It http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/19/dealmonger-free-cordless-screwdriver-with-300-hitachi-purchase-at-amazon/#comment-167967 Mr. Fix-It Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:17:21 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/19/dealmonger-free-cordless-screwdriver-with-300-hitachi-purchase-at-amazon/#comment-167967 I was not impressed with this tool AT ALL. I bought mine at Lowe's at the end of the summer, as I was in the market for a compact lithium-ion driver. It's got enough power for very VERY light duty work, but it definitely didn't meet my expectations. The review in Wired said something about driving 169 screws - YEAH RIGHT, were they driving tiny little 1" screws?? I've heard the claims made by Bosch - "100 3-inch screws with one battery". So I decided to give it a try. For $130, I LOVE IT! Oh, and the other weekend I tossed the Hitachi tool outside for my dog to fetch. I haven't seen it since. I was not impressed with this tool AT ALL. I bought mine at Lowe’s at the end of the summer, as I was in the market for a compact lithium-ion driver. It’s got enough power for very VERY light duty work, but it definitely didn’t meet my expectations. The review in Wired said something about driving 169 screws - YEAH RIGHT, were they driving tiny little 1″ screws?? I’ve heard the claims made by Bosch - “100 3-inch screws with one battery”. So I decided to give it a try. For $130, I LOVE IT! Oh, and the other weekend I tossed the Hitachi tool outside for my dog to fetch. I haven’t seen it since.

]]> By: Chuck Cage http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/19/dealmonger-free-cordless-screwdriver-with-300-hitachi-purchase-at-amazon/#comment-79973 Chuck Cage Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:06:00 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/19/dealmonger-free-cordless-screwdriver-with-300-hitachi-purchase-at-amazon/#comment-79973 Steve: Funny -- as you can read in Wired, the one I reviewed lost the transmission switch. You had to hold the switch to keep it in gear. Other than that (and a funky trigger position) I liked it. Steve: Funny — as you can read in Wired, the one I reviewed lost the transmission switch. You had to hold the switch to keep it in gear. Other than that (and a funky trigger position) I liked it.

]]> By: Steve Thompson http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/19/dealmonger-free-cordless-screwdriver-with-300-hitachi-purchase-at-amazon/#comment-79960 Steve Thompson Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:57:37 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/19/dealmonger-free-cordless-screwdriver-with-300-hitachi-purchase-at-amazon/#comment-79960 I think I waxed poetic about this screwdriver a while back. I got mine free at Lowe's in January with my Hitachi Combo Kit and have since come to call it one of my favorite "go-to" tools. Alas, this weekend I picked it up to tighten some screws on my kitchen cabinet hinges and what should I find? No reverse. The switch seems to have gone out on me. I love this thing. I hope it didn't just prove disposable. I think I waxed poetic about this screwdriver a while back. I got mine free at Lowe’s in January with my Hitachi Combo Kit and have since come to call it one of my favorite “go-to” tools.

Alas, this weekend I picked it up to tighten some screws on my kitchen cabinet hinges and what should I find? No reverse. The switch seems to have gone out on me.

I love this thing. I hope it didn’t just prove disposable.

]]> By: F451 http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/19/dealmonger-free-cordless-screwdriver-with-300-hitachi-purchase-at-amazon/#comment-79916 F451 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:44:40 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/19/dealmonger-free-cordless-screwdriver-with-300-hitachi-purchase-at-amazon/#comment-79916 Is this bloody thing a prop for another sequel in the Alien movie series? Is this bloody thing a prop for another sequel in the Alien movie series?

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