Battery powered screwdrivers

[rslaback]

Has anyone ever seen a battery powered screwdriver that uses standard batteries instead of a proprietary pack? I have a machine at work that when we are doing preventive maintenance on in a limited area. We currently have to thread a hard stop down manually about 7" on a piece of fine threaded rod, exercise the machine and then move it back. I want to use a screwdriver and adapter to do this as a t handle drill fits awkwardly at best. Instead of messing with finding somewhere to put a charger and hoping for good batteries when we get called out, I was hoping to either find a screwdriver that uses either AA or C cells or to adapt one to do so.

Has anyone ever seen one that uses regular batteries?

 

[freudianfloyd]

I have a Black and Decker that takes 4 AA batteries, and if it wasn't free I would have taken it back. I used it once to take apart a panel on my oven and it struggled on every screw. I wound up just using a regular screwdriver to finish.

Im sure there may be a better one out there, but I would not recommend the Black and Decker.

 

[hautpot]

I have seen them before. I wouldn't trust them to operate reliable or with enough power. These aren't common because the cost of a small screwdriver (think dewalt 7.2 small) far outweighs the performance of a cheap one that uses household batteries.

By the time you get started on your project, you would need to change the batteries.

 

[AutoTeck84]

Even if you could find a decent one with the price of batteries it would cost a fortune to run. I got a cordless screwdriver for a Christmas gift called the flip out or something like that. The thing looks rediculous but works great. I like it around the house. It has plenty of torque but doesn't go overboard with the speed. It doesn't have a removable battery just plugs in. And it has almost endless positions it can be set in.

 

[theoldwizard1]

This is the best electric screwdriver I have ever used.

Discontinued Black & Decker VersaPak VP720. A bit slow, but lots of torque. Uses 1/4" hex shank bits. I have a friend who has been using his multiple times a week for about 20 years !

Yes, it uses proprietary batteries.

 

[rslaback]

The piece I have to thread doesn't have any resistance whatsoever it is just a pain in the *** to sit there and twist it. I'm not worried about the cost to swap batteries; the company provides them.

 

[thegroundpounder99]

Never used one that took regular batteries but Home Depot has a Black and Decker for under $10 with decent reviews
http://www.homedepot.com/p/BLACK-DE...gclid=CLTC6_mZssoCFZWCaQoddg0LdA&gclsrc=aw.ds


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[vette-kid]

This is the best electric screwdriver I have ever used.

Discontinued Black & Decker VersaPak VP720. A bit slow, but lots of torque. Uses 1/4" hex shank bits. I have a friend who has been using his multiple times a week for about 20 years !

Yes, it uses proprietary batteries.

I actually just threw out a bunch of versapak stuff. The tools were junk and all my batteries were dead/wouldnt charge (Got them probably 15yrs ago). I kept the screw driver though. Gotta try and find some batteries.

 

[theoldwizard1]

I actually just threw out a bunch of versapak stuff. The tools were junk and all my batteries were dead/wouldnt charge (Got them probably 15yrs ago). I kept the screw driver though. Gotta try and find some batteries.

The screwdriver and the vacuum cleaner were the only decent tools. Check eBay for batteries. Get The "gold" batteries. NiMh instead of NiCad. The hold more power and stay charged longer when not used.

Do NOT leave them in the charger. It will kill them if you leave them in the charger for more than 24 hours.

 

[larry_g]

Has anyone ever seen a battery powered screwdriver that uses standard batteries instead of a proprietary pack? I have a machine at work that when we are doing preventive maintenance on in a limited area. We currently have to thread a hard stop down manually about 7" on a piece of fine threaded rod, exercise the machine and then move it back. I want to use a screwdriver and adapter to do this as a t handle drill fits awkwardly at best. Instead of messing with finding somewhere to put a charger and hoping for good batteries when we get called out, I was hoping to either find a screwdriver that uses either AA or C cells or to adapt one to do so.

Has anyone ever seen one that uses regular batteries?

Any chance of turning off 6" of the threads or making a two piece threaded stop collar to clamp around the threaded rod? Are you turning a nut like stop or a long threaded rod type stop?

lg
no neat sig line

 

[rslaback]

It's a knurled knob on the end of a long shaft that just sets a hard stop for a sonic welder. I'm not worried about getting the coupling of the screwdriver and the knob; that part is taken care of.

 

[Keyrick]

https://www.milwaukeetool.com/power-tools/cordless/6545-6

I have one of these, and it works pretty good. The NiCad batteries last, but they are expensive.