Looking at Getting a Drywall Screw Gun

[Musicinabottle]

. A cordless drill CAN be just as fast for the average guy

There is absolutely no way a regular cordless screw gun would be as fast at all. Maybe the first couple hundred screws out of the box, but not once you got the hang of the gun. A drill would be agony if you had a few thousand screws to drive, and a deadline to get it done. I've already humbled a fellow I worked with once who thought the same thing.

To the O.P. when you start out, get a small box of the shortest screws you can find like 1 inch to get the hang of the gun, then advance to the longer screws you'll be actually using.

 

[kctyphoon]

There is absolutely no way a regular cordless screw gun would be as fast at all. Maybe the first couple hundred screws out of the box, but not once you got the hang of the gun. A drill would be agony if you had a few thousand screws to drive, and a deadline to get it done. I've already humbled a fellow I worked with once who thought the same thing.

To the O.P. when you start out, get a small box of the shortest screws you can find like 1 inch to get the hang of the gun, then advance to the longer screws you'll be actually using.

Got a reality check for ya - a guy working in his house is NOT running a speed challenge like on YouTube video's to see what tool finishes 8 seconds faster.. you put the tool down for 2 minutes, answer the phone, talk to another human being, and all that **** goes out the window. Secondly - if you don't have 1 extra second in your life to drive each DRYWALL screw in, then you don't have time to be hanging drywall in the first place. Unless your gonna spring for the self feed attachment for a screwgun, and buy the screws for it, your enjoying about a 1 second advantage per screw.. not everything is a race, it's time you stop pretending that it is, and every minimal advantage is going to be life changing.

What exactly IS a drywall screw gun?? It's a drill with a nose attachment- that's about it.. so not sure how much time you THINK your gonna save over a DRILL with bit attachment that effectively does the same exact thing.

Don't compare a guy with a drywall project at home to a pro that's been doin drywall for 20 yrs.. they are not the same thing, even though you give them the same tools.

 

[ishiboo]

no the new Milwaukee's are not collated. but man is it nice cordless in a commercial application is great especially when you are up on a lift.

Milwaukee does make a collated attachment for them though... though I just have the gun for now.

 

[Musicinabottle]

Got a reality check for ya - a guy working in his house is NOT running a speed challenge like on YouTube video's to see what tool finishes 8 seconds faster.. you put the tool down for 2 minutes, answer the phone, talk to another human being, and all that **** goes out the window. Secondly - if you don't have 1 extra second in your life to drive each DRYWALL screw in, then you don't have time to be hanging drywall in the first place. Unless your gonna spring for the self feed attachment for a screwgun, and buy the screws for it, your enjoying about a 1 second advantage per screw.. not everything is a race, it's time you stop pretending that it is, and every minimal advantage is going to be life changing.

What exactly IS a drywall screw gun?? It's a drill with a nose attachment- that's about it.. so not sure how much time you THINK your gonna save over a DRILL with bit attachment that effectively does the same exact thing.

Don't compare a guy with a drywall project at home to a pro that's been doin drywall for 20 yrs.. they are not the same thing, even though you give them the same tools.

If you want to piddle around with a drill....... you can. You just made the comment that a drill (Which is not the same animal by the way as a dry wall gun) "CAN" be as fast as a dry wall gun. There is no way that a drill can be as fast as a drywall screw gun. It is a mechanical impossibility. A fantasy.

 

[Musicinabottle]

Got a reality check for ya - a guy working in his house is NOT running a speed challenge like on YouTube video's to see what tool finishes 8 seconds faster.. you put the tool down for 2 minutes, answer the phone, talk to another human being, and all that **** goes out the window. Secondly - if you don't have 1 extra second in your life to drive each DRYWALL screw in, then you don't have time to be hanging drywall in the first place. Unless your gonna spring for the self feed attachment for a screwgun, and buy the screws for it, your enjoying about a 1 second advantage per screw.. not everything is a race, it's time you stop pretending that it is, and every minimal advantage is going to be life changing.

What exactly IS a drywall screw gun?? It's a drill with a nose attachment- that's about it.. so not sure how much time you THINK your gonna save over a DRILL with bit attachment that effectively does the same exact thing.

Don't compare a guy with a drywall project at home to a pro that's been doin drywall for 20 yrs.. they are not the same thing, even though you give them the same tools.

It goes beyond speed. A drywall screw gun consistently drives screws to the exact same depth each time. If you've ever hung drywall, there's a fairly narrow margin of error in screw depth. Not far enough, mud blade hits the screw and leaves a line of mud. Too deep and the screw pierces the paper. Even a slight piercing of the paper, will reveal the screw spot after you've finished off the dry wall, shot your texture, painted and then bump the wall, and or you push on the drywall and see the mud over the screw bulging.

 

[kctyphoon]

If you want to piddle around with a drill....... you can. You just made the comment that a drill (Which is not the same animal by the way as a dry wall gun) "CAN" be as fast as a dry wall gun. There is no way that a drill can be as fast as a drywall screw gun. It is a mechanical impossibility. A fantasy.

I'll clarify for the reading impaired - using a drill with a good bit on it CAN EFFECTIVELY BE just as fast as using a drywall gun WITHOUT A SELF FEED ATTACHMENT for a home owner. the point being a faster tool will not promise a faster project in the hands of someone working at home in his spare time.. people are not robots.. if saving one second per screw is something you consider a serious advantage for a home owner - by all means,, buy the screw gun.

 

[bob15]

If you want to piddle around with a drill....... you can. You just made the comment that a drill (Which is not the same animal by the way as a dry wall gun) "CAN" be as fast as a dry wall gun. There is no way that a drill can be as fast as a drywall screw gun. It is a mechanical impossibility. A fantasy.

Don't bother arguing with someone who hasn't figured how to use a drywall gun properly. And forget telling him that a drywall gun spins 2-3 times as fast as a cordless drill, it isn't worth the time.

The drywall gun will serve the OP well, especially if the large job he foresees on the future comes to fruition

 

[kctyphoon]

Don't bother arguing with someone who hasn't figured how to use a drywall gun properly. And forget telling him that a drywall gun spins 2-3 times as fast as a cordless drill, it isn't worth the time.

The drywall gun will serve the OP well, especially if the large job he foresees on the future comes to fruition

Lol - you guys are completely missing the point.. the person working will dictate the pace, regardless if one tool is slightly faster than another. If he's not SPEEDING through all the work, the advantage a screwgun is meaningless, and a drill or impact driver can effectively give the same results.

if you think you can hang cable as fast as I can "just" because I give you the same tools - by all means - I invite you to come work for a day..

 

[Musicinabottle]

Don't bother arguing with someone who hasn't figured how to use a drywall gun properly. And forget telling him that a drywall gun spins 2-3 times as fast as a cordless drill, it isn't worth the time.

The drywall gun will serve the OP well, especially if the large job he foresees on the future comes to fruition

Thank you sir! You get it! I've paid my dues, obviously you have too.

 

[Musicinabottle]

Lol - you guys are completely missing the point.. the person working will dictate the pace, regardless if one tool is slightly faster than another. If he's not SPEEDING through all the work, the advantage a screwgun is meaningless, and a drill or impact driver can effectively give the same results.

if you think you can hang cable as fast as I can "just" because I give you the same tools - by all means - I invite you to come work for a day..

Respectfully.... it's you that misses the point. I seriously have better things to do than waste my time explaining.

 

[kctyphoon]

Respectfully.... it's you that misses the point. I seriously have better things to do than waste my time explaining.

 

[Certified Drunk]

I have one of these..., works good.

 

[Musicinabottle]

my father bought one, gave it to me the next day.. I tried it a few times when I was drywalling my house. screws go in crooked, too deep, or not at all if you don't have the hang of it - I put it down and never touched it again.. just not worth the aggravation for me.

 

[shawhite]

I have to say I am a diy guy that has hung 40ish sheets of rock in my house the frist 5 or so with a impact and dimpler. I did not realize at the time how difficult I was making things on myself. I had a friend come help me one day and he brought his screwgun. I thought I was moving at a decent pass and was pretty consistent with depth of set til he finished in 1/2 the time and all his screws were set perfect we’re I had maybe 5 that I needed to go back and set a little deeper. This made me a believer I went out that night and bought a screw gun and can’t see why I would ever hang drywall without one again. Sure there is a learning curve but iby your first sheet you will have it dialed in. I have even driven deck screws with mine and it works like a champ.