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Gyroscopic Screwdriver

My brother in law in a general contractor and raved about his new gyroscopic screwdriver a couple years ago. I bought one last month and it's easily the best thing I've bought this year. Under $100 and it's truly a must have. I have the dewalt one, not sure if any other brands make em.

https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCF682N1-Gyroscopic-Inline-Scr...

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I bought a Bosch GO this year, my brother as well. Should be the same kind of tool. It drives the screw in (or out) if you apply pressure to it.

I just took a look at the Bosch. It looks like you have to switch a button to screw or unscrew. The Dewalt, you twist counterclockwise and it unscrews, clockwise and drives the screw in. You don't have to manually switch directions. The coolest part is the more you twist the screwdriver, the faster it will turn. You really have to use it to feel how awesome of a device it is.

Yeah, there's a switch to select direction. But it activates by pressure. I'm either screwing a bunch of screws in or out, so it's not a big hassle to use the switch when you need the other.

And this thing generates so much torque, I feel kinda worried about twisting my wrist to select the direction.

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