drywall screwdriver

1. Posted: Dec 4 2007

   The tool was bought as preholiday gift for my cousin and was returned to the vendor since he has a cordless one. I bought him another tool from Amazon very pleasantly. The return experience with northern is a nightmare, and was the worst in my ten years of internet shopping. I followed every step of their instrucions for returning an unused item the day after receiving the tool, and was promised that northern will get back to me within a week regarding the return. I send them an email as well for my record. No one called after a week, so I called, and was told to wait for another week. So I waited, and called them after waiting for the second week, and was again told to wait. Nothing happened. In the fourth week, their rep. called me to pay for both the return postage plus 15% restocking fee because they feel I never wanted the tool. When asked why it took so long for them to get back to me because their 30-day return policy is almost up, the rep. had no explanation and denied receiving my email. What a shock. The one star is giving for northern's customer service and I can't rate the tool since it is never used.

2. ( 13 of 15 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 29 2000

   My drywall projects grew in scope as I gained experience, so I decided to invest in a screwgun. I have installed drywall in a garage and several rooms. I bought the DW 276 because I might also use this for decking or flooring. This tool works great on drywall, rapidly and consistently driving screws to the proper depth. I have placed plywood subflooring with this tool and have found that the "feel" of this application was different from drywall, but the tool was good for this application as well.

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1. Posted: Apr 5 2008

   A must for anyone who is serious about "flying rock". After a short learning curve and not hesitating to move fast you can screw off a whole sheet of dry wall in one to two minutes. My only criticism is that it is difficult if not impossible to engage the trigger lock with one hand.

2. Posted: Feb 18 2007

   I bought this tool after checking out all the other brands. I really like that it is very light weight and comfortable to hold. This model is not all plastic like some of the other brands.

3. ( 3 of 3 found this review helpful ) Posted: Dec 10 2004

   Once again, Milwaukee delivers a quality tool. This gun is a vast improvement over their older, less balanced screw guns. It fits the hand well, is not overly heavy, and runs screws into either wood or metal studs without hesitation. The only complaint I have about this one versus the older models is the trigger lock. It's now a recessed button, which is very awkward to operate with one hand. But even the DeWalt's isn't that convenient, so this is my screw gun of choice. Plus, it has a 5 year limited warranty, which none of the competition can touch.

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