Anyone recommend a good small electric cordless screwdriver for pc building? Nothing powerful just needs to be good enough for pc screws.
Recommend: A good cordless electric screwdriver for PC building.
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Milwaukee has a nice 2 speed Screwdriver. I bought it from www.toolking.com It was refurbished but has been fine for over a year. Cost about 65 dollars. I don't know if they have any at the moment though. Panasonic has a nice one with an electronic clutch. It shuts off instead of slips when the set torque is reached.
$65? That's a lot for a cordless screw driver for a PC. Just go pick up the cheapest one at your local hardware store. They won't have very much power, but enough to get your screws in and out.
I recommend not using one. There aren't THAT many screws in a PC. There is a lot better chance of screwing something up with an electric screwdriver, get some GOOD regular screwdrivers. 
nitromullet
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Replace as many screws as you can with thumbscrews... that will make your life really easy. All of my add on cards are held in with thumbscrews - really convenient for quick swaps and I personally think it looks nicer in a windowed case. For anything that is hard to reach, do you really want to go boring in there with a power tool?
IMO no one makes a power screwdriver that's usable in a PC. They all go too fast. The head walks off the screw and you start to strip it.
I wish someone would make a great power screwdriver, because that and one of those snake adapters would make the perfect tight space tool.
I wish someone would make a great power screwdriver, because that and one of those snake adapters would make the perfect tight space tool.
0roo0roo
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15 dollars works fine. save your wrists for carpal tunnel from gaming, not screwing screws
if your screw driver is too fast, your using a drill... the power screwdrivers i've used and even some low power drill ones with screw driver bits are slow enough not to strip anything, esp with a philips screw that wouldn't strip anyways.
if your screw driver is too fast, your using a drill... the power screwdrivers i've used and even some low power drill ones with screw driver bits are slow enough not to strip anything, esp with a philips screw that wouldn't strip anyways.
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
15 dollars works fine. save your wrists for carpal tunnel from gaming, not screwing screws
if your screw driver is too fast, your using a drill... the power screwdrivers i've used and even some low power drill ones with screw driver bits are slow enough not to strip anything, esp with a philips screw that wouldn't strip anyways.
Unbelievable
I'm frankly amazed that anyone would consider using a power screwdriver to assemble a pc. What do you use for those pesky heat sink clips...... an air hammer? LOLMy trusty B&Decker has lasted 3 yrs and all for $20.
Try building 20 PCs a Day and see if the wrist will cry for a cordless
Try building 20 PCs a Day and see if the wrist will cry for a cordless
Yes, cordless is better than people realize who say different especially for those who build a lot of pc's. I dont but have built at least fifty PC's over the last decade. I have a cordless screwdriver but it is too big. Even though now I only upgrade my own pc's every year or so I know I save time and energy with a cordless screw driver. I am going to go shop around at home depot and target and walmart and stuff before I buy a new one just to see what is available these days. Basically I want a small ergonomic one that can access most screws in a case.
Most 20$ or less electric screwdrivers don't have enough torque to strip screws. So that shouldn't be a concern.
I guess you don't build a lot of PCs? I have a nice Black & Decker that came free with my drill. Works like a charm for my non-thumbscrew screws. I never had any kind of problem with stripping or whatever, you must be using a drill or a serious screwdriver. I'd say just about any will do I guess, no need to get anything fancy.
\Dan
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Originally posted by: boshuter
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
15 dollars works fine. save your wrists for carpal tunnel from gaming, not screwing screws
if your screw driver is too fast, your using a drill... the power screwdrivers i've used and even some low power drill ones with screw driver bits are slow enough not to strip anything, esp with a philips screw that wouldn't strip anyways.
Unbelievable
its faster, a case has a buncch of screws, and the twisting motion is simply annoying and repetitive. i have better things to waste energy on then manually screwing a load of screws in.
Hello, I am in the UK and I can't buy any of these cordless power screwdrivers which you lot have mentioned.
What volts is appropriate for building PC's as I don't want something too powerful which will strip and damage the screw/motherboards.
and I want something which is small so it can fit in small spaces.
Please link me to a product on amazon.co.uk
What volts is appropriate for building PC's as I don't want something too powerful which will strip and damage the screw/motherboards.
and I want something which is small so it can fit in small spaces.
Please link me to a product on amazon.co.uk
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Volts are BS. Torque (which you actually don't want much of) and battery life count.
Have you tried local hardware and department stores?
If it needs to get into small spaces, forget a small electric screwdriver. Instead, look for something like this (that's just the first Google hit, and has a good pic--I am not endorsing it, specifically), to use with a bulkier electric screwdriver.
Have you tried local hardware and department stores?
If it needs to get into small spaces, forget a small electric screwdriver. Instead, look for something like this (that's just the first Google hit, and has a good pic--I am not endorsing it, specifically), to use with a bulkier electric screwdriver.
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50 in a decade is hardly mass production where you'd need a power screw driver.
All anyone should need is a long phillips #2. Craftsman. Should last you forever and reach any screw you need.
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Once in a while a very slim, battery powered driver is use ful - especially with laptops. I found this in a Popular Mechanics ad and bought it. Very useful, and it comes with a nice array of bits including Torx. A ganga at $29.95.
http://www.generaltools.com/Products/Cordless-Power-Precision-Screwdriver__500.aspx
http://www.generaltools.com/Products/Cordless-Power-Precision-Screwdriver__500.aspx
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Thumbscrews are nice for the screws that hold down lids and add-in cards. The most valuable accessory I can think of is a magnetic phillips bit. That helps avoid losing a screw into the box, which often falls in to the least accessible place. Nothing worse than having to half-disassemble a PC to find a lost screw.
As for cordless screwdrivers, I've built a bunch of PCs over the last 25 years and did use a cordless once or twice, but I never found it an advantage. Maybe if I built PCs 40 hours a week...
As for cordless screwdrivers, I've built a bunch of PCs over the last 25 years and did use a cordless once or twice, but I never found it an advantage. Maybe if I built PCs 40 hours a week...
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Another trick for holding a Philips screw on a bit is a small bit of chewing gum. I find that safer among electronic components than a magnetized bit.
The cordless is great for putting laptop HDDs into their caddies. Those are very tiny screws. The Torx bit is handy as well.
The cordless is great for putting laptop HDDs into their caddies. Those are very tiny screws. The Torx bit is handy as well.
its alot quicker so if anyone can recommend a good one which is available in the UK will be great.
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