Watching Norm always makes me go out and try new toys. I was especially interested in the combo set he has that he uses on his PC drill to Pilot and counter bore holes and then to drive the screws, all with very little tool change.
I have tried the Ryobi (garbage), DeWalt (umm, slow and cumberson) and the Hitatchi (works well but the dill bits must be torqued down like the suspension bolts on my Jeep.
Last night I found the exact tool that he uses.
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sells their Jack Rabbit Deluxe Set for $59.95. My order will go in next week.
If anyone has this and has tried it, please let me know what you think of it.
I look at it like planes, chisles and hand saws, I can do the job with the cheap ones but the good ones are a pure joy to use. Any of the drill/driver combos out there are at least 30 bucks, so I am personally happy with 60.
Thanks for your input and may we soon disagree again :-)
Not to dissuade you from the Jack Rabbit set, as I'm sure it's a great tool, but how much faster and easier do you really expect it to be than the DeWalt quick change? It'd almost have to read your mind and levitate the bit you need up into the drill on it's own!
I have to wonder if you're really thinking of the quick change, which is an adapter that chucks into the drill, and not the standard keyless chuck. If you're thinking of the chuck itself, than any quick-change adapter is likely to be an improvement.
Now, don't get me wrong- DeWalt's tools are nice, but the quality of their bits and blades leave a lot to be desired. They aren't really high end, but they *do* have the advantage of being availible almost everywhere, and the quick change adapter accepts a hex shank that is common to most drivers and countersinks. If you strip a driver head, they've got replacements that fit the DeWalt next to almost every hardware store cash register there is- it doesn't look the the Jack Rabbit has the same kind of interchangability (though I could certainly be wrong there.) The only real downside to the system is that you need to buy hex-shank drill bits- a PITA if you've already got a nice index.
Let us know how it works for you. I've got the DeWalt, and I'm relatively happy with it, but it's always good to know about other options.
That looks quite interesting. According to the web site, 2"+ hex shank drivers will work and they DO use standard jobbers length split-point drill bits. The money is in having the drill bit mounted in a quick change holder that is held (apparently magnetically) to the driver.
Drill & chamfer the hole, pop the drill bit off to expose a magnetized driver and drive the screw. Pop the drill bit holder back on and move on to the next hole.
I'm making a couple "Jakes Chairs" right now (which probably means that this thread is OT) and they take a lot of deck screws. The Jack Rabbit might be handy to have.
I'll have to mull this one over for a while. In the meantime, I'm with Robert ... let us know how it works out for YOU.
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