Toolbox Talk: An update review of the Worx 4 volt powered screwdriver

I love this tool.  This is far and away one of the most used tools I have.  Of course, given that 50 to 60 percent of my work is furniture and outdoors items assembly,  the number of screws and bolts I have to turn is astronomical. 

I did a not-so-brief video introduction chat on it awhile back.  You can see that here.

This tool alone has kept me from dying of carpal tunnel. 

It has the 3 torque level settings.  Low, Medium, and High.  Don't get excited.  "High" torque means you can put a one inch wood screw into a piece of wood in a pilot hole without too much trouble.  This is NOT a drill/driver or impact driver by ANY stretch of the imagination. 


It has in my opinion, as someone who uses it day in and day out for hours at a stretch, a good battery life.  Great even.  If you stay in torque level 1 or mix it up with level 2 from time to time, you'll have it last a good long while.  By that I mean 4 hours nearly constantly.   That's my use experience anyway.  If you get into torque level 3 though, forget it.  Mix level 3 and level 2 mostly and you'll be lucky to make it an hour and a half. 


This tool is really not meant for the kind of driving you would use a drill/driver for, let alone an impact driver.  A wide diameter screw or bolt longer than an inch going into an easy pre-tapped hole or any screw going into even pilot holes in wood or plastic that are 2 inches or longer and thin shank you will want to just get that drill/driver.  This is not the driver you are looking for.


But like I said, for the stuff that I do, furniture assembly,  etc... it's a godsend.  I can't imagine doing my job without it and it has held up to daily use like this since I got it over a year ago.  Two years now that I think about it.  Wow, time flies.

In fact, I want to get a second one.  I can generally get this one to hold out for about 3 hours plus going between all 3 torque levels intermittently.   But if I'm doing three executive office desks, that's not long enough.  I need another one kept ready to keep on building desks.

This has really been a reliable and useful tool that I just love.


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