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   dgreen | Dec 22, 2007 04:39pm | #1

   Metabo is a very high quality brand and that little driver is a workhorse. Battery life and stamina are way above average.

   I own around 10 Metabo tools, some corded and some cordless and they will outwork any other make in my shop.

   I think you will be amazed at that little driver.

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   It would indeed be a tragedy if the history of the human race proved to be nothing more than the story of an ape playing with a box of matches on a petrol dump. ~David Ormsby Gore

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   bones | Dec 22, 2007 05:07pm | #2

   Thanks for the feedback.  The display model that was charged seemed to have an extrodinary amount of torque for being that small. It fit very well in the hand and for 79 bucks I took a chance.  I looked on the web after I got home, and the price seemed good (if the product is good). I had just never heard of metabo.  Thanks again.Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

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   BG | Dec 22, 2007 05:49pm | #3

   bones,
   On the odd chance this might apply...
   If you bought a 3.25 triton router since July 2007, woodcraft has a free rebate for this driver...
   http://www.triton.com.au/product.php?id=33

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   Jimurock | Dec 23, 2007 06:20pm | #6

   I have the Triton (free). It's a handy tool to have for driving screws, especially because the charge lasts for a long time.  You can pick it up after a week and it still does the job.  I don't think I'd go out and buy one, though.  It doesn't have the guts to drive a screw into hardwood without predrilling, and it labours a bit on drilling in maple.

   Jim

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   WillGeorge | Dec 23, 2007 06:38pm | #7

   It doesn't have the guts to drive a screw into hardwood without predrilling ??????????????????????????Why would you ever try that?

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   Jimurock | Dec 23, 2007 07:39pm | #8

   Wanted to see what it did have the guts for, so I tried it on scrap.  I don't really use a power screwdriver much generally.

   Jim

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   Jimurock | Dec 23, 2007 08:24pm | #9

   Just to clarify, the Triton has a socket rather than a chuck, and comes with a variety of screwdriver heads.  You can fit a hexagonal drill bit into it, but clearly drilling isn't its primary function.  That leaves you using two tools, a drill to predrill holes, and the Triton as screwdriver.  Granted it can be a nuisance flipping from one function to the other on the drill, but you only have to do it once, and I'd just as soon stick to the drill.  The shorter Triton is easier to hold for screwdriving.  The manufacturer gives the torque as 5nm.  One of the touted virtues is that it can reach into tight spaces, but that loses its appeal unless you have a drill that will reach there too.

   I already had a similar tool from Canadian Tire that I got for home rather than shop use.  It's comparable to the Triton, cheaper, and has a chuck which gives better torque when you're drilling. 

   Jim

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   BG | Dec 24, 2007 12:55am | #10

   Jimurock,
   thanks for sharing, I bought my Triton last Nov. so I did not qualify for the deal...and I did not see the drill available anywhere I shop.

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   dgreen | Dec 22, 2007 10:12pm | #4

   Here's a little history.

   http://www.metabousa.com/History.5009.0.html ------------------------------------

   It would indeed be a tragedy if the history of the human race proved to be nothing more than the story of an ape playing with a box of matches on a petrol dump. ~David Ormsby Gore

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   WillGeorge | Dec 23, 2007 03:22pm | #5

   4.8 a volts.. OK fer balsa wood?