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DEWALT DW272 Heavy-Duty 6.3 Amp Drywall Screwdriver |  | Brand: DEWALT
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $184.18
Buy New: $79.99
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Rating:  15 reviews
Media: Tools & Hardware
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Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.2
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 12.3 x 3.2
MPN: DW272
Model: DW272
UPC: 028875002721
EAN: 0288750027212
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| Features:
| • | DEWALT heavy-duty 6.3-amp drywall screwdriver with variable speeds of 0- to 4,000-RPM and 81-inch-per-pound of torque | | • | Provides heavy-duty driving power with comfortable feel | | • | Rubber grip and two-finger trigger for comfort; metal gear housing and helical-cut steel, heat-treated steel gears for increased durability | | • | Depth sensitive "set and forget" nosepiece for consistent fastener depth | | • | Weighs only 3.1-pounds; backed by a 3-year manufacturer's warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The DEWALT DW272 Heavy-Duty 6.3 Amp Drywall Screwdriver comes with a metal gear housing for increased durability. Features include a depth sensitive "set and forget" nosepiece for consistent fastener depth and a rubber grip and two-finger trigger for increased user comfort. This screwdriver also features helical-cut steel, heat-treated steel gears for long life and durability. Lightweight with excellent ergonomics, this tool weighs only 3.1 pounds. This screwdriver is capable of producing no-load speed of 0-to-4,000 RPM and 81 inch-pounds of torque, and comes backed by a 3-year manufacturer's warranty.
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 Drywall Yes ---Deck NO! July 20, 2009
ZenReader (washington,dc)
I picked this drill up at Home Depot where the display and box said "Drywall and Deck" Drill. Now I was buying the drill to do some framing 2x4 to 2x4's with 2 1/2 screws. I found that the drill bit would bounce around and spin in the screws at the slightest provcation. I ended up pre-drilling each hole. Even still slow or fast it would bounce out and begin the stripping. Oddly about every 4 screws zip in one would go. I finished the job. My 14.4 Dewalt cordless drove them in flawlessly. I even tried the same bit in this one and no luck. I think the problem was the degree of speed was difficult to control and the drill over rev'ed. Larger treaded drywall screws were no problem. This is not a deck screw drill.
 Great drywall gun June 3, 2009
JR (Sutton, MA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm not a big fan of Dewalt, but even the worst companies do at least some things right. Dewalt did this one right.
It's built well, works well, and it's priced right. What more do you need?
Setting the depth is foolproof, and the depth stays consistent.
I use it more often for cement backerboard with durock screws than I do drywall. But for either job, I'm totally happy with its performance.
If you're a homeowner/occassional user, the price puts this in the realm of serious consideration. If you've got three or four sheets of drywall to put up, you don't need it.
If you think you'll do more than one project in your lifetime though, spend the 90 bucks. It's SO MUCH faster than the cordless drill approach. And you won't over/under drive your screws (assuming you set the depth correctly to begin with, of course).
One word of warning to the casual user - Remember that this is a professional level tool. The instructions assume you're a pro. You won't just pick this thing up and start using it like a pro.
Expect to have to practice a little with it first, until you get the technique down. You typically run this thing all out at top speed without letting up on the trigger between screws. Most people have trouble until they figure that out.
It's not a regular drill where you have to slowly bring the screw up to speed. With drywall guns, the bit doesn't turn till you push the screw to the wall, when it catches it drives the screw at top speed, then stops turning once it hits the right depth. It all happens in the blink of an eye.
You can't be overly careful with the thing, you have to put a screw on and jam it in with one quick decisive motion. Being timid with it only gets crooked screws driven half way.
I'd recommend using the shortest screws you can get by with until you get profficient with it.
So there's a bit of an art to it (and this applies to all drywall guns, not just this one). But nothing you shouldn't be able to pick up very quickly.
There are other good ones out there, but nothing I'd recommend over this one.
And if you're thinking cordless - don't do it. Cordless tools have their place, but this isn't one of them. As mentioned above, you want to keep this thing pegged as you're popping screws in. Having a power cord attached to you is a very small price to pay for never having to worry about a constantly diminishing battery charge.
(oh and only 4 stars because the instructions really are kind of useless, and I think they should include a case with some extra bits - they have to box the thing anyways, how much more would a blow molded case cost them instead? 50 cents?... The tool itself gets 5 stars)
Worked great! December 6, 2008
William J. Eidam
Purchased as a re-conditioned product. Worked well on my 20X40 basement drywall project. If I had a redo, I would have purchased an automatic screw feed. Took forever to place each screw!
 you need this if your doing lots of rock September 5, 2008
A. Mandeville (Connecticut)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
no question hands down the way to go...I had this on my wish list for a while and got it last x-mas...before that we used a Vermont American flush bit on regular or cordless drills and thought that was just fine...but let me tell you the upgrade was worth it...I should have bought it sooner rather than waiting for it to be givin as a gift. Its just is so much faster ...easy to dial in to your settings and light weight...
 drywall screwdriver (corded) December 13, 2007
J. Antoni Rafalski (Wilmington, De USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This appears to be a v. good driver, except the manual is very poorly written and the illustration insufficiently informative. In addition, the plastic sleeve that adjusts the depth of the screw was so tightly screwed on that I has to mount the driver in my vise and use a wrench to unscrew it. Once this was accomplished the driver works as expected. The manual would not even be required, except the overly foreceful assembly as indicated above made me doubt if I understand the function of the parts.
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