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Amazon has Bosch 12V Max Pocket Driver Kit w/ 2 Batteries, Charger & Case (PS21-2A) on sale for $69. Shipping is free.

Lowes also has Bosch 12V Max Pocket Driver Kit w/ 2 Batteries, Charger & Case (PS21-2A) on sale for $69. Shipping is free.

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Includes:
  • 1x 12V Max Pocket Driver
  • 2x 12V Max 2-Ah lithium-ion batteries
  • 1x 12V Max charger
  • 2x 1-1/2" driver bits
  • 1x Carrying Case
Features:
  • 1.4-Lbs
  • 5.6" head-length is ideal for hard-to-reach screw-driving tasks
  • 265 In.-Lbs. of max torque
  • Two speed settings: 350-RPM high-torque and 1,300-RPM high-speed
  • 20+1 clutch settings
  • Integrated LED light
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Amazon [amazon.com] has Bosch 12V Max Pocket Driver Kit w/ 2 Batteries, Charger & Case (PS21-2A) for $69. Shipping is free.

Lowes [lowes.com] has Bosch 12V Max Pocket Driver Kit w/ 2 Batteries, Charger & Case (PS21-2A) for $69. Shipping is free.

Includes:
  • 1x 12V Max Pocket Driver
  • 2x 12V Max lithium ion batteries
  • 1x 12V max charger
  • 2x 1 1/2 in driver bits
  • 1x Carrying Case
Features:
  • Lightweight powerhouse at only 1.4 Lbs. in weight
  • Best torque-size ratio in class
  • Ideal for hard-to-reach screw-driving tasks – 5.6 In. head-length
  • Powerful, with 265 In.-Lbs. of max torque
  • High-torque (0 to 350 RPM) and high-speed (0-1, 300 RPM) settings
  • Precise 20+1 clutch settings for user control
  • Forward/reverse button to enable easy screw removal
  • Integrated LED light for illuminating dark work areas
  • 5.6 In. compact length for working in tight spaces
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Does not need to be. Compact, light weight, not an overpowering or uncontrolled "impact". Brushless or not. This has its purpose and a niche but it is not everything.

Brushless is in theory a more efficient motor with more power for its size but.... you do not get something for nothing and it's not a slam dunk. There are good and bad brushed and brushless things and not all brushless things are better than all brushed things. A bushed motor is a much simpler design internally for the speed controller and cheaper. To offer brushless which is more complicated and expensive at a competitive price point requires design decisions that skimp and save elsewhere. Often, cheap crappy internal electronics for the more advanced speed controller that run brushless equipment is its failure. To make something brushless just to be brushless has a marketing advantage though as the subtle changes with a cheaper chuck, smaller bearings, plastic/nylon instead of sintered metal etc. are overlooked. When is the last time you saw a battery/powered tool that bragged or touted its internal design, type of ESC, bearings, chuck or head design? They don't, they just say "It's Brushless" and most people deduce that's better.
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You are correct, because it doesn't have a chuck like a drill or drill/driver would. However, changing screw bits is a snap with this, holds hex bits more securely than a chuck that is meant for round bits, and you can buy drill bits with hex shanks. It comes down to what you would use the tool primarily. Bosch makes very good and durable tools.
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Bosch is THE best brand for just pure quality. You pick up their tools and it's something special.

Nonetheless I still sold my 12v max stuff and went Milwaukee. Wider selection, almost as small and light, not expensive used, and they have an amazing M12 shop vac among other great things. Plus they are not very expensive and easy to buy in the states, and constantly innovating.
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07-01-2022 at 04:10 PM.

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07-01-2022 at 04:10 PM.
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How his this "driver" different from the impact driver that comes in the 2 pc kit? I've used the drill in the 2 pc kit to drill and drive screws, and same with the impact in that kit. How is this different, its the drill just with a hex chuck ?

Impact drivers have a lot more power and also lack a clutch. Basically if you have anything that needs to be torqued by hand, the odds of you destroying it with an impact are pretty good.

This Bosch is a "screw driver." With a proper adjustment of the clutch, you can assemble toys, fix power outlets, or at the more extreme end you can mount a tv into a stud. Anything bigger than that and you'd be better off with an impact driver.

I use the brushless version of this (300 in/lb of torque) to fix my RC cars all the time. With the clutch set on 3/20, I can't over torque it.
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DiGi2k
07-01-2022 at 06:28 PM.
07-01-2022 at 06:28 PM.
This is a decent price, but as others have said, they have the drill/driver combo with 2 batteries for $99 frequently. I have 2 sets, and a ton of other tools and heated bosch 12v jacket.. I love them all. They're great quality.
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DonV1962
07-01-2022 at 07:02 PM.
07-01-2022 at 07:02 PM.
No deal here when you can get the impact driver combo for $99 on sale or even for $109 where it is priced now.

This half of the combo is alright but limited to only certain tasks and I use it much less frequently than the impact driver. In fact, the impact driver will spin with more power the same hex shank drill bits and even larger ones. The impact driver in the combo pack is the star of the set and opens up whole other worlds of utility and usefulness. Wait for the combo to come around. Don't get me wrong this is a great part of the set but more of a dedicated tool to use for installing hardware, assembling furniture or even taking apart electronics and the like. I can use the impact to drive a lag if need be or spin a spade bit to cut holes for electric and plumbing. It also spins high speed drill bits fine. The driver is a much slower and more finesse tool and does not spin bits fast enough for some tasks. I really think having both in your arsenal is a requirement.

Link to the combo with this type driver.
https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-CLPK...=1-6&th=1.
Link to the combo with the drill driver having a regular drill chuck versus the 1/4 hex
https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-CLPK...518&sr=1-2

Personally, I get the chuck version and either combo is the much better value than the drill driver alone
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07-01-2022 at 08:00 PM.
07-01-2022 at 08:00 PM.
I've had some problems with the 12V batteries going bad within a couple years, even if kept charged. I revived one with a 12V auto trickle charger but it loses voltage over a week or two.
Won't be happy if it's more than 2 batteries over the next year or so.
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07-01-2022 at 08:46 PM.
07-01-2022 at 08:46 PM.
Quote from phlydude :
I've had some problems with the 12V batteries going bad within a couple years, even if kept charged. I revived one with a 12V auto trickle charger but it loses voltage over a week or two.
Won't be happy if it's more than 2 batteries over the next year or so.
I have experienced the opposite. I have some that must be well past ten years old and are still going. I have left them in the drills over a winter and for extended of periods of time and when grabbed they had almost full charge. Maybe something has changed and the quality is lower but am wondering if you do keep them in the charger? It seems to me that I have had batteries fail more often with the ones that I keep in the charger. I had a brand-new Ryobi set that I planned on just keeping in the basement and plugged up the chargers down there. went to use them some good number of months later and neither battery would work. It has also seemed to happen over a few different brands when keeping batteries on charger for extended periods. They were all supposed to be smart chargers, but I sometime wonder if that is not what caused my early failure
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07-01-2022 at 10:02 PM.
07-01-2022 at 10:02 PM.
That is a "Nice" price.
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07-02-2022 at 12:51 AM.
07-02-2022 at 12:51 AM.
Quote from Andras888 :
Best to have separate drill and driver tools, if one can afford them.

Flexiclick is the way to go
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07-02-2022 at 01:04 AM.
07-02-2022 at 01:04 AM.
Quote from jgill9 :
Thanks. Yeah I saw Amazon had some packages with hex shanks. I'd rather not buy all new bits if possible.
If you're not concerned with size, HD has a great deal on a 18v Ridgid drill + driver that comes with a set of impact bits for $89.
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07-02-2022 at 07:34 AM.
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Quote from DonV1962 :
I have experienced the opposite. I have some that must be well past ten years old and are still going. I have left them in the drills over a winter and for extended of periods of time and when grabbed they had almost full charge. Maybe something has changed and the quality is lower but am wondering if you do keep them in the charger? It seems to me that I have had batteries fail more often with the ones that I keep in the charger. I had a brand-new Ryobi set that I planned on just keeping in the basement and plugged up the chargers down there. went to use them some good number of months later and neither battery would work. It has also seemed to happen over a few different brands when keeping batteries on charger for extended periods. They were all supposed to be smart chargers, but I sometime wonder if that is not what caused my early failure

I had one go bad in charger and another off. It may have been the battery batch as I think they came from the same kit (vs other from another kit).
I have many Ryobi 18V batteries and haven't had any issues with the Lithiums, even being left in charger.
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07-02-2022 at 10:23 AM.
07-02-2022 at 10:23 AM.
Quote from phlydude :
I had one go bad in charger and another off. It may have been the battery batch as I think they came from the same kit (vs other from another kit).
I have many Ryobi 18V batteries and haven't had any issues with the Lithiums, even being left in charger.
Thanks for the response. I'm still hesitant to leave any brand on the charger for extended times. The Ryobi ones that went bad on the charger were from a good while ago, maybe ten or more years. I checked all the paperwork and it was a smart charger, maybe bad batch of batteries there also. They did work when I took it out of the box but were dead when I got to the point of using one. The kit had sit in my closet for probably a year or more and maybe that had something to do with it but it does still have me afraid to leave them charging. It was the only time I ever had a Ryobi battery just die and not work all the rest went on but just did not hold a charge long.
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07-02-2022 at 10:19 PM.
07-02-2022 at 10:19 PM.
Quote from ben850 :
Impact drivers have a lot more power and also lack a clutch. Basically if you have anything that needs to be torqued by hand, the odds of you destroying it with an impact are pretty good.

This Bosch is a "screw driver." With a proper adjustment of the clutch, you can assemble toys, fix power outlets, or at the more extreme end you can mount a tv into a stud. Anything bigger than that and you'd be better off with an impact driver.

I use the brushless version of this (300 in/lb of torque) to fix my RC cars all the time. With the clutch set on 3/20, I can't over torque it.
I see, basically the drill but hex chuck. I'd buy it in a kit with another impact for $99 if they have such a kit. I find that I can quick release the trigger on the impact if I want to go a little lighter, but yeah anything super light like Ikea furniture or thin wood you do need some find control.
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07-02-2022 at 10:43 PM.
07-02-2022 at 10:43 PM.
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I see, basically the drill but hex chuck. I'd buy it in a kit with another impact for $99 if they have such a kit. I find that I can quick release the trigger on the impact if I want to go a little lighter, but yeah anything super light like Ikea furniture or thin wood you do need some find control.
You can also get a lot of fine control with just the trigger of the impact driver. The impacts themselves give you some sense of what is going on and much control, when you hear the first impact kick in you are getting tight enough for most applications and you just back off the trigger and maybe do some slight trigger to you get a couple more clicks tight. It comes very naturally after you use one but is kind of hard to explain. I can say the Bosch impact has much finer control than the larger 18 and up volts. My Dewalt does not get used for putting on hardware but he Bosch impact does. I often use the impact gun just because it spins screw a good bit quicker and have never broken anything. I disagree with the other comment somewhat, yes you can break a fine screw with the impact driver if you go crazy with the trigger, but you can also mess them up with the driver. The driver may not break a screw with the clutch set but as with all pure drivers it can and will cam out and strip the heads. The impact driver while more powerful is much much less likely to do that. The impact driving action just almost stops screw heads stripping out on you. Getting one is a life changing experience and you will wonder how you ever managed without one.

See post 33 for links to the combo kits but they are $109 right now. You can get the driver with the hex shank, or you can get a kit with the driver having a regular drill chuck.
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07-02-2022 at 10:54 PM.
07-02-2022 at 10:54 PM.
Quote from DonV1962 :
You can also get a lot of fine control with just the trigger of the impact driver. The impacts themselves give you some sense of what is going on and much control, when you hear the first impact kick in you are getting tight enough for most applications and you just back off the trigger and maybe do some slight trigger to you get a couple more clicks tight. It comes very naturally after you use one but is kind of hard to explain. I can say the Bosch impact has much finer control than the larger 18 and up volts. My Dewalt does not get used for putting on hardware but he Bosch impact does. I often use the impact gun just because it spins screw a good bit quicker and have never broken anything. I disagree with the other comment somewhat, yes you can break a fine screw with the impact driver if you go crazy with the trigger, but you can also mess them up with the driver. The driver may not break a screw with the clutch set but as with all pure drivers it can and will cam out and strip the heads. The impact driver while more powerful is much much less likely to do that. The impact driving action just almost stops screw heads stripping out on you. Getting one is a life changing experience and you will wonder how you ever managed without one.

See post 33 for links to the combo kits but they are $109 right now. You can get the driver with the hex shank, or you can get a kit with the driver having a regular drill chuck.
Yeah I ended up using the impact like 95% of the time compared to the drill since I got it and like you mentioned I have grown accustomed to the feel and trigger to not over drive when I'm careful.
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07-04-2022 at 11:02 AM.
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Would this be powerful enough to quickly remove the lug nuts from my truck?
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07-05-2022 at 09:45 AM.
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I have an old drill that I use when I need to, and I also have Ryobi 4V QuickTurn Lithium-Ion Cordless 1/4 in. Hex Screwdriver Kit that I got a couple of months ago. I recently bought the hart 5 tool deal that was posted on SD for 80 because I just learned what an impact driver is and I figured that is what I need most for the DYI projects that I do. I haven't opened it yet, should I return the hart set and get this? Most of my DYI project just involve me putting screws into wood... thx
Quote from ben850 :
Impact drivers have a lot more power and also lack a clutch. Basically if you have anything that needs to be torqued by hand, the odds of you destroying it with an impact are pretty good.

This Bosch is a "screw driver." With a proper adjustment of the clutch, you can assemble toys, fix power outlets, or at the more extreme end you can mount a tv into a stud. Anything bigger than that and you'd be better off with an impact driver.

I use the brushless version of this (300 in/lb of torque) to fix my RC cars all the time. With the clutch set on 3/20, I can't over torque it.
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