Customer Reviews

Porter-Cable 4634 Deck/Drywall Screwdriver

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This is a great product with tons of power. I have used it for decking and drywall. 3" deck screws are no problem. The nose piece is great with such easy adjustability. Buy one!

Anything you set out to accomplish with this baby is a zip. The 2500 rpms are more than enough to drive screws up to 3 inches with no prob into rafters, decking, and drywall. The depth setter is accurate, and allows for proper penetration into drywall. Grip provides comfort, and the belt clip seems durable, and hasn't broke yet, (as it has on my Dewalt). I always reach for this one... get it?

I have several PC drills/tools that work fine; however, this driver leaks oil/lubricant. I returned it to our area's PC repair facility in Maryland and they could not correct the problem. Their conclusion was that I had to live with it. Neither a cleanly operating tool nor good service. Fortunately, this has been an exception albeit a miserable one. Disappointing to say the least.

I have had this driver for several years and use it for hanging sheetrock as well as decking screws. It has been easy to use, easy to adjust the depth and reliable.

The only thing it doesn't do well is set screws to the correct depth on an inside corner - the body hits the wall, and keeps the bit from coming straight down. The same problem would happen on any similar tool. All it means is that a few screws will have to be set by hand with a regular screw gun.

There are a few models on the market that have a faster RPM, but they aren't recommended for decks; just drywall. This one, at 2,500 RPM is plenty fast for me.

If you are just hanging a few sheets, it may not be worth spending the money, but if you hang much drywall, it'll save you lots of time.

Just received the Porter Cable screw-gun / driver. It is covered in oil.Presumably this is the same defect mentioned elsewhere in these Amazon reviews.Since it is such an obvious defect -you can feel it & see it brand new in the box(!) you wonder about the quality control of all the other aspects of this tool.I bought this because it is Made in USA even though the Harbor Freight (chinese) equivalent is about 1/3 of the price.
Disappointed.