PAM Screwgun

Vrooman

What kind of screw guns do you guys run? Ive been looking into PAM and they seem fairly decent from what I have heard.

I have only used Quik-Drive before and they seem to be broken more than they are working.

Do they all accept the same type of collated screws? or are they differant for each model.

I am looking to use this for subfloor and possibly decks.

hughjazz

I have the quick drive, it works well for me..

I have used the pam lots too. I think it's better.

The screws are diffrent. they are a torx or something. The pam seemed to jamb less to me.

user30697

a Makita is an excellent tool. they have them in 18v lithium and 14.4 lithium as well a a couple of corded models. they use two guides to guide the screw straight into the material. they can use pam screws. they have the same type of skrew as makita, pam, grabber, senco etc. i don't know if you can get a torx bit for it but the makita bits last very long. you can get an extension for it to screw a subfloor while standing if you want to and it puts in skrews in consistantly without bending them etc. never going back to a quikdrive.

Vrooman

I will have too look into the makitas, problem is the only place that sells tools here is Home depot and they dont carry that type of stuff, so ebay it is I guess...just will have to make sure I can get screws for it at my supplier...

Anyone else have opinion/reviews?

user30697

i see you live in Brandon. if you would take the time you could go to portage la prairie for a dealer. the rona store has a huge selection of tools. one of the biggest their is unless Ive never seen the biggest around here. anyway they have the makita autofeeders. they cost about the same as the pam setup i think. for screws they give you pam screws which you might be able to find locally. one problem you might have is finding bits. they last very very long so its not as much an issue. i don't know if this is the case for all BFR550 models but mine came with robertson(square) bits. I used to have a 750 model and it had philips bits. i hope this helps you.