Over at Home Depot, certain stores (and online distribution centers) still have a couple of the special Milwaukee M12 radio and cordless screwdriver combos that were $99 last month for Father’s Day.
The special combo comes with the radio, Milwaukee’s older-style cordless screwdriver, a charger, and a single Li-ion battery pack.
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If you’re looking to be the coolest guy on the block with the latest and greatest gear, save your pennies for Milwaukee’s new M18 Bluetooth jobsite radio instead. But if you want a modest radio, bonus screwdriver, and solid M12 battery to get them working, you can now get this combo for $79.
The radio and screwdriver combo is currently available for free shipping, and in-store pickup is another option if one of your local stores has any combos left in stock.
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My guess is that the new $79 price is intended to help clear out remaining stock, and that once all of the combos are gone, the deal’s unlikely to return. Well, possibly at least not for a couple of months until there might be some unsold special combos from Home Depot’s later-in-the-year winter holiday displays. Even then, there’s no guarantee this radio and screwdriver combo will come back. When I last posted about a similar post-holiday clearance deal 4-1/2 years ago, the holiday special at the time was an M12 radio and drill kit. Maybe the next promo combo will be a radio and impact driver combo.
Kevin
Can someone explain why you’d want to own a power screwdriver? I have the m12 drill/driver and impact driver….just not sure what the use case is for a screwdriver.
Thoughts?
Jason
The only reason really is you get a clutch with the screwdriver and you don’t get that feature with an impact driver.
Stuart
A screwdriver has a 1/4″ quick change chuck, which is more convenient for fastening applications. The clutch settings might also differ a little bit, but probably not.
It often cones down to a question of whether you want to do more drilling or driving.
Kevin
cuts back on fatigue if you’re doing assembly, cabinet installs or working overhead all day.
Doug
I use mine for small fasteners you wouldn’t want to use an impact for.
It is essentially the same as the drill but with a hex drive instead of a chuck.
I often have a drill bit in my 12V drill for pilot holes and a drive bit in the screwdriver, so I don’t have to chuck and unchuck between screws.
JT
This exactly. Pilot holes in one small drill, screw in the other.
J Freeman
My battery operated screwdriver (Dewalt) is used almost everyday. I mostly use it to assemble items. I also use it to screw-in power receptacles and switches into back boxes. The clutch with settings keeps me from stripping out the screw heads or over tightening them.
Kent
I frequently use 2 or 3 drill/drivers at the same time. One with a bit. One with a countersink. And one to drive a screw. I won’t use an impact gun on nice projects; mostly for framing or deck building.
The UPS guy dropped off my new radio/screwdriver kit a few hours ago. It’s a heck of a deal for $85 (California tax).