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This is the best screwdriver<\/strong> I have ever used. Made by Spec Tools<\/a>, the Overdriver Pro<\/strong> has been in service in my shop for 23 years.<\/p>\n Similar to many drivers, the magnetic shaft accepts 1\/4″ hex bits<\/strong>, which makes it a versatile space and money saver, and it has a ratchet mechanism<\/strong> to reduce hand fatigue and speed the work, though this one is exceptionally smooth and quiet. <\/strong>There is room to store several bits inside the handle.<\/p>\n What makes this tool unique<\/strong> and great is its patented 4:1 on-demand gear ratio.<\/strong> When you want low speed with high torque, use it like a regular driver with a 1:1 gear. When you want high speed<\/strong>\u00a0with low torque, use your second hand to grip the large collar at the top of the shaft to actuate the 4:1 mechanism, making it easy to exceed 400 RPM.\u00a0The smaller collar at the base of the handle reverses the ratchet direction.<\/p>\n None of this would matter if it was flimsily built, but this tool is very well made and tough<\/strong>. It has seen plenty of use in all sorts of DIY work in addition to the woodshop.\u00a0The handle<\/strong> is hard plastic that gives a surprisingly good grip and is very durable, but can be a little rough in sweaty hands. There is no lock setting<\/strong> on the ratchet mechanism, which I would sometimes find convenient when making a final torque adjustment on a screw and want to back off a little.<\/p>\n The model pictured above<\/strong> has been replaced by the OD-2001<\/a> – same tool, different color. It and the RGO-5412<\/a>, which has a friendlier looking handle containing some firm rubber, are the company’s pro model straight drivers. They cost more but are worth it.<\/p>\n This screwdriver does not seem to be sold by many stores so I thought readers would like to know about it. Spec Tools is located in eastern Massachusetts, and you can order from their site.<\/p>\n This review is unsolicited and uncompensated.<\/p>\n Addendum:<\/strong> I would like readers to know that after I posted this review, the nice people at Spec Tools sent me a package of a few tools, which they insisted I keep with no expectations on their part. I did not solicit, hope for, or at all anticipate this, nor did I subsequently change the content of the post. It is not why I wrote the review. Therefore, I have kept the tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is the best screwdriver I have ever used. Made by Spec Tools, the Overdriver Pro has been in service in my shop for 23 years. Similar to many drivers, the magnetic shaft accepts 1\/4″ hex bits, which makes it a versatile space and money saver, and it has a ratchet mechanism to reduce hand […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-product-reviews","category-tools-and-shop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2589"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4197,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589\/revisions\/4197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}