DeWalt DW2054 Compact Magnetic Drive Guide with Self Retracting Sleeve, 1-Pack

So I ended up ordering 2 of these because I've got a Dewalt mid grip drill that is reaaally powerful and it makes screwing really hard. (No pun intended.) These both arrived looking good. The metal jacket slides up and down and is held in my a C-clip at the base and i think another on the inside of the cylinder. I used it to drill a few 3 inch screws into some 2x4's last night to test it out. It worked great. The magnet was ok at holding the screw on; adequate, which is good enough to to me. When the screw slipped a few times it stayed contained and quickly went back on to the screw. No more mared up work!! It helped prevent stripping the screws too, though it didn't remove the risk entirely. I still needed to be gentle on the trigger and keep the pressure on the back of the drill.As for some of the bad removes about crap quality or broken C-clips. The quality seems as good as any simple metal device could be. Since the outer cylinder extends a few millimeters paster the inner, that does mean that when you screw something down at high speed, the impact will transfer to the cylinder and the C-clip. Apparently, the clip can pop off or the cylinder actually splits, based on poor reviews. Some solutions to consider to extend the life of this tool is:- You could superglue or use tape(or a mix of both) over the clip (I used painters tape because it is essentially paper and becomes a very hard acrylic compositve when mixed).- To prevent the metal tube splitting at some point, you could either use a dremel cutting disk to cut it shorter about 3-4 mm, or perhaps wrap it in duct tape, or try the superglue+painters tape and wrap it tightly a few times to make it stronger.In short, it really is a simple and helpful device, and there are ways to prevent breaking it. Just use your imagination!

Works better than expected.

Great

I wish I had this thing years ago. It works really well with long and short screws. Mine actually fell apart and now the sheath falls off the bit holder, but it still gets the job done. I just have to make sure I don't pull it out too far. Definitely a great purchase.

I refuse to believe this isn't a fake knock-off product. The screw-guide sleeve falls off just by gravity alone, and the magnetism is almost non-existant. Absolutely terrible quality all around. I would give it zero stars if I could just for how frustrating the lack of magnetic strength is.

Makes using screw bits much easier.

I bought one of these 10 or so years ago and used (and abused) it a lot. It lasted a long time. I was recently abusing it again, and it didn't hold up to the abuse. I was surprised that they're still being sold, and that I found it at such an inexpensive price. I could swear that I paid a lot more for my original one 10 years ago.The magnet is strong enough that it will hold a fairly long screw. Because the guide sleeve is fairly narrow, it's able to guide the screw fairly straight. This has really helped me, multiple times when I didn't have good access where I was going to install a screw.

It's such a step up from the basic junk. Of course as soon as I received it, I found my old one. It's a step up from my old Dewalt so I'm good with that.