DEWALT Screwdriver Bit Set, Impact Ready, FlexTorq, 40-Piece (DWA2T40IR)

• Minimizes Drops

• Reduces Wobbles & Breakage

• FlexTorq allows bits to flex up to 15 degrees

• 10x Magnetic Screw Lock system

• Minimizes drops and reduces wobbling

• Reduces breakage and longer life

Product description

DEWALT DWA2T40IR 40 piece Impact Ready Screw driving Set is part of the DEWALT Flexor line of power tool accessories. Flexor allows bits to flex up to 15 degrees which equals increased durability and reduced breakage for longer bit life. This set allows you to maximize you Impact ready system. It features a 10x Magnetic Screw Lock System for strong fastener retention and is preferred by professionals everywhere. The bits are placed directly in the impact driver; no run out and allows for access areas. It also minimizes drops and reduces wobbling. This set features a full range of sizes, from 2 inch to 6 inch screw driving bits and are removable to be used across a full bit set. These bits are durable and jobsite tough. Set includes: (1) 3/8" Untested, (1) 1/4" Untested, (1) 5/16" Untested, (1) Impact Ready Sleeve, (1) 3" Impact Ready Screw Lock Holder, (6) 2" PH2 Impact Ready Bits, (1) 2" SQ2 Impact Ready Bit, (1) 2" T25 Impact Ready Bit, (1) 2" SL8 Impact Ready Bit, (4) 1" PH2 Bits, (2) 1" SL8 Impact Ready Bits, (1) 1" SL6 Impact Ready Bit, (1) 1" PH1 Impact Ready Bit, (1) 1" PH3 Impact Ready Bit, (1) 1" SL10 Impact Ready Bit, (3) 1" PH2, (1) 1" T15 Impact Ready Bit, (3) 1" T20 Impact Ready Bit, (3) 1" T25 Impact Ready Bit, (1) 1" T30 Impact Ready Bit, (2) 1" SQ2 Impact Ready Bits, (1) 1" SQ3 Impact Ready Bit, (1) 1" SQ1 Impact Ready Bit, (1) 3.5" PH2 Impact Ready Bit.

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WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are: lead from lead-based paints, crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber. Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of wor

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Overall this is a very good set of bits / accessories for impact drivers. 3 star review is because the product photo is not accurate. This set DOES NOT come with the 3/8" nut driver that is shown in the photo. Instead it comes with a 3/8" socket adapter. I specifically needed this part... so I ended up keeping the set and buying the nut driver separately at a brick and mortar store for about $3.50. Overall this is not the end of the world but I would encourage Amazon to update their product photo. I've attached a photo with the complete list of parts included in this set.

The batteries for my Craftsman cordless drill stopped holding a charge. I looked all over the internet for a replacement battery and no one makes them anymore. Time for a new cordless drill. I had always been a Craftsman kind of guy, but with Sears and K-Mart going down the toilet, the brand Craftsman has suffered too. They're not half the company they used to be. No innovation, barely any new products; they're just not a leading brand anymore. So I'm left with the unfortunate decision of choosing another favorite brand of tools. Although I do use Stanley measuring tapes and I have one Stanley screwdriver and a bubble level that someone left in my tool box a long time ago; I'd be damn if I'm going to become a full Stanley kind of guy. Enters Dewalt. I got a drill and impact wrench set. Best drill and impact wrench I've ever owned. Those things are small but so powerful and the 20V Max batteries being compatible across the board is very convenient. Dewalt tools feel like they're made to last forever, they're reliable as they come and the company is constantly looking for innovation. Their bits and screw sets are strong, complete and affordable. They also happen to make the DCF899, which happens to be the strangest battery operated impact wrench on the planet; it can unscrew the lug nut out of an 18 wheeler! I just ordered mine; it's on its way. If you hear on the news that someone is going around loosening 18 wheeler lug nuts, you can assume my DCF899 has arrived.

I don't like puzzle boxes when I work. I've used drill bits before. I'm not 10 years old. Mostly what I expected is what I got without any need for instructions or explanation except for the magnetic sleeve which I've never used before. I couldn't make out exactly what this was from the picture on amazon but I ordered anyway because I had a project to do and I need a better quality set of bits than those from HF. So first off, I'm thinking what is this thing and why do they include what looks to be a cut off screw and what's this 'pull' mean on the packaging. The picture on the package makes no sense either. I spent over an hour trying to figure out what this is. Yeah, I've heard of google and youtube. The problem is that dewalt makes all kinds of versions of this and all kinds of different versions of this kit and it's not intuitive at all and it's not easy to work. Anyway for noobs like me with these mag sleeves this is how it works. The sleeve is designed to hold the bit in place with a screw attached to the other end. You can still use two hands but you don't have to hold the screw in place and the drill at the same time. At one end of the sleeve, it's magnetized so the head of the screw attaches. At the other end you insert one of the torq flex bits. I don't know if I got a bad one or not but I have to really twist and jam to get the bit in and out of the sleeve. Anyway, if it's inserted properly you should see the end of the bit sticking out from the magnetic end. Attach the head of the screw to this end and voila.

I also hate the box. When you close it how do you know if it is up or down, locked or unlocked. The sleeve and one of the bits doesn't have a holder so they are loose and so they fall out or you have to fiddle with them.

The bits themselves look very good. I haven't had a chance to try them yet. Because this arrived late, I had to finish my project without them which was hard to do with crappy bits. But, these seem well made. However, many of these I'll never use so I would have liked more #ph3 bits for instance but this is always the case when you buy a set.

So, 0 stars for packaging and design, and 5 stars for what looks like good bits.

update: Oddly, ever since I got these, they've been my go to bits. Haven't had one fail yet and IMHO the flex bits actually work and if you set your drill clutch correctly there's less opportunity to strip a screw. I just wish that they came with more of a variety of bits vs the number of #2s but I suppose I'd be complaining if it came with a whole bunch of bits I never use.

Getting the plastic shipping case open was the typical expected struggle but getting the tools in and out of the storage container was a real disappointment. They are difficult to remove and impossible to put back in their respective holders.
I'll probably discard the storage container and toss the contents into a small container and fish through it for the desired tool when need be. The exact thing I was trying to avoid. I'd send it back but I destroyed the plastic shipping case removing the product. Not worth the time and effort to send it back anyway.
Hopefully the individual bits and pieces are of moderate quality but I'm not holding my breath.

Great just like all other Dewalt tools

I am a big fan of Dewalt tools. These cases come up on sale every once in awhile and I make sure to grab one. I have not tried out the new attachment that comes with this but it does look very useful if you don't have a free hand to hold the screw while assembling something. The bits are very durable and outlast anything I have gotten in terms of budget bits. Those ones break as soon as they hit a locked up screw while the Dewalt ones will power through and stay together. They are not indestructible but they will outlast just about anything out there. The hard case this comes in a nice tough as it is very durable and can just be thrown around without having to worry of it braking or coming open.