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This Tool Rocks (Swift Driver by Master Mechanic)

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Remember those window treatments I blogged about the other day?

Well, part of our 2012 DIY Blog Squad duties involved trying out a new tool from True Value, and since we used it to put those window blinds up, I thought this would be a good time to blog about it. It’s called the Swift Driver, and it’s made by Master Mechanic…

We recorded a little video to show how much easier it made the un-fun task of hanging blinds…

Pretty handy dandy, eh?

To be honest, when we first got it, we were sort of thinking it was just going to be one more unused tool in our already jam-packed, mess of a tool room. But we’ve used it several times since the day we hung the blinds, and we’re thinking we can probably just get rid of the 8 million regular screwdrivers we have laying around because this thing works so much better than they do.

Which gives me an idea. (Literally just hit my brain as I am typing this.)

Kev! Let’s give away a couple of Swift Drivers! (I just yelled that to him from my desk.)

(He just responded, “Okay!”)

So- if you’d like to enter for a chance to win one, just leave us a comment on this post (if you’re reading this in an email, you’ll have to click over to our blog to leave a comment) between now and Monday, July 16th (9am CST) and we’ll randomly select a couple of winners sometime after that. Good luck!

This post is part of our 2012 True Value DIY Blog Squad series.

Nester at Nesting Place
Roeshel at The DIY Showoff
Kate at Centsational Girl
Allison at House of Hepworths
Sarah at Thrifty Decor Chick
Chris & Bruno at Man Made DIY
Marian at Miss Mustard Seed
Taylor at Maryjanes and Galoshes
Cassity at Remodelaholic

We look forward to seeing what our fellow squad members cook up this time around, too!

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  2. Carrie Sullivan

    I would love one of those! I am working on building up my own tool stash, what a perfect addition!

  3. Luke Williamson

    What an awesome tool. This would be such a huge help for all my projects!!

  8. Sherry@Ties2ThePast

    I’d love to win one!
    My husband has a bunch of screwdrivers but this would be MINE…ALL MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    ♥’s
    Sherry

  10. Marissa

    So perfect!! We just signed a contract on a new house TODAY!! My husband and I have been teachers in Mexico for the last few years and haven’t had a home of our own for 8 years now!! I’m so excited to paint and put up curtain rods and do all of those amazing things that we haven’t been able to do! The nifty little swift driver would be perfect (especially since buying a new house means we won’t have much money left for tools!)…thanks for the great giveaway!

  19. Kelly E.

    I’d love to win one of these. It looks like it’s so handy – and more of an “all in one” type screwdriver. It would really clean-up the old tool box as it is right now, that’s for sure! Thank you so much for the chance to win!

  23. Christine

    Well first off- that tool is totally awesome!!! Second my husband is a carpenter and I have yet to come across a screwdriver when I need one!!!!! I am the one that does all the little jobs around the house and he hoards all the tools!! I really need one of those!!! lol 🙂

  27. Anne

    Love how your room Is coming together!! I am slightly obsessed with board covered walls and some day it will happen in my house!! Oh and I would love to win one of those awesome screwdrivers!!

  28. Amber R

    I would love to win one of these, they seem like they’d be a dream with Ikea furniture.

  29. michelle

    Ummmm, yeah would LOVe to win one of these baby’s!! Since I am the primary handyman’ in this house~I could totally use that!!! Plus I love to win things~who doesn’t!! 😉

  31. Stephanie

    I think I like it too!! No more smashed knuckles and faces in hard to reach places…

  32. Sheila Longeway

    I would love, and could truly use, the Swift Driver! My son moved out last summer and in my love for him, I handed him my tool bag, and pretty much all my tools!! He thought it was generous, I’m now seeing it was a mistake! I miss my tools!

  35. Janene

    I’d love to add that to my collection of screwdrivers (that I can never find). Does it come in pink? I’m only half-kidding on that – my boys won’t touch my pink tools. I’m not a fan of the color myself, but it works well for me when I need a tool. 🙂

  36. Dawn L.

    Love your blog, and that tool looks great! I’ve been doing a lot of little “spruce ups” around my place and a tool like that looks like it would be really useful!

  38. Katia Sergio

    Just Love this tool. I gave my husband a hard time every time I want to move or screw something. Please add me in your list to win this awesome tool,

    Katia

  40. Laura

    I bet if you pick my name, my husband would want to look at your blog on a regular basis. Or more regularly than me saying, “Hey honey, you should see what Kevin and Layla made!”

  41. lynn johnson

    I just lost my ratchet driver I have had for years. This looks like more than a suitable replacement!

  46. Donna Doble Brown

    Hey Layla . . .anytime I get to watch you or Kev with a helpful ‘how-to’ video it’s a good day for me! You guys make me smile . . . Miss seeing pic’s of kit-cat . . . .I adopted my own (1rst tuxedo) new Kitty two months ago after loosing our 13 year old Jasper . . . Been a lot of laughs! This one has a totally different personality!
    Hope you all are well! Been keeping my eyes open on HGTV for you guys! 🙂

  50. Jennifer

    What a great idea! We have the traditional ratchet screw driver, which I love, but this thing is amazing!!! I am building cornices right now, and this would be really handy when it is time to install them. 🙂