CAMO MARKSMAN Pro-X1, Deck Tool for Edge Fastening Installation, 1/16" Spacing, Fits 5-1/4-5-3/4" Wood Decking (0345002)

Works well dont have to have a bunch of screw holes in my deck. Takes a little more time but worth it.

Wow, is this thing great! I've been building decks off and on for 50 years. I've done "manual" blind screwing, hidden clips, and face nailing/screwing (many years ago). I wish this thing had been invented decades ago. My helper and I whipped out a 200 square foot deck in less than a day, and every single hidden screw is perfectly placed and holding tight- even the ones 1/2" from the end of the board at joints. Virtually no splits! The screws are designed with a tip that "pre-drills". (Because of this design they don't start easily when they're not driven using this tool. No problem though. For the starter board, where the jig can't be used, just hammer them in 1/4" or so, or drive a pointed screw in 1/2" or so. Or you can pre-drill for those few screws. I will have to return the 5 pack of special drill bits. The two that were included in the box of screws were still going strong for the last screw.

Very easy to use. Watched the DIY YouTube finished my deck in two days. Extremely helpful and hides screw holes well.

I just finished an 800 sqft deck using this tool. It is simple to use and durable but here are a few tips/tricks I learned along the way. -The tools spacing ability is good but not sufficient. If you are laying a 10ft board and you just use this tool to space it then the board will probably be crooked. How much will depend a lot on the materials. I bought two of these and would use one at each end which helped a lot but many of the boards were still not straight. I would recommend using additional spacers to help keep the boards aligned. -Don't push down on the handle. Sure, it's tempting, but I can guarantee you'll break it off. I was very careful and it did not happen to me but I could see how easy it would be to break. If you are trying to squeeze the tool into a tight space, place your palm on the flat area below both handles and gently rock the tool a little. -If you are really in a tight spot, remove the spacer (the 1/16th spacer removes completely) and use it by itself. Why only 4 stars? -The tool is a tad expensive. It is of good design but there really isn't much to it. Materials wise, it probably should only be $25-$30. -The screws are decent but I did break a few and they are pretty expensive. For the same price you would get a much higher quality deck screw. -The star bits are only ok quality. A couple of mine bent and rusted. On top of that they are well overpriced compared to regular star bits. -Boards are not very easy to remove. I had to pull up a couple of boards for various reasons and it wasn't easy. It wasn't super complicated, but it was definitely more complicated than face screws would have been.

This is a great product!!! A deacon with no exposed nail heads looks wonderful. If you want to spoil yourself buy two of these and the project will go 3 times faster. This system will take a bit more time to install than face nailing but the results are MUCH better. If you really want to do your deck the correct way you should NEVER near the end of a board. Look at your current deck. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that every board that is rotten rotted right where one board comes together end to end with another board and both boards land on one joist. Most would put two nails in the end of each board which splits the ends of each deck board AND puts 4 nails into the joist at the same place. The end to end boards trap water and lead I right down to a joist split wide open by FOUR nails and that is why decks fail. Instead run your deck in sections and do NOT stagger the deck board seems. Put all of the end to end seems in the same place and keep a 1/4 inch gap between each end. The framing below must have one joist which sits back 1 1/2 inches from the end of one deck board and another's joist that sits back 1 1/2 inches from the end of the other deck board. One extra joist every 12 or so feet but a cheap price to avoid nailing at the ends of deck boards splitting them and ruining the joist below. A trick I learned in Fine Home Building magazine years ago. I'd take a bet that this plan, with the Camo screw guide, and a rubbery deck joist cover will double or triple the life of your deck.

OK, I like this product but I don't LOVE it. 1. It goes over the surface of the deck board, across the joist and you simply screw it into place. Couple issues with this... a. If the board before it is a little proud (sticks up more than the one you are currently working on) then it will screw more into the TOP of the side of the board instead of just the side of the board. b. If you miss the joist by a little bit, it doesn't pull the screw down far enough and the tool gets stuck between your board and the previous one. A good yank helps to get it out but you don't want to ruin the tool so it gets a bit finicky in this situation. Then you can push that screw into place by forcing it with the drill. c. If your joists are offset (as they are with our PATTERNED deck, I can imagine a simple design would be easier) then you have to reset the tool quite often. d. It states that the screws will automatically "start" (I can't remember the exact phrasing) and only needs a little bit of pressure on the drill. I find if it doesn't "start" you need 2 hands, one to run the drill and one to put some back pressure on the drill but in reality you need a third hand to hold onto the tool as it falls off the board pretty easily. I don't have solutions to these problems but seems like an engineer could come up with something to make this tool a bit more functional. Overall I am pleased with the functionality of t his tool and would definitely buy it again, even knowing about the flaws above. It would be helpful if they had an FAQ section on their instructions to address some of the above issues and solutions to make it work a bit better out of the box. We have a HUGE deck (600 sq feet) to do so the quantity of screws 1750 will get us through most of it!

I used this for the boards on my 50 square meter decking. Great fixing system, almost invisible when in place yet you can still get an individual board up if you need to. There's a couple of little tricks you learn and it's a good idea to watch and understand the Camo "how to" videos on YouTube. Especially the one about starting off the first row of boards by a wall. You do need to use their own brand screws because they're the other part of the system. So long as you understand this tool is just one half of the fixing system then you shouldn't have a problem with that.

Funciona perfectamente

Perfectly aligned, hidden deck screws.

Works good - except I probably won’t use it to often ,as I only need one deck 😀 The 1/6” gap is the way to go as the boards shrink to a 1/4”gap roughly

Todo bien