Cordless drills that don't ****, Chuck related

[KnurledNut]

The chuck on my Makita XPH07 has been great, holds strong, and to my eye has much less runout than my Milwaukee and Dewalt drills, though I don't use it in hammer mode at all.

...the newer Makitas use a nice Japanese chuck IIRC.

Makita XPH07 has a nice chuck that appears to be the same as other Makita chucks.

Makita XPH07 has a Yukiwa chuck made in Japan. Great drill

Makita XPH07 is an AMAZING drill. The chuck has been flawless in my use so far. As mentioned, the runout is very minimal. The power this drill has is robust, and the large handle is great for high torque drilling. The high RPM makes hammer drill mode feasible for a cordless. At the same time, it can be very nimble for smaller tasks. I highly recommend.

 

[mmason7764]

Another vote for the Makita XPH07. Metal chuck and more power than I've ever needed.

Looking into one of their cordless impact wrenches now.

 

[MikeF2316]

I have a corded Craftsman drill from the late '70s, that's the only drill I've owned where I had to replace the (keyed) chuck. I have 4 cordless craftsman drills, all with good keyless chucks, but no good batteries. I have a corded Milwaukee, cordless Ridgid and a couple of cordless Milwaukees, all with good keyless chucks.

Some on here have complained about runout in certain Milwaukee keyless chucks.

 

[losvre]

Not directly related to the chuck but some drill have this collar thing just before the chuck and can be attached to a drill press / column if needed.

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[6PTsocket]

Right now between my shop and work truck I've got four cordless drills. One Dewalt and three Bosch. One of the Bosch drills is 5-6 years old. The other two Bosch drills are 2-3 years old. The Dewalt I bought a few months ago.

They all have what I consider to be junk chucks. Constantly Chuck smaller bits off center and loosen while drilling. I was using the oldest Bosch last night and it dropped the bit three times while drilling four holes.

I will admit the Bosch drills are getting a lot of wear with the oldest probably being worn out completely. But the Dewalt hasn't seen much use at all and it's almost as bad as the oldest Bosch.

I know Milwaukee has known Chuck issues. But I've never heard anyone complain about Bosch as they use Rohm chucks. I've never been impressed with Dewalts drills to be completely honest but the price was right and I was hoping it would have a decent Chuck. Oh well.

So does any manufacture build a cordless drill with a high quality Chuck that won't attempt to drive me crazy? What about a keyed Chuck? Anyone still putting those on cordless tools?

Just as a point of interest, Bosch is making an an advertising issue of the "new improved, all metal chuck for better holding power" on their current drill. Mayby they thought it needed improvement, too. I replaced a chuck with a different one on an old drill, looking to solve the same problems. I read somebody complaining about a Milwaukee drill chuck the other day. It seems to be a common problem. That is definitely a concern for my next drill. I don't need a hammer drill but they used to get heavier duty chucks to stay tight under the shock. I don't know if that is still true.

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[davethorik]

I have a Milwaukee M18 brushed and it will drop bits, mostly smaller sizes. It does this if you use the motor to tighten the chuck or your hand. The chuck is steel, and doesn't have bad runout.

I've found that if you get the drill bits with 1/4 hex shank, it doesn't drop them as much. Of course at that point I usually just put them in my impact and use that to drill.

I recently had the opportunity to use a newer M18 fuel brushless hammer drill and it doesn't drop bits.

I was looking at replacement chucks and ouch, don't really feel the need to pony up that kind of dough. I'll just live with it, as I mostly use 7/16 or 1/2 drills that have 3 flats on the shank, and I don't have issues with these unless the flats aren't lined up.

 

[Burgerkong]

Makita XPH07 has a Yukiwa chuck made in Japan. Great drill

This better not be AvE.

 

[mobius87]

Old thread I know but has anyone had any problems with the run out on the newer Makita Sub Compact line of drills? I really liked the features and lightness of my Milwaukee M12 Fuel 1/2" hammer drill when I first got it. I've had it about two years now and the runout has gotten way worse than it initially was. I returned 3 of the same units to Home Depot until I got one that didn't have really bad run out. I think I'm probably banned from that store for returns from doing so but the run out was noticeable to the eye without even trying. I know Makita has always used very high quality chucks but I was curious if the new compact line was the same deal. I venture a lot of people these days could care less about run out but I do (I gather that by how terrible most drills are these days, there must be some acceptance factor).