Cordless Drills

[BikerDad]

I'm honestly suprised that hasn't happened yet in Europe. They did it with cell phone chargers. I know those are used a lot more but it's kind of a similar idea.

Cell phone chargers are a different beast for one simple reason. They aren't attached to the "tool" (i.e. phone) during use. Power tool manufacturers have to take more ergonomic and environmental issues into consideration when designing the form factor and interface.

 

[stg454]

I have the 20v DeWalt and 12v Bosch. Very strong tools.

 

[augustus]

I have a bunch of 12V bosch drills for home, and I think only once were they not powerful enough (for me that's when I grab the corded drill). There's a more powerful line of Bosch drills that I use at work, and I was surprised that I still liked using them despite the added weight. I do a lot of home renovation, and the small Bosch drills are awesome at getting into tight spots.

Only thing I know for sure, black and decker *****.

There's no money in standardizing battery packs, is there?

 

[stg454]

Augustus,
I couldn't agree more. I've even used my 12v Bosch impact driver for a deck build before I had the 20v DeWalt and it never let me down. Plenty of power to drive deck screws.

 

[BaMaDuDe87]

My dad bought into the Ryobi 18V system earlier this year and with the amount of tools and add-ons, I went the same route so that we can mix and match what we need and we don't end up with 5 of the same thing from different brands. Keeps costs down for both of us. Some things we have two of (drills and lights) and some we have one (hedge trimmers, reciprocating saw, circular saw, etc.) and swap back and fourth. We only live about 5-10 min apart, so if I need something he has or I have something he needs I can just run over.

Very happy with the tools/system we have so far. Brad nailer and rotary saw coming soon.

 

[ngk22r]

About home depot; investigate their specific part number of the tools they are selling. If Milwaukee makes a version of that tool without a hyphen and letters added onto the end then the version sold at home depot is NOT the version that gets all the good reviews. The reason hd versions are cheaper is because the units plumbers, electricians, and hvac guys buy and use everday are the real deal and the diy version at hd are for that exactly. Used every once in a while.
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I bought my Milwaukee Fuel from Home Depot... There are three levels of Milwaukee tools, brushed (entry level), brushless (mid grade), and fuel (high grade).

Ya know its odd.....The tool companies seem to have an issue making a quality chuck for their drills. Ive seen it **** on all brands. Most of them are plastic and wobble. My sears 19.2 kit drill ***** when it comes to the chuck. Ive literally broken drill bits bc it comes loose spins on the bit without notice and then overheats the bit and *snap*

Makita and Milwaukee have similar cheap designs. The only drills Ive seen that have a chuck worth a damn is the dewalt ones made from metal, and they have that fine tooth sound that really clamps down on the drill bit. My old school craftsman 1/2" has a heavy duty metal chuck with big teeth and you need a key - but that sucker works!

I feel like Ive seen higher quality after market chucks available where you can upgrade your drill. That might be the route to go.

That being said....my next round of impact and drill set will be a makita without a doubt. Their impacts are damn work horses.

What you see on the display models have plastic chucks but when you buy the tool they have metal chucks...

The hammer drill is the "mid grade" model and has a metal chuck, excellent drill and have had no issues with it: