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I had to do a door module on a Mercedes, which required me to drill about 10 rivets. To my horror I didn't have a cordless drill in my box. My co-worker has a Snap-On one, which is about $360. It works really well. Its the 14.4V one.

Can you guys recommend me a good drill, which is not too heavy but still has some power. It should be able to run to about 3-4 minutes straight.
 
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gsingh said:
I had to do a door module on a Mercedes, which required me to drill about 10 rivets. To my horror I didn't have a cordless drill in my box. My co-worker has a Snap-On one, which is about $360. It works really well. Its the 14.4V one.

Can you guys recommend me a good drill, which is not too heavy but still has some power. It should be able to run to about 3-4 minutes straight.
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The Snap-On 14.4 volt ni-cad drill like the CDR3450 and CDR4450 are a bit low on power. If you're set in Snap-On the CDR4850 and CDR6850 are much stronger tools. I hear Dewalt makes a hell of a good cordless that puts Snap-On to shame and it's less money too, but I have Snap-On ni-cad for my cordless stuff and like it, especially the impact wrenches.
 
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I'm not really set on anything right now. I just gave snapon as an example.
 
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Anything that you can get with a lithium battery.

I have several of snap-on's pneumatic power tools, and while I am satisfied with them, I just can't bring myself to try their cordless tools at their price point. In that arena, there are too many competitors delivering the same level of quality at a better price point.
 
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stikman56 said:
The Snap-On 14.4 volt ni-cad drill like the CDR3450 and CDR4450 are a bit low on power. If you're set in Snap-On the CDR4850 and CDR6850 are much stronger tools. I hear Dewalt makes a hell of a good cordless that puts Snap-On to shame and it's less money too, but I have Snap-On ni-cad for my cordless stuff and like it, especially the impact wrenches.
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Dewalt is the way to go...But know they have a "consumer grade"..and Pro grade...The XRP line is what u want.
 
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mudflap said:
Dewalt is the way to go...But know they have a "consumer grade"..and Pro grade...The XRP line is what u want.
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But keep in mind that the Dewalt XRP, much like the Metabo hammer drill mentioned above, weigh over 5 lbs. That quickly gets very tiring. The Bosch drills are nearly 1/2 that at around 3 lbs.

Home Depot and Lowes will have sales after Thanksgiving. I bought 2 sets for work like this for $99 each last year:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Bosch-18...-2-Slim-Packs-and-Charger-DDB180-02/202603588
 
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I have all dewalt cordless tools and love them all. Last year I bought the 20v brushless set, impact driver and drill. They are great. They are light and they have comedown in price since last year and I'm sure you can find some sale for them. I would recommend them they are very powerful. A few guys I worked with had the lithium makita set with the driver and drill and they are very light and work great but the dewalt has more power in my opinion. As stated above if you go dewalt get the xrp
 
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But keep in mind that the Dewalt XRP, much like the Metabo hammer drill mentioned above, weigh over 5 lbs. That quickly gets very tiring. The Bosch drills are nearly 1/2 that at around 3 lbs.

Home Depot and Lowes will have sales after Thanksgiving. I bought 2 sets for work like this for $99 each last year:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Bosch-18...-2-Slim-Packs-and-Charger-DDB180-02/202603588
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There's no reason to buy Dewalt XRP. That's their 18V stuff. 20V Max is the way to go. The DCD771 is the "consumer" model.

That Bosch is also a basic model. There's a new one out - http://toolguyd.com/bosch-ddb181-compact-18v-drill/ .
 
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I'm a big DeWalt fan. For what you're looking for one of the "bargain" units, refurb or not, like the DCD771 will be perfect. Li-Ion is a plus...

http://toolaudits.com/2014/08/dewalt-dcd771-12-20v-max-lithium-ion-drilldriver-review/
The consensus on that drill here was it rocked, for the price (on sale, refurb, under $100)
2 20V Max batteries, charger, drill, case.

Edit: Super comfortable in the hand too. Well balanced, light, includes a LED.

Can't really go wrong with a similar setup from Milwaukee, Makita, or Bosch either.
 
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As was said a drill from any of the name brands will probably work well, when I bought a new one recently I made the choice based on the availability of OTHER tools I want from the manufacturer that use the same batteries, do not want to have a bunch of different batteries and chargers.
Also it might be a good idea to buy a package with the drill and a 1/4" hex impact driver, nearly all the makers offer them and if you catch a good sale you won't pay much (if anything) more than for a drill alone.
 
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gsingh said:
I had to do a door module on a Mercedes, which required me to drill about 10 rivets. To my horror I didn't have a cordless drill in my box. My co-worker has a Snap-On one, which is about $360. It works really well. Its the 14.4V one.

Can you guys recommend me a good drill, which is not too heavy but still has some power. It should be able to run to about 3-4 minutes straight.
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You a mechanic? Any 18V+ drill should be able to do 3-4 minutes even with only one of the compact batteries. I agree on the drill/driver combo recommendation. Pretty affordable for any of the big name brands and they usually come with 2 batteries. $360 sounds pretty crazy expensive for any 14v tool. You could any of the top construction name brand 18v combo kits for that much.
 
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