snap on cordless drill

[citroen_grant]

hi everyone I'm looking for any advice on the snapon cordless drills, I'm currently running a dewalt drill which is really good but I'm looking to upgrade because sometimes the dewalt cant handle it, was speaking to my snapon dealer about there cordless drill, but its not exactly cheap, was also looking at the Milwaukee fuel range cordless drills, any help or advice would be awesome

 

[scissorman]

All of Snap-on's air and battery powered tools are way overpriced IMHO. I have a Milwaukee 1/2" M18 hammer drill and haven't had any issues with it or doing any job.

 

[citroen_grant]

I wouldn't say there al over price being that I'm from Scotland are snapon tools are priced different to you guy across the pond, I'm a really big fan of Milwaukee tools I have the 3/8 cordless ratchet and its awesome

 

[shockwave]

I have both the m12 fuel drill and snap on 14.4 drill and I prefer the m12 with its 1/2 chuck vs 3/8 on snap on both are about the same size power defiantly goes to the m12

I cannot comment on 18v most of my drilling does not need a full size drill

 

[TomB19]

I like my Milwaukee FUEL drills. Zero complaints and I abuse them with hole saws, etc. The M18 hammer drill will sink into a concrete wall at least as fast as any corded drill I have.

I don't own the DeWalt 20V max but I'm pretty sure it has a Rohm chuck. It looks fantastic. I'd definitely consider it, if I didn't have an investment in M12/M18.

 

[lugnut71]

I have owned them, and they are good. problem is snap ons batteries are way expensive, I have also owned dewalt for many years, currently I have two Milwaukee 18v fuel and have been so impressed with them haven't looked at anything else for few years now.

 

[WhiffySpark]

I've read on here miluawkee has **** chucks. But of course they say to just change them out
I'm thinking about switching my matco over to snapon

 

[TomB19]

The Milwaukee FUEL drills have OK chucks. Not great but I've never had a problem.

They aren't in the same league as the DeWalt/Rohm , though.

My Milwaukee M12 (non-FUEL) drill has the worst chuck I've ever used. It won't hold a bit and never wood, from new. There are tons of similar complaints but I've never heard anyone complain much about a chuck on a FUEL drill.

 

[kblazer87]

I have had a few Snap on drills I bought to sell and still have one I use for myself. All were purchased second hand and all worked great. The one I have was purchased at a pawn shop, was 8 months old when I bought it and cost me 75.00 out the door. If you end up with one I don't think you will be disappointed.
I have owned Milwaukee drills in the past, but not any of the fuels so cannot speak to those.

 

[Bruce57]

I'm happy with my 18v Snap-on. It's very powerful and the chuck is great. It's a little heavy but I use carbide hole saws to cut steel and it powers right through. I picked it up off eBay, the new price was too much for me.

 

[gooblunar]

I have the snapon cdr8850h 1/2 and cdr761a 3/8. Compared to my new dewalt 20v 1/2" and my bosch 18v 1/2" . The Snapon is much more powerful. Handles large hole saws without trouble. The bosch and dewalt feel like they want to split appart.

 

[citroen_grant]

thanks guys, see I have the dewalt 18v lithium ion battery powered drill its ok but I find it struggles when I'm drilling out say a broken bolt or stud, that's why I'm asking about which drill to get, ive got no problem dewalt drills but I'm a big fan of the Milwaukee range because like I said ive got the cordless ratchet and I'm looking into there impact right angle ratchet, on they other side my snap on dealer is super awesome and got give me good deal on there 18v lithium ion drill

 

[hoston23]

I have a snap on drill, but for the money I would go with the Milwaukee fuel any day hands down. I am trying to sell my drill because I like the Milwaukee so much better and for the money I spent on the SO I could buy more batteries for the milwaukee

 

[maxpower_hd]

In my experience the SO electric stuff is no better and often not as good as good brand name tools from other manufacturers. I personally like Bosh and Makita.

 

[Rosso]

I have the CDR761 3/8 SO drill and the 8850H 1/2 drill.

I bought them as i already have the batteries to match so it makes sense to use the system.

The 8850 is a beast, i use it with large drills for chassis mods etc and it's great. Quality is great too.

The little 761 is great for smaller stuff in tight spaces.

I haven't ever used Milwaukee stuff, my co-worker has Milwaukee stuff and i have to say my SO stuff has it beat at all times power wise (cordless impact gun etc etc)

 

[ngk22r]

Have you tried the brushless line from either DeWALT or Milwaukee?

 

[engnerdan]

I have an older Milwaukee M18, It was a higher torque model that the chain stores did not sell (Kit #2611-24). I think it is now equal to the brushless fuel model. This drill has enough torque for anything I have tried drilling (1" in steel with a twist drill, and larger with hole saws). This drill will snap your wrist if you are not careful.

I have switched to using one of the M12 1/2" drills now, as it will do everything I need and does it with less weight.

I find it curious that you say your main problem is when you are drilling out bolts. Unless you are talking about 1" bolts I have a hard time believing any properly functioning drill would have an issue with that task.

BTW- The Dewalt Max 20V is only an 18 volt battery, same size and number of battery cells inside as the Milwaukee.


-Dan

 

[hautpot]

I am satisfied with my 10mm cordless drill. It is very compact and balanced in the hand. It looks very clean and smooth as well.

After using it for a while I concluded that the batteries will likely fail around the same time as the brushes. This was one reason I didn't go with brush-less right now as the torque is highly desirable for me.

The cost isn't competitive with the rest of the market (but Snap-On never is).

 

[citroen_grant]

Yeah it feels like when I'm Drilling it takes forever, my dewalt will eventually drill through the bolt but I'm looking for something with a better more powerful drilling power, I use really good drill bits which are correct for what I'm drilling and you the cutting paste that goes with the drill bit