As I make way for an upgrade in the near future, perhaps a Milwaukee Cordless Tool Set, what are some uses for my Dewalt 3/8" Drive Corded Drill? Would there be a way to permanently affix it on a workbench to drill at perfect angles (perpendicular to a horizontal surface)? What would you recommend? Thanks
What to do with Corded Drill?
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They recently came out with a real spiffy tool called a drill press. Allows holes to be drilled at a pretty precise 90° or even other specified angles. I'd recommend one of those. Might not be in stores yet, pretty new, just saw it on this here computor box last week.
lakeroadster
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Cordless and Corded have their place. Just keep it and use it.
Is there a way to set up a Corded Drill like a Drill Press? Would have been great if an adapter existed, because I don't know what the resale value on these general homeowner's tools go for. Its a $60 drill with warranty still valid for another 2 years (plus 2-year extended warranty via third party)
stonesfan68
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You'll find a use for that corded drill. I used a corded drill to polish my car's headlights. The batteries on my cordless Milwaukee just wouldn't keep up with the demand.
FigureItOut
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There are many, many "drill press" jigs and stands of varying degrees of quality and effectiveness. None that I know of will match the results of a drill press. What are you doing with it?
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Use it when your cordless batteries are dead
Use it when your cordless batteries will no longer take a charge
Use it when your cordless batteries can't complete the task without needed a mid project recharge.
Use it when your cordless tool battery are EOL and it'll cost you bundle to replace the entire cordless platform or cost you a bundle to replace battery sets.
Use it when your cordless batteries will no longer take a charge
Use it when your cordless batteries can't complete the task without needed a mid project recharge.
Use it when your cordless tool battery are EOL and it'll cost you bundle to replace the entire cordless platform or cost you a bundle to replace battery sets.
MikeF2316
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I would suggest you keep it. You will find yourself using it occasionally in the future. I still have my first corded drill, which I've had since before there were cordless drills. Every once in a while I'll bring it out.
vintage nut
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My normal rule is to use my DeWalt 20v max cordless stuff, unless I have heavy drilling to do. If I'm doing holes over 3/8" (that can't be done on the drill press or mill) I'm getting my corded 1/2" Milwaukee. For holes over 1/2" it's a corded T handle. Hole saws are another one I'll use corded for too.
Also if you do restorations and want to use wire wheels smaller than an angle grinder, corded drills are great for that. Gets in tight places really well. I usually keep a few old flea market drills around, killed a couple wire wheeling. Doesn't hurt much when you paid 1-5 dollars for it.
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Also if you do restorations and want to use wire wheels smaller than an angle grinder, corded drills are great for that. Gets in tight places really well. I usually keep a few old flea market drills around, killed a couple wire wheeling. Doesn't hurt much when you paid 1-5 dollars for it.
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metaldad
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i always wind up stringing a cord out because the damn battery died
PelicanPines
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If I have to crawl under something and spend TIME there drilling/hammerdrilling etc... the last thing I want is to crawl out to get the third battery because the first two I dragged in are drained.
Speaking of hammer drills... just went out and got a new ridgid corded to replace an old craftsman that I couldn't bother rebuilding... again.
lectricity... wonderful thing
Speaking of hammer drills... just went out and got a new ridgid corded to replace an old craftsman that I couldn't bother rebuilding... again.
lectricity... wonderful thing
I'd just keep the corded drill and continue to use it on hand held projects where you need some extra (and continual) power. Then I'd get a bench top drill press. The results will be better than any of those corded drill mounted jigs.
Jim C.
four.cycle
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PelicanPines said:
haha! I just had something like that happen to me last week, working on a deck project. After I managed to squeeze under the deck on my belly all the way in to the farthest corner I pulled the trigger on my cordless Makita, only to discover the battery had died. A quarter of an hour later I was back under again with the other cordless Makita.
So either keep a couple spare batteries handy, or hang onto the corded model.
Or you can just mail it to me for proper disposal. (Unless it says "Black and Decker" on it somewhere, in which case the proper storage place is the nearest trash can.)
sberry
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Put in a drawer, cant even remember the last time I used one.
speed bump
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I gave all of my little corded drills away to family members who needed a drill occasionally. Other than spinning mixer paddles, long bits where I need clearance, or big hole saws I almost never use a corded drill.
vintage nut
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I think it all depends what you're doing. For light duty work a good cordless makes corded almost useless. For heavy fabrication a cordless is absolutely worthless
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d.mcfarland
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This is hilarious!
On a related note we really need to limit what this person posts. We've AGAIN hit an all time low on intelligent posts by the OP.
crackit
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+1 My corded drills get a lot of use. I don't like dealing with dead batteries.