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How do I buy a drill?
#27113257 - 12/28/20 11:15 PM (3 years, 30 days ago) |
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SWIM is going to build a SGFC and figures this is a good time to buy a cordless hand drill. His/her other option is find the moving box the drill has been packed in for over half a year. So not a big tool user, but s/he is really hard on things so a cheap drill might get broken quickly I am thinking.
My friend was almost shocked at the price range of power drills available on Amazon. And bewildered at the options. Obviously, someone who uses a drill just a few times a year doesn't need an amazing battery.
But what other than the type and capacity of the battery might differentiate a $30 drill from a $120 drill? What features matter most to someone who isn't going to use it for much other than SGFCs?
Does brand matter? Are there fake drills on Amazon?
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Re: How do I buy a drill? [Re: Narrator] 1
#27113296 - 12/28/20 11:48 PM (3 years, 30 days ago) |
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I use lots of Ryobi products; I was a carpenter’s apprentice about 10 years ago, and that’s almost the only brand he used, except for a few pieces of “finer equipment”; he spent some money there. But for things like cordless drills, ryobi will do you solid. Especially if you get their impact driver over a standard drill.
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Re: How do I buy a drill? [Re: Narrator] 1
#27114998 - 12/29/20 09:29 PM (3 years, 30 days ago) |
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Dude buy a $5 corded drill at a pawn shop if you need it for one project.
Black and decker, craftsman, or anything that looks old and beat up. They don’t make them like that anymore.
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Re: How do I buy a drill? [Re: SynKyd]
#27115027 - 12/29/20 09:41 PM (3 years, 30 days ago) |
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I have an old drill with a cord, I want cordless drill. I don't mind spending some money. I guess the question is what does a $120 drill do that a $40 drill doesn't?
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Re: How do I buy a drill? [Re: Narrator]
#27116316 - 12/30/20 01:25 PM (3 years, 29 days ago) |
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Look at battery power and life, that’s the basic price difference. I use DeWalt 18v and have two of them with 4 batteries, one for home and one for work at the shop. Never had a complaint. The batteries also swap to a couple other tools I have of theirs, the combo packs at Lowe’s around Christmas and Father’s Day are the best deals. You might find a hella deal on clearance right now. Definitely get a pack with two batteries so you always have one on the charger.
Cheaper ones will planned obsolescence you on the battery and when it dies you’ll find it more expensive to replace a battery than buy a new drill usually. Craftsman and Makita have both screwed me in the past.
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Re: How do I buy a drill? [Re: SynKyd]
#27116515 - 12/30/20 02:59 PM (3 years, 29 days ago) |
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You don't need a good drill. You need a good drill bit and proper technique. I hear heating the plastic makes a big difference.
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But I want do! I'm not positive I have any drill at all. If I have one it is a corded electric drill from the 1950s or 1960s that smells like ozone when it is running.
I want to buy the last hand drill I'll ever buy. Asking for advice.
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Re: How do I buy a drill? [Re: Narrator]
#27116728 - 12/30/20 05:00 PM (3 years, 29 days ago) |
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Ridgid is the only cordless tool manufacturer that offers a lifetime warranty and is your only option if it's the last one you want to ever buy. Otherwise batteries don't last forever and eventually become obsolete so with any other manufacturer you'll be limited by battery availability.
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Re: How do I buy a drill? [Re: Kwyjibo]
#27116887 - 12/30/20 06:42 PM (3 years, 29 days ago) |
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I'm sold! THANKS!
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Re: How do I buy a drill? [Re: Narrator]
#27121515 - 01/02/21 04:50 AM (3 years, 26 days ago) |
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I have a cordless Ryobi 18volt i bought recently, im very pleased with it. I think it was about $50?
Ryobi is at the lower end of the quality brand tools. Rigid and DeWalts are on the higher end of the choices. Places like Amazon will sell generic brands for cheap but i would avoid such drills as the quality/power/durability is not good.
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I would look at smaller higher end tools like the bosch 12v max which should be around $99 with charger and 2 batteries. Dewalt makes nice ones but more expensive and the bigger 20v battery adds weight and size. I have 2 boschs and a pair of ryobis as well that i bought first and never get used anymore.
The main difference that you are paying for is size, weight and ergonomics. Smaller drill/drivers fit into tighter spaces allowing you to get more straight on with your drill or screw. Heavier drill drivers like the ryobis will leave your wrist aching at the end of a day from torque and just lifting the thing. Smaller ones are just easier to use all day.
Regarding the ozone smell from your old drill, that is a normal byproduct of electric motors with brushes. I also own a bigboy dewalt drill and a milwaukee hammer drill that I bought at a local used tool store for $30 each. For certain jobs a corded drill is really needed, for example drilling holes through studs for wires or in the case lf the hammer drill drilling holes into concrete.
If you have a used tool store, pawn shop or even ebay it is worth checking. The clutch on these things can go and is an easy fix for someone who knows how to do it leading to plenty of rebuilt units to be had.
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Thank sugarbear! Very helpful!
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Re: How do I buy a drill? [Re: Narrator]
#27164403 - 01/22/21 08:13 PM (3 years, 6 days ago) |
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I’ve always run dewalt, right now all my impacts and drills are 20v, but when it’s time for batteries, may as well buy a new tool bc it’s only going to be $20-40 more than just getting batteries. I’ve left them out in the pasture running fence and they got rained on, let em dry and they go back to working great.
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Re: How do I buy a drill? [Re: Jarhead3521] 1
#27192438 - 02/07/21 07:00 PM (2 years, 11 months ago) |
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I have used many brands of corded and cordless drills. I always come back to my 12 volt cordless Dewalt. I have small hands and that drill is the lightest and most comfortable to use. Definitely make sure whichever drill you choose is comfortable in your hand. Woodworking/carpentry has been a passion of mine since the early 70's. I'm an old lady, but I still build things all the time. My next project is a mushroom grow room and a lab in my basement. Good luck with your drill purchase.
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Re: How do I buy a drill? [Re: KarenP]
#27197670 - 02/10/21 03:57 PM (2 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ended up getting a cheapie "shopseries" that was around $35. A regular high speed bit cracked the tub I tried to make into a SGFC but a $3 quarter inch "brad" bit worked great! And also worked great for drilling holes in lids.
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Re: How do I buy a drill? [Re: Narrator]
#27197694 - 02/10/21 04:10 PM (2 years, 11 months ago) |
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It also helps to use a block of wood against the backside of the drill hole to help prevent cracking and drill slowly but at high drill speed with little pressure to the plastic.
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