Cordless Drills

[88GMC]

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IMHO the best cordless drill I've ever used. 28v Milwaukee. I made a 1/2" body lift for my truck out of 1/2" plate a 2" hole saw and a 4" hole saw. Any drill that can turn a 4" hole saw through thick plate 6 times on one battery without a problem is money in my book.

 

[DRAGGIN95]

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IMHO the best cordless drill I've ever used. 28v Milwaukee. I made a 1/2" body lift for my truck out of 1/2" plate a 2" hole saw and a 4" hole saw. Any drill that can turn a 4" hole saw through thick plate 6 times on one battery without a problem is money in my book.

Yeah that's a workout for a cordless for sure!

 

[barebones 1500]

That is impressive. how much did that bad boy run ya?

 

[88GMC]

We've had it for like 3 years and its still going strong. If I can remember it was like $375 for the drill, 2 batteries and a case. Then there was a deal where you sent in the receipt and you could pick a second tool for free so we got a cordless angle grinder too. It's more than paid for itself and well worth the money.

 

[borahshadow]

If you don't need anything that's a mega power house I would recommend the drill that I've got. It's something like a 12V (IIRC) Lithium-Ion Hitachi. Before you mock it let me say that for the size of this thing it is a beast! It will do 90% of what my dad's 18V Ridgid will do but weighs tons less and is much more manageable for the smaller stuff. If you frequently put in long wood screws and stuff I would say to just get a cordless impact driver for the higher torque stuff. While those big cordless drills are nice they are a big pain for the smaller stuff. For big stuff (like drilling holes through thick metal and stuff) A corded tool is the best.
My little Hitachi was only like $99 from Lowes IIRC That's a big plus. I also think that it is made Makita and it looks similar to the Makita that was pictured earlier in this thread (mine's green)

IMO get a smaller but good cordless drill that saves you some money so you can get a decent impact driver and corded drill.

 

[badazzbulldog]

i have a full set of 18 volt hitachi drill/sawsall/skill saw/and flashlight their great

 

[JollyGreen]

Don't know if anyone's still looking but I would HIGHLY recommend Milwaukee. I use drills every day and IMO Dewalt has declined severely in the past 4-5 years. The biggest problem for me are the chucks. After a while they just don't grip like they should.

x2 on the V28 Milwaukee. I bought one for our shop when they came out. I **** you not I turned a 4" reamer for a hole we had to clean up on an aircraft with little to no problem. But for the average homeowner an 18V Li-ion is more than enough.

My vote is Milwaukee or Ridgid.

 

[Blue95]

I like the Milwaukee stuff at work, all 28 and 18V stuff. the electrical places like Fastenal and such usually have deals and you could get one through work too.
I bought my dad a Porter Cable 18v drill and it has worked great for over a year now

 

[RnuovZ71]

http://dewalt.com/tools/cordless-drills-hammerdrills-dcd985l2.aspx

http://dewalt.com/tools/cordless-drills-hammerdrills-dcd950kx.aspx

http://dewalt.com/tools/cordless-impact-driverswrenches-drivers--wrenches-dcf885l2.aspx

I'd avoid any Milwaukee cordless tool... Everyone I have used has failed/ broken. Except for the sawzall that one still works, well the hatchet sawzall is crap though.

 

[Tony_SS]

another Dewalt vote here..