Dewalt 20v Max Drill
The Black+Decker BDCDD12C 12V Max Cordless Lithium Drill/Driver comes with only a single battery. It doesn’t have a belt hook, onboard bit storage, or a battery gauge. This model also offers just one speed, and it’s merely a little faster than the low speeds of the other drills we tried. In practical terms, this means that it’s not a quick drill to work with, especially with smaller screws that you normally need to drive at high speed. For a general around-the-house drill, we recommend a 12-volt brushless drill kit that comes with a pair of lithium-ion batteries.
We think the Atomic DCD708B makes the best priced DeWalt drill for its perfect blend of power and size. That would have to be the DeWalt 20V SDS Plus Rotary Hammer with Dust Extractor. For starters, this tool uses 20V Max batteries, so it works with all your other DeWalt tools. Secondly, it makes you OSHA Table 1 compliant with a replaceable HEPA filter.
Both make professional-grade tools that have the durability and power to handle heavy commercial use while being user-friendly and affordable enough to satisfy the needs of the average dewalt accessories homeowner. The second issue that can be experienced when using this drill is longer charge time. This means you’ll want to buy a spare battery if you don’t want to deal with downtime.
Dewalt drills are designed to give top performance and reliablity, whether you’re on site or at home. Black & Decker was long associated with lighter weight consumer tools such as household appliances, and not the heavy duty equipment professional builders wanted. Black & Decker found it useful to relinquish a name with little appeal to many consumers in the market for construction tools. Tool Parts Direct has 94,000 DeWALT parts for a complete inventory of DeWALT power tools, as well as 1,600 tool part schematics. Shop DeWALT parts for drills, saws, nailers, staplers, sanders, and much more. However, over the past few years, Milwaukee has been building quality cordless drills that I can no longer give Dewalt the number #1 rankings in its class.
If battery life becomes an issue, you can upgrade to each brand’s higher capacity options. In 2005, they became the first company to use Lithium-Ion batteries in power tools. Since then, they’ve built a reputation for their powerful and long-lasting batteries.
Visit one of our 10 stores across the upper midwest to demo our drill and driver products, or purchase directly through our convenient online shop. These tools will be available in April 2016 and they each come with a superb 3-year limited warranty, 90-day money back guarantee, and 1 year free service dewalt tools contract. The tool-only drill/driver will cost $139 and the tool-only hammer drill will be listed at $149. If you haven’t bought a new cordless drill in the past decade, you’ll notice that they’ve gotten much lighter and more energy-efficient, thanks to advancements in lithium-ion battery technology.
It’s also a good entry point into the large Ridgid line of 18-volt tools. Between the two, we prefer the DeWalt—the DeWalt has a more streamlined battery setup, and the Ridgid gear selector toggle is a little small and hard to see, but these are minor differences. Also, if you need to drill in concrete, DeWalt has a hammer drill version in the DCD709.
In today’s world of Internet news and online content, we found that more and more professionals researched a large majority of their major power tool purchases online. You shouldn’t expect a compact drill to do what a heavy-duty one can. Our 18V Heavy-Duty and Medium-Duty drills run a 1/2″ Milwaukee Shockwave Titanium twist bit, 1″ Bosch Daredevil high-speed auger bit, and a 2-9/16″ Milwaukee SwitchBlade self-feed bit. For concrete testing, we used 4000 PSI concrete mix that has been fully cured for several months. Since drilling in concrete is a function of both RPM and hammering, we take the average time it takes to drill a 1/4″ concrete bit 3″ deep rather than just measuring RPMs.
Although Sawzall is Milwaukee’s trademark, it’s often used generically in reference to reciprocating saws, similar to how people say Kleenex instead of tissue. Lastly, some customers are disappointed that DeWalt’s drill doesn’t have a built-in LED light. Not only are Milwaukee and DeWalt drills, two of the most durable on the market, but they also come with generous warranties. Both drills have an all-metal chuck and gear case for superior durability. Milwaukee’s has an LED light located directly under the trigger so you can see what you’re doing.
Ever check out a “review” site and you can’t tell if they actually tested the tools or if they’re just “recommending” the Amazon top sellers? We won’t recommend anything unless we’d actually use it ourselves, and we don’t really care who the primary retailer is. It’s all about giving you a legitimate recommendation and our honest opinion of each product. The comfort of each drill’s grip is subjective based on size and does not affect the score. We hold and use the tool with a bare hand to see if there are any uncomfortable seams or other oddities that might affect every user regardless of preferences.