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Cordless Drills Guide

Cordless drills are a dime a dozen. It's hard to figure out which ones you want, especially after you read some of the cordless drills reviews on Panasonic, Ryobi, Makita, Bosch, Hitachi, Kawasaki, Skil, Dewalt, Porter Cable,etc.

They make many different cordless drills for different uses. The weekend warriors don't really need the top end professional models that contractors use, do they? What about some of the cordless drills ratings you read about on consumer reports or other popular review sites? They do run the drills through a lot of different uses, but one test nobody has done is the one where you drop the drill from a roof and then test it.

Why would I know about the 15 ft drop test? I work on roofs all the time and the only drill I have ever seen that can take a licking and keep on ticking is the DeWalt Cordless Drills. As a part time construction laborer: size, power, clutch, all those things are important but if your cordless drill is not rugged, then we can't use it.

Not only that, now you have to concern yourself with cordless drills batteries. Which one holds the best charge, which ones last the longest, who holds the longest charge? I've found out with some of our drills that certain batteries wear out a lot faster. We normally have 6 batteries on each job site and 4 of them are plugged into the charger at all times.

Should a weekend warrior spend all that money on batteries and chargers? I think not, so the lithium ion batteries are your ticket. Which brands are lithium ion cordless drills? Well, check out the links to the top right and you'll find just the drill you are looking for.

Keep in mind you should also consider which drills have a:

smooth turning clutch ring
how many different speeds does the transmission have
enough torque for your applications
drive train
bit clip and ease of use
do you need a cordless hammer drill?

Well, if you ask me Panasonic cordless drills are just as good as Makita cordless drills and we personally own a Ryobi cordless drill, one of the home depot promo's and for around this house, it's plenty good enough.

Bottom Line:

It really doesn't matter what you buy as long as it
works for you and you are happy with it.

If you ever get a chance take a serious look at the Metabo BSP 15.6 Plus. It might just surprise the pants off you.