Often it strikes me, that We should be appreciative that we have, and have had,
so many different options.
so many different options.
Agreed. Of all my tool purchases, the Lithium era cordless systems have to be among the best, most-used, most reliable, and highest value for the buck.Often it strikes me, that We should be appreciative that we have, and have had,
so many different options.
Röhm, the chuck that come on most tools is crap, there are some exceptions with higher end units, some have very nice chucks both keyed and keyless, the ones on TTI Milwaukee are pretty sad but they don't consider cordless hand drills to be precision drilling tools so that is the reason.I can't remember the name but there's some specific chuck that a member here changes on every tool. That particular chuck is maybe almost a magic chuck. Maybe it would solve your problem if you figure out which brand chuck.
Increasingly I use step bits when possible. But quality of step bits is all over the map and sizes are limited, etcRöhm, the chuck that come on most tools is crap, there are some exceptions with higher end units, some have very nice chucks both keyed and keyless, the ones on TTI Milwaukee are pretty sad but they don't consider cordless hand drills to be precision drilling tools so that is the reason.
A good chuck and good cobalt 35 (for hand held drills, cobalt 42 for presses) with a 135° split point bit using cutting fluid for metal will drill like magic and greatly prolong battery life on cordless.
Same here mostly on body panels and brackets.Increasingly I use step bits when possible. But quality of step bits is all over the map and sizes are limited, etc
I've never been a fan of DeWalt, but this just ices the cake, no DW tools for me.People think it's ridiculous but the DRM Drama Drill ensured I don't buy Dewalt.
A private individual was gifted a black and yellow Harbor Freight drill which he then put up for sale on eBay. Dewalt had their lawyers force ebay to shut down the auction because the colors violated their trademark.
Why not pursue THE MANUFACTURER of said drill and not some random private citizen who had nothing to do with the production or color choices of the offending drill? Because that would make too much sense.
Can't make this stuff up.
Now 20 years later I'm pretty much over the absurdity of it but it's an example of stupidity costing a company money (hello Disney and Bud Light). Once I abandoned Dewalt and became invested in Milwaukee I stayed there and was happy. At the time I literally sold the three or four Dewalt tools I had (I was just getting started) and went looking elsewhere