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Oct 5, 2004 | 11:08 PM

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I just got a dewalt 18v drill with the 1/2 chuck and i love the hell out of it. This thing gets down to business. Was $199 but worth every bit of it. Had cord drills before and believe me the cordless is so much better. I have a buddy that has a dewalt 12v and another one with the 14.4v and they are all great. From all the drills i have used dewalt seems to be where its at.

Oct 5, 2004 | 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 2002 Trans Am

We've got a steel beam in my garage that looked too good not to hang a punching bag on....Good lord was it tough to go through, I am assuming a hammer drill helps in those types of situations? What exactly does the hammer part of it do?

The only time I have used the hammer selection (you can select it on a dial) is to start self tapping screws on metal roofing. As far as drilling steel I use the normal setting on #3 which is the highest rpm. My other 3/8 drive 18v drill only goes to #2 which is slower. That is the main reason I got the 1/2" drive is its faster & holds bigger bits. Also my two regular batteries went dead in the 1st year. My XR batteries are still going strong after 3 years. But keep in mind I built my house, 1,600 sq ft shop and a 36X36 barn with these plus a whole lot more so maybe I use mine a lot more than others?
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Oct 6, 2004 | 01:45 AM

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Here's the one I want:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/pro_d...re&dir=catalog

It's only $350.....

Oct 6, 2004 | 08:13 AM

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Here's the one I want:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/pro_d...re&dir=catalog

It's only $350.....

Hope your battery doesn't go
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/pro_d...re&dir=catalog

only $110 to replace

Oct 6, 2004 | 01:52 PM

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I have a 19.2V craftsman I got last year for christmas and it works great, and is more than powerful enough.

I used to not like the ideas of cordless, until my dad got a decent one, and realized how convienent it was. Just make sure you get 2 batteries.

Oct 10, 2004 | 08:37 AM

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I wonder do people that don't like cordless drill throw there tv remotes away and get up to change the channel. cuz it's way too conveinent to push a button?

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