Father looking for drill. What is recomended?

[bryan l]

My Father is looking for some new cordless drills. And everyone here is the foremost authority on tools (opinions are like livers, everyone has one, some are no good) Anyway here is the need to knows.
1: He is a Carpenter (ticketed) but only as a hobby nowdays in his shop (aka garage)
2: He is upgrading from the old 9v mikita
3: Var speed required
4: Multiple drills needed. Want's to use only 1 battery system
5: Cost is a factor.

Now we are looking for something with good quality but cheap in price. Milwaukee is out due to price and so is DeWalt. We were thinking of the 18v Ryobi.

Lets here the options

[gbfromsd]

Ryobi's are ok - for a homeowner. I will say the 18v Ryobi has about as much kick as my old 12v Makita. You get what you pay for. IMO, the Ryobi is a piece of s***.
The chuck is never tight enough and it has no guts. The batteries are NiCads, instead of NiMH's -


What do you mean multiple drills, 1 battery?

[jacob perkins]

Originally posted by bryan l
3: Var speed required
4: Multiple drills needed. Want's to use only 1 battery system
5: Cost is a factor.

Now we are looking for something with good quality but cheap in price. Milwaukee is out due to price and so is DeWalt. We were thinking of the 18v Ryobi.

Lets here the options

Craftsman are good if you dont have to carry it around alot--heavy. They change the batteries every few years,
18.2v then next year its 18.4v. I guess replacements are available,but probably not.I wish they would just pick a number and stick to it!

100 smackers apiece

[rayr]

I have had them all. DeWalt is the way to go. Check out the constuction sites and Home Improvemnt shows. Alllllll use DeWalt. When it comes to tools Dependabilty is my prime factor not $$$$$$$$$$$$$. OMO

[jhd1234]

Listen to daddy Ray- Dewalt.

[bryan l]

He does not need a hammer drill. He does not need a $200 drill. He builds chairs, toys, desks, (currently turning my pool table and Fooseball table into hardwood beauty's) He wants more than one drill so that he does not need to change bits all the time. He has a drill press, so he does not need something with MONSTER power. Its not used all day every day. He is not going to buy a DeWalt at twice the price, A Milwaukee for more than twice the price (I own the 18v Milwaukee 5pc set).

[jacob perkins]

craftsman

[tinner73]

gotta chime in here. my first time on this side of the board (man it's cold in here). nothing worse then cheap tools. i once bought a Ryobi 14v P.O.S. returned it. i have had good luck with a Porter Cable 12v. and a Bosch 14.4v and Makita 12v impact (cat's ass). we use 12v.DeWalt at work and i hate em. i agree spend some dough on dad maybe a nice Bosch or Panasonic. i think the lighter the better. if it's a corded drill however, Milwaukee, hands down.

[s-cube]

My paw-in-law and I gave each other the Craftsman drill, saw, and flashlight combo for dad's day last year. We're both fat an happy. The 3/8ths chuck isn't enough for everyday work but plenty for around the house. We carry Porter Cable on our trucks. UL listing...ok. Consumer reports thumbs up...ok. If it passes my paw-in-laws test, you've got a winner.

[mr ron]

for a second drill i purchased a black@decker quantum pro. i have an 18volt dewalt for my main drill, been using it for 7 years and it's the best. i saw the black@decker in wallmart a couple months ago for $100 and it is also a hammer drill. so i bought it and it's holding up well.

[tinner73]

quick Google

Bosch 12v......120
Panasonic 12v..140

[markwolf]

I as one of my duties repair tools at our shop.The only way to go is milwaukee 18v.The industrial dust collection installers ruin dewalt's junk in no time.

[R12rules]

Originally posted by bryan l
My Father is looking for some new cordless drills.
5: Cost is a factor.

Now we are looking for something with good quality but cheap in price. Milwaukee is out due to price and so is DeWalt. We were thinking of the 18v Ryobi.

Lets here the options

Simply stated .... your screwed, blued and tattooed!!!

I bought my 18 volt DeWalt second hand. I love it. It cannot be beat!
If he cannot afford a hundred bucks, he is outa luck buddy.
Maybe we should all chip in and get him a real drill.


(ryobi ..... INDEED!!!)