garyhlucas
Stainless
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2013
- Location
- New Jersey
When I bought my first 18v drill about 20 years ago I spent several hours comparing different brands in Home Depot. From years of experience with corded drills I knew that a good chuck was just about the most important component. Based on that I wound up with a Dewalt with a keyless chuck that has a Hex protrusion on the body and the jaws have carbide inserts. That chuck was fabulous, never slipped even driving taps, and it worked well for about 15 years. I stayed with Dewalt at home primarily because they offered an adapter for their lithium batteries that will power the other older tools.
At my job that have all Ryobi tools which are garbage. Drills with chucks that can't hold anything. I convinced my boss that for the work I do I needed better tools and I bought a Milwaukee brushless drill, 1/4" impact wrench, and saber saw. I feel so ripped off especially after having to get permission for better tools. The drill chuck is so bad that it is destroying our entire set of drill bits from slipping. The impact wrench has gone intermittent, sometimes it runs well, sometimes it won't hammer. The saber saw is not bad except they really could have geared it down more so you can cut metal without burning up the blades. It is variable speed but difficult to hold the trigger consistently for lower speeds. Not to mention a small fortune in batteries.
I started at looking for new chuck for the drill. I see McMaster sells what looks like the chuck on my older Dewalt 18v. 1/2-20 thread like most drills, except the bastards at Milwaukee used a 9/16-18 thread!
So what now? I have two Dewalt drills at home and the chucks are way better. Switching would mean getting all new tools, but at this point I don't see another answer. Working on custom built machines we drill holes with a pistol drill constantly every day. We have a drill press that we use when we can.
Years ago my dad used the Albrecht chuck on my drill press and he says "Man that chuck is great! I have to get one of those for my pistol drill." I said it ought to be great, it's about $300, for your $50 drill!
Suggestions?
At my job that have all Ryobi tools which are garbage. Drills with chucks that can't hold anything. I convinced my boss that for the work I do I needed better tools and I bought a Milwaukee brushless drill, 1/4" impact wrench, and saber saw. I feel so ripped off especially after having to get permission for better tools. The drill chuck is so bad that it is destroying our entire set of drill bits from slipping. The impact wrench has gone intermittent, sometimes it runs well, sometimes it won't hammer. The saber saw is not bad except they really could have geared it down more so you can cut metal without burning up the blades. It is variable speed but difficult to hold the trigger consistently for lower speeds. Not to mention a small fortune in batteries.
I started at looking for new chuck for the drill. I see McMaster sells what looks like the chuck on my older Dewalt 18v. 1/2-20 thread like most drills, except the bastards at Milwaukee used a 9/16-18 thread!
So what now? I have two Dewalt drills at home and the chucks are way better. Switching would mean getting all new tools, but at this point I don't see another answer. Working on custom built machines we drill holes with a pistol drill constantly every day. We have a drill press that we use when we can.
Years ago my dad used the Albrecht chuck on my drill press and he says "Man that chuck is great! I have to get one of those for my pistol drill." I said it ought to be great, it's about $300, for your $50 drill!
Suggestions?