Novice drill buyer

[boothbay]

I like a drill that is good for around the home. I was looking at the Dremel styllus that is capable of drilling 3″ screws. I also saw something that is called a right angle drill adapter, of which i never heard of..is it something that gets attached to a regular drill? What is its purpose? Finally, I saw an ad for a Tornado 21.6v cordless drill for only $39…the Dremel is $69 and the adapter $18 Any help would be appreciated.

[doug seibert]

And you have mixed your info……

The Dremel Stylus is a Rotary tool….spins at 5,000 RPM at it’s SLOWEST…..the chuck accepts 1/8″ Dremel bits for polishing/grinding/carving…

The Tornado with a Max 550 RPM will drive those 3″ screws but it’s an “off-brand” that you may never find a repair-if-needed…

You don’t need the angle adapter….it imitates the look of a right angle holesaw used for electrical and plumbing…..but without the powerful 1/2″ drill.

My opinion for your first drill:
Get a corded drill…..3/8″ chuck …..variable speed…..less than $50

“……measure Once…..cut Twice….
throw that one away and cut a new one….”

[Bruno1949]

The other drill is an off brand tool trying to play into the ‘higher voltage is better’ game. When it breaks next month you won’t find any parts.

Stick with a cord powered, name brand drill motor. Makita, Dewalt, Milwaukee, Chicago, even Black & Decker. A 3/8″ chuck will work for 99.9% of your needs. Variable speed is a good idea. You can buy any of them for less than $40 and they will last 20+ years. Forget the cordless drills. Forget hammer drills. Forget right angle adapters. You won’t need them often enough to make them worthwhile.

A good, name brand, corded drill motor will work better, longer, and harder than any no name drill or battery powered drill.

I have a $250 Chicago cordless drill. I have a $20 Makita corded drill. I grab the 20 year old Makita more than I do the 5 year old Chicago because it’s faster and never breaks down. I use the Chicago on the roof, or in the closet, or any place I need something quick and not as powerful. I can drill holes with my corded drill until my arm falls off. You can’t do that with a battery powered drill.

You can buy a good tool once, or a bad tool five times. The choice is yours.

[Unregistered-bob]

panasonic makes probably the best cordless drill out there. I’ve used it for attaching roof decking in the past and it has so much torque i had to use both hands.

[itsreallyconcrete]

buy a 1/4″ – it’ll have enough guts to drive 3″ screws provided you pre-drill the correct size opening as you’d have to do w/any drill.

variable speed & reverse are good features,,, guess i’m a senior, too, as is my bride but we only have 3/8″ battery & 1/2″ corded.

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