I need a new drill
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you dont mention corded or cordless do you?? for cord i like milwaukee for cordless i like dewalt.
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I build houses, finish carpentry and heavy concrete construction. We've dropped drills, abused them, cursed them and reviewed alot of them. We use them for everything from and between fine furniture building to heavy industrial work. I've read what Tauntons has to say, along with every other review. I just bought a new set 4 months ago, and there were really only three choices. Bosch, Milwaukee and Rigid.
The Rigid has the very nice lifetime warranty, which was the best part about it. They are well built, but not a standout.
Bosch tools are very well designed, and made in first rate factories, in first world countries, ie.. Switzerland, Germany, USA, which to me is important. Therre are no parts sharing and rebranding going on. Bosch has a one year warranty.
Milwaukee just came out with the new V28 series which I had carried around all day hanging off the side of a new parking garage going up in Lexington Ky. I used one side beside with Dewalt. We also had various other companies, but just one or two tools from them. The dewalts were repurchased at Ceco every 6 months or so, as they couldn't withstand the punishment dooled out by the Carpenters union guys who didn't have to pay for the tool when it broke. These tools were flat out abused. The milwaukee set functioned the same as it did when new, after 4 months when I switched over to a new carpentry job building a house. Some of the guys liked the Milwaukees, and some liked the Dewalts, but a 4" redhead being hammerdrilled into a 8" slab of 5000psi concrete over and over every day, made me a believer in the Milwaukee's. The dewalts often couldn't set the screw down all the way to apply the torque to the housings. The milwaukee would be borrowed, and used to 'snug' them up. The Dewalt is a lighter duty drill, meant for a home owner, who wants to partake in minor to moderate DIY projects. It seems Milwaukee built their stuff for continuous duty. Also, Makita, Dewalt, Rigid and nearly every company builds in a non ISO factory in China or Taiwan. Milwaukees tools are about like Bosch, USA and other first rate industrial countries. There's a price difference with the Milwaukee stuff over almost everything else, but it's warranted for 5 years. I loved my V28 set, which also included their impact wrench, which would have been awesome next time I pulled apart my truck, but unfortunately someone else must have loved my Milwaukee set as much as I did and stole it from my jobsite 2 months ago, along with $2000 in other fine hand tools. The milwaukee's are physically heavier tools, but the ergonomics and balance are so well designed that it doesn't fatigue me much more than any other companies 18 volt tools. Everything about these tools was so well thought out, I could'nt think of anything I would have changed had I designed them myself.
The Rigid has the very nice lifetime warranty, which was the best part about it. They are well built, but not a standout.
Bosch tools are very well designed, and made in first rate factories, in first world countries, ie.. Switzerland, Germany, USA, which to me is important. Therre are no parts sharing and rebranding going on. Bosch has a one year warranty.
Milwaukee just came out with the new V28 series which I had carried around all day hanging off the side of a new parking garage going up in Lexington Ky. I used one side beside with Dewalt. We also had various other companies, but just one or two tools from them. The dewalts were repurchased at Ceco every 6 months or so, as they couldn't withstand the punishment dooled out by the Carpenters union guys who didn't have to pay for the tool when it broke. These tools were flat out abused. The milwaukee set functioned the same as it did when new, after 4 months when I switched over to a new carpentry job building a house. Some of the guys liked the Milwaukees, and some liked the Dewalts, but a 4" redhead being hammerdrilled into a 8" slab of 5000psi concrete over and over every day, made me a believer in the Milwaukee's. The dewalts often couldn't set the screw down all the way to apply the torque to the housings. The milwaukee would be borrowed, and used to 'snug' them up. The Dewalt is a lighter duty drill, meant for a home owner, who wants to partake in minor to moderate DIY projects. It seems Milwaukee built their stuff for continuous duty. Also, Makita, Dewalt, Rigid and nearly every company builds in a non ISO factory in China or Taiwan. Milwaukees tools are about like Bosch, USA and other first rate industrial countries. There's a price difference with the Milwaukee stuff over almost everything else, but it's warranted for 5 years. I loved my V28 set, which also included their impact wrench, which would have been awesome next time I pulled apart my truck, but unfortunately someone else must have loved my Milwaukee set as much as I did and stole it from my jobsite 2 months ago, along with $2000 in other fine hand tools. The milwaukee's are physically heavier tools, but the ergonomics and balance are so well designed that it doesn't fatigue me much more than any other companies 18 volt tools. Everything about these tools was so well thought out, I could'nt think of anything I would have changed had I designed them myself.
the makita's have always been pretty good...my old man uses his EVERY DAY doing carpentry and they all last for quite a while (i would guess 4 or 5 years) so i would go with the makita i think
Another vote for Milwaukee. Had a porter cable which was a real nice drill (14v) for about 2 years then the motor burnt out. For the light around the house stuff I did that thing should have lasted forever. Picked up a Milwaukee 14v at a pawn shop about 3 years ago and still running strong. Also have a Milwaukee corded sawzall that is the best tool investment I've made, that thing tears through everything.
But for light use, around the house stuff, I can't complain about the Chicago brand from harbor frieght. I've got a couple sanders, a circular saw and a framing nailer and they all work fine. OK I had to take apart the trigger safety on the nailer cause it was junk, but hey, who doesn't like shooting nails at scrap wood from 20 paces?
But for light use, around the house stuff, I can't complain about the Chicago brand from harbor frieght. I've got a couple sanders, a circular saw and a framing nailer and they all work fine. OK I had to take apart the trigger safety on the nailer cause it was junk, but hey, who doesn't like shooting nails at scrap wood from 20 paces?
I beat the hell out my drills, I went through two new Bosch drills before buying my DeWalt and have been real happy with it
Bosch and Makita. The cruisers of powertools
I started helping Dad lay tiles when I was about 4 or 5, later he retired and I took over his tools and clients, I'm now 35 and I reckon my boy will get these tools in time including the 1/2 Bosch and the cordless Makita, in my experience nothing beats a corded Bosch for mixing mud (think 20kg of dry mix, 3 or so litres, a bucket and about 45 secs) and the makita ain't flash but it will keep on going everytime.
Is it a powertool or a powertoy you want?
Thats the way I see it.
I started helping Dad lay tiles when I was about 4 or 5, later he retired and I took over his tools and clients, I'm now 35 and I reckon my boy will get these tools in time including the 1/2 Bosch and the cordless Makita, in my experience nothing beats a corded Bosch for mixing mud (think 20kg of dry mix, 3 or so litres, a bucket and about 45 secs) and the makita ain't flash but it will keep on going everytime.
Is it a powertool or a powertoy you want?
Thats the way I see it.
