Cordless Drills – Point Checklist Before You Buy

As an introduction to cordless drills, there are some fundamental features you need to know. There’s the versatile drill which is usually in the low to middle price range for use around the home or plantation for drilling holes and driving screws.

They are a popular choice, and sufficient for some tasks that demand woodworking projects, or drilling into light metal. 

The principal attributes of those drills are their lower cost, and 12-volt battery capacity going up into an 18 Volt battery size. The best size of this chuck usually holds bits as much as 3/8″ which can be sufficient for some handyman jobs.

Then there are technical cordless drills with increased torque and high rated batteries. A good example could be your hammer drill for combining a hammer and drilling actions for making holes in bricks and masonry. 

From my experience, there’s nothing more annoying than the underpowered cordless drill for this purpose. As these drills deliver thousands of blows per minute, they need to be powerful enough to last longer than normal exercises.

Do not compromise on cost if you want a hammer drill to get the bigger projects as higher-priced batteries will do better in the future.

Factor Works

Listed here are a few of the functions to search for when buying a cordless drill. Does it have a two-speed gearbox? High-speed gear (1200 rpm) would be for faster drilling, and also a low-speed gear (400 rpm) for restraining screwdriver projects.

Assess whether the drill will probably rotate faster by squeezing the trigger, or by adjusting a circular ring. Generally, I prefer to be able to set the rpm depending upon the job I’m doing.