The BEST Cordless Drill

I guess nothing works great anymore because it's all imported junk. China mostly even though it will say USA or whatever (I know those tools are not but I am saying that even the ones that do say USA are not).

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Originally Posted by hotroddaddy

I did not read all the posts, but the drill is a hitachi. Imo This drill in the lithium ion battery is the best out, followed by the millwaukie lithium. I do metal framing and we use these drills all day long, unlike most other trades that use them from time to time throughout the day, we never stop, so that will tell who has the best product. My hitachi is over a year old and it still holds a charge 6 hours straight, unless im doing full drilling, then it goes through them in a few hours.

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Its actually a "FESTOOL" they use on TOH, a very high end item.

http://www.festooljunkie.com/catalog...13-ah-set.html

I've got an 18 volt Bosch that I like; the battery seems to last forever. Only drawback is that it's pretty heavy.

I was looking at the festool product yesterday at the local hardware store. They look (appearance) cheap or like a toy because of the design but are supposedly really good. Expensive too which is good since you normally get what you pay for.

Ace Hardware has a lost leader going on thru this Sunday, 18 volt Makita 1/2 hammer drill, with 2 batteries, charger and flashlight for $79.99. Their web site crashed, due to the volume of people, they were out on line and locally, so I drove 30 miles north and got the last one, too good of a deal to pass up!:D

After a great deal of discussion, debate, and the help of my CHR friends I have bought a new cordless drill. Actually, my in-laws bought me a new cordless drill for my birthday...but I picked it out.

I bought an 18 volt lithium ion compact drill/driver by Ridgid. The key selling points were lithium ion and the free lifetime service agreement. The service agreement will replace batteries for free, supposedly.

Thanks for all of your help.

Sounds great! Can't beat the lithium batteries, and lifetime(hopefully yours) service is excellent, not to mention a gift! Score!:D

That sounds great to me - and I'll be looking for a replacement for my ancient Porter-Cable soon. This newer(?) pair of NiCads are dying/have died, it's starting to get noisy and I can smell hot insulation. The @#$% batteries are, best price I've found, $65 each. Too many $$ when there are deals on this driver complete with 2 batteries and a charger for less.