Well, my choice depends upon the circumstances, the materials, whether I am on a ladder or not, etc.
I have 4 power drills that I commonly use:
19.4 V 1/2″ Porter Cable Cordless Drill/Driver keyless chuck (10 years old – needs NiCad Batteries replaced)
New 12V subcompact milwaukee cordless li-ion drill/driver with hex chuck
Then the corded drills are:
New 1/2″ corded Milwaukee magnum drill with keyed chuck
1/2″ Hammer/Non-Hammer switchable Drill (milwaukee again). Corded/Keyed Chuck. Big/Heavy.
So that’s what I use and I would like to have an eggbeater drill a 4jaw brace and jennings pattern bits and some of the yankee type hand drivers.
But I haven’t managed to buy them when I wanted/needed them for something. So I just make do.
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I have a Festool 15.6 TDK which I love (power, balance, control, quality) and the BOSCH 10.8 (now called 12V I think) little impact driver PS 40-2A- which came with a free non-impact driver PS20-2. The latter stays in the kitchen drawer. I use it a few times a week and it saves me trips to the garage.
Power drill are like clamps ...
I have recently been using the new (I believe) Ridgid compact 12v Li-Ion drill R82007. I picked up a kit with two drills, two batteries and a charger for $149CDN. I like the compact size and light weight of this type of drill, I rarely need anything too powerfull in the shop. That being said, I have used this to drive 3" deck screws with no problem, and even a 3/4" forstner through birch didn't give me any trouble. I like that this drill has a regular chuck, not a quick connect. this makes the nose bigger, but I prefer a regular chuck.
When i really need more power, I pull out a big drill with a tail.
-philjohnwilliams
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