Anyone have any experience with these? Any thought on cordless dewalt products in general? I was wondering if they overcame the rep. for poor battery life?
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I got the 12 volt model long ago, before the 18v was available. I would have gotten the 18v so the battery would be compatible with some of my other tools. Anyway, it has been useful on occasion. It has enough power for driving screws, and drilling holes using non-self-feeding bits. When I bought it, I thought that it would work in place of buying a full blown right angle drill. I wouldn't need it often, but needed to drill a few dozen holes in studs on occasion. Using a spade bit for this task gets old really fast. I then bought a barely used Super Hole Hawg on ebay for about the same price as the cordless one was new. After that the cordless one has sat mostly. If you need a right angle drill, you probably also want to be using self-feeding bits. If this is the case don't buy it. If you need to drive screws in tight places, or drill holes about 1/2 inch and under, it should be fine.
I've been very happy with my dewalt 18v tools. I don't use them all day every day, but they've been great performers when I need them. I have the drill, the hammer-drill, the impact driver, and the cordless circular saw (which I use least of all). The main ones are the drill and the impact driver, I use them in combination regularly.
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I have the Dewalt 18v right angle drill and love it. No problem drilling 1/2 to 3/4 inch holes through 2x and 4x joists, studs, etc using self feeding auger bits. (As for spade bits, put them in the metal recyle bins at your town reclamation center.) I think the battery life is excellent.