DeWalt DC945KB Cordless Combi Drill 12 volt- Powerful 12 Volt combination tool for ... more
heavy-duty hammerdrilling and screwdriving applications- Three speed settings for optimum performance in high torque, normal use and high speed applications.- 22 positio...
- Powerful 12 Volt combination tool for heavy-duty hammerdrilling and screwdriving ... more
applications - Three speed settings for optimum performance in high torque, normal use and high speed applications. - 22 position adjustable torque control for...
Advantages: Cordless, Quick Charging, Good Features Disadvantages: Pricey comapred to others
, most were beyond my budget. I was shocked at how much you could pay for a drill. I'm sure a bit of flint would have been cheaper... but one particular drill stood out from the rest. Sleek in it's styling and silver in colour it stood out from the olive-drab and oranges of it's siblings. It offered everything I could want from a cordlessdrill; a 12v motor, quick charge (1hr) battery, keyless chuck, two-speed gearing with hammer action, charge remaining indicator, adjustable clutch for control when driving screws and to top it all off, a level indicator! All of this in a slim-line silver drill, complete with sturdy carry-case. Costing around the same as most other 12vcordlessdrills, it had a few more features and was slightly less chunky than the competition. Credit cards were duly swiped and I headed home clutching my tool (and assorted ...
Advantages: Reliable, easy to use, quick recharge, two speed, 13mm keyless chuck, forward/reverse facility, many different torque settings. Meant for Industrial use. Disadvantages: Heavy, but well balanced, can cause wrist ache if used a lot.
DeWalt are a company more associated with the professional or industrial side of the tools market. I recently started work as a Cabinet Maker and needed a reliable, heavy duty and long lasting cordlessdrill/screwdriver. My boss advised me to buy a DeWaltdrill as it would hopefully be a long lasting and heavy duty drill.
I went ahead with it and followed his advice and bought a DeWalt DW914K2 14.4 Volt CordlessDrill/Screwdriver. This drill costs approximately £253 (including VAT). This seems a lot compared to drills you may see in cotalogues and many tool shops, but they tend to be the DIY drills for light use.
The 14.4Vdrill appears big and bulky, and although it is fairly heavy at 2.1kg it is well balanced unlike many drills. You can easily line up the drill to drill a straight and accurate hole, asit is fairly square ...
Advantages: Easy to use, several 'power' options for various 'jobs' and good battery time Disadvantages: none for the price.
battery varies depending on what job your doing, drilling or screwing, but I tend to find that I can give the drill a lot of abuse between charges.
The one hour charge is so useful, plus, with this package you?re actual getting two batteries so whilst one is charging you can get on with the job in hand, technically, giving you none stop action until the work is done.
I know there are many many more powerful drills on the market, in fact I own a very pricey 28 volt Dewaltcordlesshammerdrill which I only use on very special occasions, (Why I spent nearly £250 on something I use about as often as a politician tells the truth I will never know? but hey, it looks pretty sat on the shelf), but this Bosch has lasted me quite some time and has never failed me one little bit in all the abuse I have given it.
Although this drill is a nice tool ...
