I am looking at buying tools for my boyfriend for christmas and I was wanting to know what is a good brand to buy?
Black & Decker
DeWalt
Milwaukee
Skil
Makita
Hitachi
or another
I am looking at getting a 14.4v with a drill bit set. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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DeWalt, Milwaukee, Makita, Bosch and Hitachi are all very good professional quality tools. Black and Decker, Skil, Craftsman and Ryobi are homeowner quality tools for occasional light duty use. I would recommend a drill with at least 18 volts. The newer models have lithium ion batteries with more power and less weight.
There are actually only a few different manufacturers of drills. Many of them are made by the same company, but sold under different name brands. I am a big believer in Hilti, Bosch and Makita tools. Hilti is exspensive and may be hard to find. Bosch are great tools as well, but they tend to be on the pricier side. I actually just got a new drill. I bought a Rigid drill with a Lithium Ion Battery. The Rigid comes with a lifetime warranty on the drill and batteries I believe. This is why it was so appealing. Another nice set is the Makita driver/drill and the Makita impact drill. I saw this as a set at Home Depot the other day, if only I hadn’t just bought the Rigid.
it would depend on what he uses it for, does he use it on a daily basis? is he a plumber who uses it in his work, or is this for projects around the house.
if he is only using it around the house, then i would go with the black and decker, it is great for household use, and easy to store. If he uses it on the jobsite, i would go with the hitachi, it is a better make, and more durable. or a dewalt. you can price these at ether home depot or lowes. good luck.
If he’s going to use it frequently, I would recommend DeWalt, Milwaukee, or Makita. These cost a little more, but are better quality drills. The other brands are fine for occasional use. I have a Sears Craftsman 19.2v that I bought for about $80. I use it occasionally and it has served me well. The 19.2v gives me a little more “oomph” than a 14.4v. A good quality drill bit makes a huge difference as well. Once they start to wear, it really doesn’t matter what brand of drill you have.
Dewalt in my opinion for the money,
Milwaukee for the service. I used to run an industrial shop and it used a lot of milwaukee, we would of course have failures after prolonged use. The service shop would quickly send us parts or repair them for us at an efficient price or many under warranty. You get what you pay for in many cases. Good Luck
My husband has at least 10 cordless drills, all different brands. He says that the Milwaukee is the best, but if you don’t want to spend an arm and a leg, a Makita is durable and will do the job.
DeWalt- they are heavy duty will take loads of beatings- #1
Black and Decker for very light jobs- they would be last on my list…
Makita, Milwaukee, and DeWalt are the best on that list.
A cordless drill is a drill/ driver because it drills holes and also drives in screws. It probably has two speeds which is a good feature. It goes slow so driving screws is easier, and it goes fast to drill holes.
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A drill/driver is a good thing. In fact, make sure it says drill/ driver. That’s exactly what you want — nothing else. You want to make sure that it has at least two batteries. I assume any set would. When one battery runs down, you pop in the second battery. Having just one battery can be a problem.
Drill/ driver as in screwdriver.
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