18 volt DeWalt mini review update
The new 18
volt DeWalt portable drill
continues to impress me with its over abundance of power.
I've been trying to estimate
when I hit halfway with the battery time and recharge it at
that point instead of waiting till it drains all the way down. This
might extend the life of each battery. It would help if the next
generation drill had a little indicator light that let you know when
you hit 50 percent.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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As a professional carpenter, I use this drill all the time. In fact I own 3 of them...My first one lives in my shop were it sees occasional use, the other two live in my truck and see regular use. the two in my truck are the newer versions with hammer/ 3 speeds.
The 18 volt "series" in general are great..I also have the 6 1/2" Circular the impact driver, and the 4 1/2 grinder, and utility light. Since all of these use the same battery I can swap one out with another tool. I also have the radio charger.. I have hooked up my Ipod to it...
I also have a good selection of Dewalt corded tools...Sawsall, 7 1/2 worm drive circular, 3/8" drill, 1/2 HD hammer drill, 4" grinder, 5" ROS sander, 706 12" chopsaw, 705 12" chopsaw (in shop) and 4 gallon compressor and 18 ga brad nailer.