BeanAnimal
Premium Member
I rarely break out standard size corded drill. I rarely break out a drywall screw gun.
I use a bigassed right-angle drill very often for (of course drilling studs and joists with ship augers and holse-saws) as well as mixing mortar, thinset and other heavy mixes.
That said, I am not a bit shy about twisting a 3" holesaw or 1.5" ship auger on an 18V DeWalt XRP drill, or mixing a batch or two of thinset when needed. I beat the livin crap outa my DeWalts and don't have a complaint. Smoke (varnished brushes and rotor) rolls out of all of them from time to time. Nothing a bit of sandpaper can't fix if needed.
Come to think of it, I think the good ol skil variable speed drill went to goodwill last time I cleaned out the tool pile. They are good for repative drilling of metal and steel... something I don't do a lot of. I have a bigassed drill press that takes care of most of my fabrication drilling.
The same goes for the drywall gun.... for anything less than a 5-10 sheets, it is just not worth digging out
I have a bigassed corded SDS rotary hammer... The only replacement for THAT in battery is the HILTE or BOSCH 36V SDS style rotary hammer, but they cost a fortune and few folks needed cordless rotary hammers
I use a bigassed right-angle drill very often for (of course drilling studs and joists with ship augers and holse-saws) as well as mixing mortar, thinset and other heavy mixes.
That said, I am not a bit shy about twisting a 3" holesaw or 1.5" ship auger on an 18V DeWalt XRP drill, or mixing a batch or two of thinset when needed. I beat the livin crap outa my DeWalts and don't have a complaint. Smoke (varnished brushes and rotor) rolls out of all of them from time to time. Nothing a bit of sandpaper can't fix if needed.
Come to think of it, I think the good ol skil variable speed drill went to goodwill last time I cleaned out the tool pile. They are good for repative drilling of metal and steel... something I don't do a lot of. I have a bigassed drill press that takes care of most of my fabrication drilling.
The same goes for the drywall gun.... for anything less than a 5-10 sheets, it is just not worth digging out

I have a bigassed corded SDS rotary hammer... The only replacement for THAT in battery is the HILTE or BOSCH 36V SDS style rotary hammer, but they cost a fortune and few folks needed cordless rotary hammers
