Drills Reviews

A well made quality product. A great time saver on the jobsite. I do not have to spend half of my time trying to find or reach my drill.

This holster also fits the 14.4 volt drill/driver I recieved for xmas. It was also a gift, and I suspect a little collusion there. I don't really use the driver on a job site, just in the shop, so really don't have a need for the holster, but I think I will hang it near the charger and store the drill in it, instead of in one of the tool box drawers. Very nicely made and holds the drill very securely. One of the advantages of ballistic nylon over leather is that the nylon doesn't hold moisture so for outdoor use it is superior. Recommend this holster for those of you who do use drill/drivers on the job site.

Thank God somebody finally designed a drill holster that actually WORKS!!!

This is the first one I've ever used that: 1. held my drill securely even while I was climbing ladders and scrunched up in all sorts of excruciating positions (my Craftsman holster let the drill slip out as soon as I walked fast!), 2. never once ever caused the drill bit to catch my pant legs, and 3. is not difficult to pull out or put in the drill.

Other bonuses: really thoughtful design, plenty of pockets for driver bits, even a nice hammer loop, nylon material is light yet strong and doesn't stain your pants unlike some allegedly "top grain" leather holsters.

God bless you, Dewalt!

So, I see no need for this drill when the DW130v is the same price. About the same drill with variable speed, 9 amps, 0-550 rpm. Great for mixing or chasing the old lady around the house with.

I am a ceramic tile installer and this was my first tool. I bought it six years ago and it has lasted until this past september. I have mixed thousands of 5 gallon buckets worth of thinset mortar, wall mud, and drypack mortar with this tool. It was built correctly and has one purpose and does it well. Excellent tool, period.

I build houses out of autoclaved aerated concrete. See www.safecrete.com for more on that. I use this drill to mix the thin-set mortar in 5 gallon buckets and to drill 3-4" holes through the solid aerated concrete blocks. This is the only drill for me. I have two, one for mixing and one for drilling, that way I never have to change them out and can have different tasks going at the same time. I recommend to all our new homeowners who want to do it theirself that they get one of these drills.
This drill is designed for serious power. The applications I have will burn up the best variable speed drill in a day. This drill is so strong it is dangerous. I have seen my drill put two guys teeth through their lips, one being my own. I was drilling through a concrete wall and ran into some rebar, ouch. One time I was drilling through a block and hit some steel and it jerked it out of my hands and the trigger was locked. It kept spinning until it pulled the power cord right out of the drill. Never use the trigger lock, it can get you hurt.
This drill is fairly heavy, it needs to be. If you want a drill for screwing buy a variable speed drill, this is not the one for you. There is nothing wrong with the drill. You just have to know what you need. If you need serious strength and toughness, this is the drill for you.

Purchased for someone else, still cold outside so they've not used it, but recognized it to be of good quality compared to others they've seen.

I haven't used the jig yet although I borrowed one prior to this purchase. It worked beautifully so I bought one just likt it. I am happy with the item. It is exactly what I was looking for.
Harold Bowman

Perfect. It fitr the unique need that I had to complete my project. It worked!

I tried this drill for installing metal siding and roofing. The first one lasted 2 weeks and the second lasted 1 week. The switch to change from high to low speed died on both. I then spent another 20 dolars and bought the Makita 14.4 volt. 1 year later it is still going strong. I also bought the Dewalt palm sander with the variable speed and the VS switch lasted 6 months before it died. The good news is that I bought the drils at Home Depot and they replaced them with out question.

I was a little leery of buying the reconditioned model, but it's worked like a champ. I bought it in anticipation of a home purchase. It has been a workhorse throughout everything I've had to do on the house. I only found one cosmetic blemish, and that's barely noticeable. I'd buy another one in an instant.

I bought a 14.4 Dewalt drill driver back in about 1993 while doing super extensive remodeling work on a house. I found the tool to be the most useful thing I had besides my Milwaulkee Sawsall. It had a ton of power (like others said, if you're used to "handyman" style junk, you might strip some screws with this baby) and the batteries lasted a long time.

The mid-handle and ergonomics are the best. The charger is smart and only charges when needed, goes from flat to charged in 1 hour. Clutch has plenty of adjustment. The original screw tips that come with it and snap on the sides are still not chewed up and look perfect, some 6+ years later after tons of use. AFter TONS of use, the batteries are wearing out and I eventually destroyed highgear on it, but I'm buying another since Amazon has them so cheap. I'll keep my other one for parts just in case.

I have seen makita tools and used them, and although they do make some good products, in this catagory I personally cannot see them lasting 1/2 as long as Dewalt. I know a guy who's brother drives a truck for Dewalt and he's been to construction sites where guys come and give him a Makita - they say something like "take this piece of junk!" and buy a Dewalt. And you're SUPPORTING USA.

Recommended accessories:
* Magnetic screw holder w/sleeve for holding drywall screws for one-handed driving

* holster for climbing ladders and such.

FOUND THIS TO BE AN EXCELLENT TOOL FOR THE PRICE, I USE IT ALMOST EVERY DAY. GOOD SPEED ANN CONTROL!

The review title says it all.

I was overwhelmed by my 9.6 volt Hitachi drill,it has never let me down.I have remodeled two of my homes with the 9.6,now I have the 12 volt model which is even better than the 9.6.It seems to hold a charge longer than any other drill I own(DeWalt,Porter Cable,Makita,Panasonic,Craftsman and Ryobi Professional),I've put them all thru the paces and this drill does it better.It's great for overhead drilling because of it's light weight.The price was great,too.The flashlight is very similiar to my 9.6,exceptional quality.I recommend this drill/driver.

I have had this drill and two batteris for 8 years with no problems. Have lost about 20% of battery life over the years of abuse, but am very satisfied. When I say abuse, I mean drilling masonry, oak, using the handle as a hammer, that kind of abuse. It's a great product!

I have had my Makita for nearly ten years. I thought I was spending a lot of money, at the time but needed a cordless drill. It has been worth every penny I spent for it and then some.

I have used this drill driver as screwdriver for drywall. Later I got 14.4 Volt one because battery runs out quicker than the heavier 14.4 Volt one. I used this 9.6 Volt driver very roughly for many years and is still working great. Works fine for most light duty work. Get a heavier one for bigger job.

I've owned numerous cordless drills in my 20 years as a construction worker. Day in and day out, makita is definitely the best. The 6228 offers the best weight/performance & durability combination of any cordless out there!

Best cordless I've used. I purchased this for use in a maintenance department. It is compact, balanced, light (for a cordless drill) and easy to use. The batteries last longer than any others we have had. However if you build decks for a living you may need a more powerful drill, but for normal uses this is the one.

I purchased this drill about three years ago. It works flawlessly, never having given me a single reason to complain. It has the power to do any job around the house and offers a good balance and overall weight.

The only issue I would have is the price of Makita replacement batteries (...)

Getting into wood working along with this boom of impact drivers is like getting into music as CDs replaced audio tapes, or skate boarding when they came out with the double tailed boards. Its essential. So I didn't even think about getting a regular drill, an impact driver pretty much takes care of anything, faster and with less hassle. but it will not do everything a drill does... though i have rigged an impact driver to work with counter sinks... a drill is needed for some things and thats why i got this kit. its good for the price. and the makita impact driver is excelent. I've been able to use panasonic drills at the shop I work at and so far they are the only tool I have found which outdoes this Makita drill. They are also at the tippy-top of the line and quite expensive. And panasonic really only outdoes it for me because i like the grip and the feel of them a bit more. But these Makita drills are great, only 0.1 lbs heavier and super powerful and capable. I forsee getting years of use out of this driver, and being totally satisfied with it. The drill on the other hand is huge and heavier than a 12 volt drill needs to be. It will do the job though and it was free so what the hey? I'm sure that I could buy a lighter, smaller 12v drill but its all the same in end and aside from weight and size, its of good quality and works fine.

the cordless impact driver kit is of high quality and good value for the money. The free drill was a nice added attraction.

One of the guys at my shop had a Makita Impact Wrench and I got pretty used to using it. Then he left and I had to find one for myself. I was hesitant at first with getting an Impact Driver instead of an Impact Wrench, but I'm glad that I did. Getting the free drill cinched it for me. This is a great tool. I use it for transmission work and it's one of my favorite purchases. It makes quick work of a lot of the stuff I have to do.

If you plan on doing any serious carpentry, pass on this. The notches are aligned differently on both sides and measurements would only be approximate. At the current Amazon sale price (the second star), it would make a nice gift for your pre-teen child. Otherwise, don't bother.

I've been using this square for about two weeks, as a backup to the plastic one I bought years ago and frequently lose. It's been totally solid. I can point to two annoying characteristics: (1) the surfaces are a little rough, and that's fine. I don't think it's meant for fine work, and it's not a problem unless you need surgical precision. (2) Being made of aluminum, this thing gets burning hot in the sun. I've had to dowse it in cold water more than once while working just to make it usable.

I'm giving it five stars since my gripes appear to have very little to do with this model; they're about aluminum squares in general.

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First, this is a very comfortable hammer (grip, balance, and easy on the elbow). The comfort comes at the expensive of keeping the vibration in the hammer.

After every strike, the hammer continues to ring for a few seconds. I thought I had a 5 star hammer until I helped a friend build a shed. My elbow felt great, but the continuous ringing for 2 days was enough to drive me insane! Even my friend was affected by the ringing while working several feet away.

He had the 20-ounce Antivibe and it does not experience any ringing. I headed to Lowes to buy a new hammer and tested these two models in the store. I sampled several of the Antivie hammers on the shelf and the 16oz/20oz ringing/not ringing held true.

If you can handle the extra weight, the 20oz Antivibe is a great hammer. It dampens the vibrations in a split-second. If you need a 16oz, I'd continue to look elsewhere if you need to drive more than a dozen nails per project.

I wanted to know if this hammer was tool enough to hurt my head if I hit myself with it, square in the forehead, wham, bam, ouch. I devised a scheme for testing the product before purchasing it, and it's a great little trick you might want to use in your online shopping experience, so I'm going to share it with you. But, hey, this is just you and me, okay? Don't go emailing this to everyone you know, especially your aunt - she'll just send it back to us every couple of months, along with that joke about Regis Philbin.

So, anyway, I figured the computer screen might be about as hard as however hard the hammer might be, so I opened up the large version of the product picture, and whacked my head with that, instead.

Lemme tell ya, that's not how you're going to want to wake up after a long night of reading neo-Freudian polyethnic poetry and drinking absinthe. It wasn't REAL real fun, if you know what I mean.

And, yet... It didn't smart nearly as much as I'd hoped. Maybe that's because the picture wasn't big enough. My computer's only 4 inches wide, and surely the hammer's bigger than that.

This really is a great hammer, and far better than I needed. A welcome surprise. The antivibe is excellent for me since I have some minor nerve problems in my right arm from years on the computer. It's comfortable to grip and I'm just pleased with it.