Decent Cordless Drill Under $35????

Drop the cordless requirement and you might find a decent drill for $35.

there is NO such thing as a "decent" $35.00 cordless drill....perhaps a reality check is in order Save your money...borrow or rent one or do without till you can afford a "decent" drill.....no need to through away your money! Just mho.....good luck

snipped-for-privacy@ccrtc.com wrote in news:1105968903.358746.214590 @z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

I'm not the OP, but the batteries of my old 9.6 V Crapsman gave out. At ~

I want to avoid buying something with as limited a lifespan as my current drill. I'm NOT a heavy duty user, just an occasional hobbyist.

Mon, Jan 17, 2005, 12:01am (EST-2) snipped-for-privacy@covad.net (buck) asks: Anyone have good luck with inexpensive cordless drills

Oh, yes indeed. Three actually. One brace, with a set of bits, probably ran around $25 total. And two eggbeater drills, one somewhat larger than the other, ran around $15 for both. All three work great.

Any other drilling, I have a bench drill press, and several corded drills.

No, come to think of it, I do have two battery powered drills. One is at the older son's, haven't seen it in years. Apparently it works OK. Got another, brand new, don't think it's ever been used, out in the shop somewhere.

In my personal opinion, unless you're working daily in jobsites with no power, battery powered drills are pretty much a PITA.

JOAT Charity ain't giving people what you wants to give, it's giving people what they need to get.

- Albert

Then buy a corded drill. Even the best cordless can have batter failure in a year or two. I got 18 months from a Ryobi and the replacement batteries cost more than the drill that comes with two batteries. You may get more, you may get less.

I am not sure you van get a decent 12 volt battery for less than $50.

You can, with patience, find a used 12v on ebay for that price. It would have to be a local pickup to avoid the freight.

My 18v Ryobis are about 4 years old and are still doing fine. I guess I got more.

Cordless tools (the batteries) all have a limitted life. Under heavy pro use expect a year or two, but even for a hobbyist I would not *expect* more than six years of battery life. You may do better, but technology is just not good enough to produce a 20-year tool.

-Steve

Yeah, I have had good luck with my Stanley 03-043 push drill, although the largest hole I have drilled with it is 11/64ths. My racheting brace works well too, although I am not sure that you could buy a decent used one with bits at $35 without some serious Garage Saleing. Seriously, though I use a B&D VersaPak drill quite a bit as it is light and easy to hang on the pegboard. You can probably get one on ebay pretty cheap and the batteries are about $10 each at K-Mart (it takes two). Dave Hall

Try your local pawn shop. They always seem to have name brand stuff cheaper than retail. They will dicker on the price to. GT

cordless tools don't take well to sitting on the shelf unused. if it sits for a month, the battery will be discharged, and a few times of that and it will be a dead battery- won't take a charge anymore.

for that kind of use, get a corded drill or a hand crank one.

I agree. A cheap corded drill will outperform and outlast the most expensive cordless drill.

Got a very decent cordless drill for less than $35.00 on ebay. A very lightly used 9.6v Makita, the seller included the box, and a set of driver bits. Got it shipped for less than $30.00. Thanks again Dan.

They're out there, you've just gotta look for them.

As for a brand spanking new drill for under $35.00, nothing very nice that's for sure.

John Emmons

Three years and going strong on my original 18v batteries. I bought three new ones at HD for $35 CAD each and the difference is negligible. I'm sold on 18v Ryobi for homeowners.

-Brian

Well..... I always go with the majority thinks and in this case I will get a better and more expensive drill or I will forgo one altogether seeing that it will be sitting so much of the time. Thanks to all for help!!!

For your requirements I would suggest the 18V "Drillmaster" from Harbor Freight. Often on sale for $15 or so. I have a couple of these and it's no DeWalt or Milwaukee by any means, but for $15 it's not much of a risk.

I've not used this, but it almost meets your requirements.