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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
The Best Drill
Wirecutter Reviews | A New York Times Company: After using 16 drills to drive 1,669 3-inch screws and bore 345 1-inch holes, we’re convinced that the best one for around the house is the Bosch PS31-2A 12-Volt Max Drill/Driver.
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Daniel S
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I can’t wait to see how many comments this article gets. They key, however, is that it clearly indicates that this is for “around the house” use. This isn’t for professional or commercial use. I’m a bit surprised at the top pick. Then again, if I were to recommend a drill to my brother who just bought a house – it would be the Milwaukee 12 volt. Five years ago – I wouldn’t have said that. The power and size of batteries has come a long way in recent years. The most important thing I can say for tool reviews like this is to go to the store and pick up the drills. All the drills in a certain price range are going to have roughly the same features and the best way to know which one you want – is to put your hands on it. Personally, I’m not a fan of Bosch drills. I’d much prefer DeWalt or Milwaukee – at least in the 18 volt category. As far as 12 volt drills go, I’d have to do my own research.
I would have to agree with Daniel, in looking at this article I was left thinking to myself how far the 12v options have come since the mid-2000's. I remember back when they couldn't do much beyond an hour of work and would quickly fatigue in and high torque job. However, today I find myself writing this sitting next to a Milwaukee cordless 12v impact gun that hasn't seen a charge in over a week and is still going strong. It is lightweight and does the job that we need on tour of placing screws and tightening bolts and lags. I usually would reach for my standard DeWalt 20v most days of the week, but these smaller lighter tools have me taking notice. I see this being used more on the stage and for minor repairs though. All other things, such as significant builds and day to day in the shop I will stick with my 20v options that weren't in this review due to price point and power output.
As both Jermey and Daniel touched upon when I first read the title of this article I was looking more for the idea of a work horse drill for a shop or construction site environment and was a little disappointed when I saw that the drills that they were reviewing were being judge on regards of around the house utility. That said I'm still surprised with the amount of love that they gave the Bosche drills to the point I am suspect that this article is not just native advertising. I say this because in my experience Bosche tools just straight up do not preform that well in the long haul on a job site. I was not surprised at all to see that the Milwaukee drills received good reviews because honestly they are some of my favorite 12 volt drills on the market mostly because they take a damn beating and keep working. All said I guess I gotta try these new Bosche drills.
it is interesting to see a 12-volt drill taking the lead in this article. I guess it makes sense considering it is the smallest and most compact on the market. I would be curious to see what the difference is when you put it up against an 18 or 20-volt model. I know at the CMU shop we are used to the higher voltage models but with the constant development of technology, I would be curious to see what the difference in performance is. Daniel makes a very good point in his comment when he stresses the that these drills are meant for a consumer and not a professional scene shop. I’m sure battery life plays a large role in this ranking and I don’t think it could stand up to the abuse of a professional shop. It will be very interesting to see what the future drills look like and how they perform. I would assume that smaller more powerful drills will begin to surfaces as the technology begins to improve.
4 comments:
I can’t wait to see how many comments this article gets. They key, however, is that it clearly indicates that this is for “around the house” use. This isn’t for professional or commercial use. I’m a bit surprised at the top pick. Then again, if I were to recommend a drill to my brother who just bought a house – it would be the Milwaukee 12 volt. Five years ago – I wouldn’t have said that. The power and size of batteries has come a long way in recent years. The most important thing I can say for tool reviews like this is to go to the store and pick up the drills. All the drills in a certain price range are going to have roughly the same features and the best way to know which one you want – is to put your hands on it. Personally, I’m not a fan of Bosch drills. I’d much prefer DeWalt or Milwaukee – at least in the 18 volt category. As far as 12 volt drills go, I’d have to do my own research.
I would have to agree with Daniel, in looking at this article I was left thinking to myself how far the 12v options have come since the mid-2000's. I remember back when they couldn't do much beyond an hour of work and would quickly fatigue in and high torque job. However, today I find myself writing this sitting next to a Milwaukee cordless 12v impact gun that hasn't seen a charge in over a week and is still going strong. It is lightweight and does the job that we need on tour of placing screws and tightening bolts and lags. I usually would reach for my standard DeWalt 20v most days of the week, but these smaller lighter tools have me taking notice. I see this being used more on the stage and for minor repairs though. All other things, such as significant builds and day to day in the shop I will stick with my 20v options that weren't in this review due to price point and power output.
As both Jermey and Daniel touched upon when I first read the title of this article I was looking more for the idea of a work horse drill for a shop or construction site environment and was a little disappointed when I saw that the drills that they were reviewing were being judge on regards of around the house utility. That said I'm still surprised with the amount of love that they gave the Bosche drills to the point I am suspect that this article is not just native advertising. I say this because in my experience Bosche tools just straight up do not preform that well in the long haul on a job site. I was not surprised at all to see that the Milwaukee drills received good reviews because honestly they are some of my favorite 12 volt drills on the market mostly because they take a damn beating and keep working. All said I guess I gotta try these new Bosche drills.
it is interesting to see a 12-volt drill taking the lead in this article. I guess it makes sense considering it is the smallest and most compact on the market. I would be curious to see what the difference is when you put it up against an 18 or 20-volt model. I know at the CMU shop we are used to the higher voltage models but with the constant development of technology, I would be curious to see what the difference in performance is. Daniel makes a very good point in his comment when he stresses the that these drills are meant for a consumer and not a professional scene shop. I’m sure battery life plays a large role in this ranking and I don’t think it could stand up to the abuse of a professional shop. It will be very interesting to see what the future drills look like and how they perform. I would assume that smaller more powerful drills will begin to surfaces as the technology begins to improve.
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