agillot

Over 3yrs ago , got a walmart HART brand drill [ $60 ] , white , use it with a group to build wheelchair ramps , can be over 60 ft long . we do 1 a month . That drill has been great . used to screw in , we dont use nails . Got a second battery , 2 amps , $ 30 .One battery is good for about 2 hours .

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

If DeWalt and Milwaukee used the same battery, I wouldn't hesitate to buy one brand and then another. Right now, there's no way I would buy anything from Milwaukee. Of course, there are adapters, but I'm sticking with DeWalt.

BebuLamar

But the tools sales don't make as much money as batteries sales. So they make the good tools so you buy their tools and then you have to buy their batteries. And no don't use adapter. They do sell third party though.
Any way I don't think I would buy Milwaukee today. I had the Holeshooter since the early 80's. It worked well and was supposed to be warranty for life. A few years ago I had the speed switch went bad and they didn't fix it for me. They charged me $26 for the new switch. Besides the company has been sold in 2005 to Techtronis Industries based in Hong Kong, China.

ddgm Loc: Hamilton, Ontario & Fort Myers, FL

I found the other one, exact same model. Been plugged in a couple of hours and they both work. They have 6 variable speeds and forward and reverse and look to be very well made. We shall see how long they hold a charge.

srg

It's true. However, I own lots (and lots) of tools varying in quality from Ryobi all the way up to Festool, Hilti, and Fein.. I can tell you that for me, paying more for a tool, usually results in better quality. Also, some of my Festool tools have served me reliably for over 30 years. I've never owned a ryobi that performed nearly as well for so long.

HamB

My Milwaukee cordless screwdriver has been in my toolbox for many years and is my most used tool.
Settings allow for driving the biggest to the smallest screws...and certainly speeds up any project....

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

A few years ago I purchased a Craftsman cordless screwdriver on impulse. It was interesting but aside from using it a couple times it sat on the workbench. I wound up giving it away.

The cordless screwdriver looked like a normal screwdriver but as soon as you put some torque on a screw the screwdriver would start to turn faster. It really didn't lend itself to controlled driving.

I do use my variable speed drill to drive screws but I have better control of the torque with my finger on the drill trigger, probably because I'm used to the drill and the amount of force I have to put on the trigger to get a given driving speed. And the speed is variable under my control, whereas the cordless screwdriver basically had two speeds: on and off.

The drill/driver gets used for rough work and usually for finer work I use it to get the screw close to seated, then use a hand driver for the final screw-up.

Martys Loc: Lubec, Maine

Orange juice with vodka in a tall chilled glass,................e zee p zeee...........lol

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Batteries not included

Mr. SONY Loc: LI, NY

OH Yea!