I use a few cordless drills. Wore out a couple of old Makita 9v units and now
have a Porter Cable 18v. With a charger and two batteries. It is not lithium
ion so is rather heavy. For light duty, I have a B&D 9.9v unit which is handy
and light but you have to plug the charging cord into the drill to charge the
battery even though it is removable, so you can't do a quick switch.
I second the recommendations for 18v and lithium ion. I would forget the 12v
cig. lighter plug and go for a charger and two batteries, so you can swap them
out. Inverter would be nice if you don't want to cart a battery back and forth
and don't have shore power.
Gary Nylander
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From: Josh Muckley via CnC-List
To: C&C List
Cc: Josh Muckley
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List 12 volt cordless drill
I can understand why you would think you want a 12v drill. You think it will
be cheaper, lighter, and smaller. That being said, I love my 18v Makita (white
and black). Maybe a little bulkier than I'd like for the boat but it has never
let me down.
On Jun 16, 2015 11:49 AM, "Dennis C. via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:
John,
Take this for what it's worth. I use a cordless drill a lot when working
on boats and around the house. After my buddies and I soured on Dewalt
cordless drills due to short battery lives, I looked hard. I'm a big fan of
Dewalt and Bosch corded tools but found their reviews a bit low.
My selection criteria included torque/power, weight and reliability. The
weight was related to the fact that I frequently install hardware on mastheads.
Holding a drill above my head while drilling down into a masthead was a
concern.
After a lot of research and reading reviews, I narrowed my selection down
to two brands, Metabo and Makita. The Metabo is very pricey so my buddy and I
bought Makita 18V drills. We have had excellent experience with them. I
highly recommend the Makita 18V cordless drill.
I would suggest you look at 18 volt rather than 12 volt. Someday you'll
need the extra power.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 10:15 AM, John Russo via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I am looking for a small light duty light weight 3/8 max bit size, 12
volt cordless drill that has a 110 volt charger and also has a 12 volt cord
with cigarette lighter adaptor that can be used directly connected to the house
batteries.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
John
Arpeggio C&C 32
Norwalk, CT
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