Power Tools & General Tools Recommendations & Advice

[K.C. Leblanc]

Does anyone understand the DeWalt range. I'm wondering that if the best of these two, is on the DCD796M1 an older model?

It's mostly going to be used for relatively light work, currently using a Hitachi drill driver which is getting very long in the tooth (it has NiCad batteries which don't hold charge very well).

 

[b0rn2sk8]

If you are still using a nicad, pretty much any modern brushless drill powered by a lithium battery will blow it away.

The model you pointed to looks decent, whether something is an older model or not is not super relevant as the produce a range of drills at various price points and specifications (and build quality).

The main objective is getting something which has a good output at a decent price.

 

[SpellowHouse]

Does anyone understand the DeWalt range. I'm wondering that if the best of these two, is on the DCD796M1 an older model?

It's mostly going to be used for relatively light work, currently using a Hitachi drill driver which is getting very long in the tooth (it has NiCad batteries which don't hold charge very well).

The kit is based aroung the DCD796 drill. It's a good quality drill for general use. Not too heavy yet reasonably powerful. It's an all-rounder.

It has has a metal chuck and it's brushless, meaning a good quality drill that will last many years.

The next step up from that is the DCD805, which is about the same weight but more powerful and yet physically smaller, but perhaps a little too powerful for some jobs.

The M1 on the end of the name means it's a kit. It has a case, a single 4Ah battery and a charger. It's a really good choice.

The only weakness of the kit is that you only get one battery. That means you will be stuck for ages while it recharges. You could get another battery or go for the DCD796D2-GB, which has 2x2Ah instead of the single 4Ah battery. But it's a more difficult kit to find at a reasonable price.

Anyway, it's a great general purpose drill.

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

The only weakness of the kit is that you only get one battery. That means you will be stuck for ages while it recharges. You could get another battery or go for the DCD796D2-GB, which has 2x2Ah instead of the single 4Ah battery. But it's a more difficult kit to find at a reasonable price.

Anyway, it's a great general purpose drill.

Sorry, I forgot to include links, I was comparing it with this drill which I suspect is newer (DCD100M1T) but lower quality.

Dewalt DCD100M1T Black 18v XR Brushless Compact Combi Hammer Drill + 25PC Set | eBay

The Dewalt DCD100M1T-GB is a limited edition black / grey brushless combi hammer drill to commemorate Dewalt 100 year anniversary. The DCD100 Dewalt Combi Drill has been released to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Dewalt company by Raymond E. DeWalt in 1924 after he...

www.ebay.co.uk

I get the point about batteries, I don't at the moment have the $$$$$ to grab the whole set but I'm hopping to also grab either an impact of a 2nd drill in the nearish future so will probably get more batteries at that point. If it becomes a massive PITA I'll grab a 2ah, since they're not at that expensive.