What is the best 18V lithium-ion cordless drill out now?
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008I originally purchased a Dewalt drill with Nicad batteries. However,after fooling around with the lighter lithium based cordless drill/drivers I’ve decided to go that route.
I’ll be using this drill from everything from hanging blinds to decking. I’m not a contractor but more of a DIY weekend warrior. The one thing that I was concerned about was being able to drill into concrete. Seems like the drill/drivers that have the hammerdrill feature are on the heavy side and I was looking for something lighter. Am I better off just getting a seperate corded hammerdrill or Hilti drill for the very few times that I may need to drill into concrete?
So far I’ve had my eye on Makita’s,Hitatchi,Ridgid to name a few. Can anyone offer some opinions?
Is anyone familiar with Ridgid? They came out with a new 18V lithium with a larger battery than the new compact Makita(black & white). Ridgid offers a lifetime warranty(even on the batteries). I’d like to hear from anyone who has used their tools. The 18V is around 4.5lbs.
http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/R86006-Compact-Lithium-Ion-Drill/EN/index.htm
Jill
