Landy I am hole sawing plastic and now 1/8" aluminum. Steel? No way. I fell into a 19 piece Milwaukee cobalt drill sale here for an unbelievable ten dollars including the red plastic case at Home Depot. Mexico. It had to have been a grand error. But the store help pointed out the sale and the cashier rang it up with a smile. I have one powerful Dremel-Like tool but it is awkward enough straight on one-handed. It was purchased online from a Tool Store in Texas.
DE Bishop, sir.
The model of Harbor Freight drill I have was purchased in 2001. Even Eduardo agreed "This thing is stupidly heavy" in Spanish. It weighs almost as much as my DeWalt 1/2" hammer drill. Four pounds and around 7 oz. I cannot manage the DeWalt. I will detach the counterbalance from it's hook on the small bench and hook it to a hook on the big bench when 4" holes needed for fans are necessary. Personally I think the drill you offered would work fine. The Milwaukee drill was darned near half the weight. If anyone is skeptical about just how heavy the HF drill is PM me and I'll ship it to you :) I am starting to believe the mad dog torque broke the chuck because I remember the drill getting stuck in a piece of plate metal 15 or so years ago and it pulled me up and across a plank work bench and I scraped my stomach and hurt my knee. Maybe one of you can use power like that. The chuck is definitely broken and the replacement chucks are all SAE thread.
Jesus drilled a 7/16" hole through a 5" thick stanchion using a Silver & Deming Milwaukee drill, some time back. He said the drill went right through. Also the HF drill is too fat to get a hand hold on. It's fatter than an aluminum Cola Can. A real Aborigine of a brute. It isn't a Hole Hawg type drill. Very disappointed as I snagged it at the mailbox and drove 2,000 miles then found it is was "Tyrannosaurus Wrecks" way too late to return it. It cost something like $49.00 on sale almost 20 years ago.
So if you feel like parting with your drill I will put "Tyrannosaurus Wrecks" outside and someone will snag it. Maybe weld a shaft to it and use it as a grout stirrer or something. I have a 9 volt conventional Ryobi drill that is marvelous for making pilot and screw holes in plastic. But a 1/4" drill is too much for it. And it's not a 90 degree. I have to use a 25/64 drill on inside wheel wells in a plastic box and a drill like a 90 degree Milwaukee or DeWalt or a Bosch will save my bacon. No more nuts and bolts! It's all nutserts now with my newest acquisition but that hosed my budget :(
