Lightweight Electric Drill Suggestions?
I have a heavy-duty Dremel 1/8" tool but it is forlorn for drilling small diameter holes in non metal material. Fitting various size drills into that chuck is beyond me. I was given a used DeWalt c...
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To Mex: Ryobi makes a 4v screw driver that is pistol grip and uses 1/4 inch hex bits. I have used hex bits that have smaller than 1/8 inch drill bits with it to do small holes and starter holes. Might suit your needs. I also have a tiny drill chuck for smaller drill bits somewhere that has a 1/4 inch hex base. Something like that along with the 4v driver might work for you as well.
For everyone: Once on a camping/hunting trip I had some Black & Decker Firestorm 14V tools. I tried to charge a battery for a drill off a 2200/2500 watt Honda non inverter generator. The battery never charged and the charger and battery never worked again. I never tried to charge any more tools of that generator again.
Black & Decker changed the battery style mid production to a slide on battery vs an inserted battery. Never bought any more except the drill I happened to find that was new and still used the old style battery.
I'm now using a champion 3500 watt non inverter generator, but now I've been buying the green colored Ryobi 18V tools. They make a charger for them that will plug into a cigarette lighter plug and I bought one. No need to worry about damaging the Ryobi batteries or charger. I can now charge them from my truck or the 12v plug inside the trailer.
By the way the Ryobi drill/driver that came with the 5 tool set I bought works great. It's not to heavy and I used it recently putting up hand rails and safety rails around 2 porches and down 3 sets of stairs. Porches we're 6 ft x 4 ft and steps were each about 4 treads high plus last step on to the porch. Drill driver still going strong after it's workout. I cut all the 2 x 4 matl with the 14v 7 inch circular saw.
For everyone: Once on a camping/hunting trip I had some Black & Decker Firestorm 14V tools. I tried to charge a battery for a drill off a 2200/2500 watt Honda non inverter generator. The battery never charged and the charger and battery never worked again. I never tried to charge any more tools of that generator again.
Black & Decker changed the battery style mid production to a slide on battery vs an inserted battery. Never bought any more except the drill I happened to find that was new and still used the old style battery.
I'm now using a champion 3500 watt non inverter generator, but now I've been buying the green colored Ryobi 18V tools. They make a charger for them that will plug into a cigarette lighter plug and I bought one. No need to worry about damaging the Ryobi batteries or charger. I can now charge them from my truck or the 12v plug inside the trailer.
By the way the Ryobi drill/driver that came with the 5 tool set I bought works great. It's not to heavy and I used it recently putting up hand rails and safety rails around 2 porches and down 3 sets of stairs. Porches we're 6 ft x 4 ft and steps were each about 4 treads high plus last step on to the porch. Drill driver still going strong after it's workout. I cut all the 2 x 4 matl with the 14v 7 inch circular saw.
