Small cordless drills

Dave M · 06-04-2009, 07:01 AM

I'm planning on getting one of those small cordless drills for my wife. Was looking at some of the drills I notice that some don't have a torque adjustment. Wouldn't you strip the screw head without have this adjustment. Am I missing something.

Dave M

chipj29 · 06-04-2009, 07:42 AM

Probably not, because a majority of them are variable speed. Drill (screw) slower to lessen the risk of stripping the head of the screw.

Skip · 06-04-2009, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave M

I'm planning on getting one of those small cordless drills for my wife. Was looking at some of the drills I notice that some don't have a torque adjustment. Wouldn't you strip the screw head without have this adjustment. Am I missing something.

Dave M

If your wife has little experience using this type of tool, a torque setting would be helpful until she gets the "feel" of using it.

Also, make sure you buy one that uses lithium ion rechargable batteries. Nothing beats the light weight, power and quick recharging of this type of unit. In my install business I have shifted all my cordless tools (mostly Makita now) to LiOn and am extremely pleased with the results....

Orion · 06-04-2009, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Skip

If your wife has little experience using this type of tool, a torque setting would be helpful until she gets the "feel" of using it.

Also, make sure you buy one that uses lithium ion rechargable batteries. Nothing beats the light weight, power and quick recharging of this type of unit. In my install business I have shifted all my cordless tools (mostly Makita now) to LiOn and am extremely pleased with the results....

I bought the Makita Li-ion drill & impact driver combo set 18 months ago and I've told my wife that if I die she'll need to bury these with me. I love these and they've made all my projects a pleasure.

SteveA · 06-09-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Orion

I've told my wife that if I die

Orion, if you have the secret of enternal life ... care to share it?

Just teasing and hope you are the first one to beat the odds!

If you do have the answer... I'll edit my signature to say

“An optimist thinks that the glass is half full, a pessimist thinks the glass is half empty,a realist thinks the glass is twice a big as it needs to be, and Orion has the secret to enternal life"

Orion · 06-09-2009, 06:49 PM

I wish I had the answer.....but alas, I'll probably do just what everyone else does.........some day.

But, I do have the answer to "the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything"........ 42

SteveA · 06-09-2009, 10:50 PM

Adams is.. (was?) awesome

“ The answer to this is very simple. It was a joke. It had to be a number, an ordinary, smallish number, and I chose that one. Binary representations, base thirteen, Tibetan monks are all complete nonsense. I sat at my desk, stared into the garden and thought '42 will do.' I typed it out. End of story. ”

The Hitch Hiker Series are some of my favorites.

"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" (4th book in his trilogy)

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Dave M Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 395 Thanks: 4 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	Small cordless drills I'm planning on getting one of those small cordless drills for my wife. Was looking at some of the drills I notice that some don't have a torque adjustment. Wouldn't you strip the screw head without have this adjustment. Am I missing something. Dave M

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chipj29 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bow Posts: 1,874 Thanks: 521 Thanked 308 Times in 162 Posts	Probably not, because a majority of them are variable speed. Drill (screw) slower to lessen the risk of stripping the head of the screw. __________________ Getting ready for winter!

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Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 914 Thanks: 598 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	got me there I wish I had the answer.....but alas, I'll probably do just what everyone else does.........some day. But, I do have the answer to "the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything"........ 42

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SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Lol Adams is.. (was?) awesome “ The answer to this is very simple. It was a joke. It had to be a number, an ordinary, smallish number, and I chose that one. Binary representations, base thirteen, Tibetan monks are all complete nonsense. I sat at my desk, stared into the garden and thought '42 will do.' I typed it out. End of story. ” The Hitch Hiker Series are some of my favorites. "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" (4th book in his trilogy) __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown