Craftsman 19.2 drill vs 18v dewalt drill

[Boris 10+ year member]

yeah 2 batts, case, and charger

Great, I just bought 4 18volt batteries last month but at that price I might as well pick up a few more.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

Milwaukee makes good cordless products as well....

 

[Boris 10+ year member]

The new Makita stuff is great.

Their impact driver is the lightest one I have ever had and the sucker takes a beating.

 

[scarolinablazin 10+ year member]

craftsman is better. dewalt ryobi black&decker craftsman the list goes on and on are ALL made by the same company. internals are almost identical so why pay more for a dewalt when its made by the same company as the craftsman.

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

craftsman is better. dewalt ryobi black&decker craftsman the list goes on and on are ALL made by the same company. internals are almost identical so why pay more for a dewalt when its made by the same company as the craftsman.

reeaaaaaaaallllllly?

I know b&d is the low end or dewalt..

gosh I don't know what to get. I've looked at makita too, though these prices are hard to beat

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I went through way more Dewalt packs than I have Craftsman...in 4 years of using the 19.2's I've had one bad pack.....I have had a stack of Dewalts //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[97gp 5,000+ posts]

Dewalt for sure, I have a lot of dewalt products and they have all served me well.

 

[Boris 10+ year member]

For what it's worth.

I use a cordless drill every day at work and would never waste money on a B&D or Craftsman.

I get 2 years out of DeWalt or Milwaukie batteries, the Makitas are going strong after 6 months.

People that I know who got suckered into buying lesser drills ended up replacing them after just a few months due to dead batteries.

At $97 for the DeWalt you can't go wrong, if my local stores have that deal I will be picking up 2 just for the batteries.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Milwaukee makes good cordless products as well....

They make the best saw-zalls from my experience. I have one the the adjustable handle ones(11amp I think) and have abused it for nearly 5 years on construction sites. And we abuse the hell out of out saw-zalls too...I bought a Rigid once and it broke within an hour of using it. Needless to say the returns lady was pretty surprised. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I've used a lot of power tools over the past 7-8 years, and as far as construction sites down here go, DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Makita are the most popular...you never really see anything else.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

They make the best saw-zalls from my experience. I have one the the adjustable handle ones(11amp I think) and have abused it for nearly 5 years on construction sites. And we abuse the hell out of out saw-zalls too...I bought a Rigid once and it broke within an hour of using it.

i have the saw zall but its electric not cordless...it is well built

 

[97gp 5,000+ posts]

They make the best saw-zalls from my experience. I have one the the adjustable handle ones(11amp I think) and have abused it for nearly 5 years on construction sites. And we abuse the hell out of out saw-zalls too...I bought a Rigid once and it broke within an hour of using it.

Word, I have one of there saw zalls to

 

[luv2shrOOm 10+ year member]

$97 bucks but it's not the hammer drill

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

$97 bucks but it's not the hammer drill

why the hell would I need a hammer drill, unless I'm boring a shit ton of holes or putting in a bunch of lag bolts, its not neccesary

 

[chereck04 10+ year member]

IMHO, you're probably better off with the DeWalt.

I went through 4 of the Craftsman 19.2v cordless drills this year. 3 of them in under 2 weeks while I rebuilt/added on to my deck. One thing is for sure - They're not meant for 3.5" deck screws. They would be alright for the typical "weekend handyman" though.

 

[MemphisCherokee 10+ year member]

I've got 3 Dewalt 18v drills, an 18v impact, 18v sawsall, 18v trouble light, 18v shop vac

never had a problem with any of them

infact, the oldest 18v drill hasnt had it's brushes replaced in over 2 years, its been submerged in water, and was, at one point, smoke and it's still running strong

the batteries last too