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<blockquote data-quote="jmanpc" data-source="post: 3106098" data-attributes="member: 565915">You know... my girlfriend bought me a 18V Black and Decker drill for graduation (I like the way she thinks!) But right before she gave it to me, I bought a Craftsman 19.2V drill...I figured that I&#039;d use my Craftsman as a primary, and the B&amp;amp;D as a secondary... Well after a couple weeks, the Craftsman&#039;s battery took a dump on me, and won&#039;t hold a charge for more than an hour when in use. I&#039;ve been using the B&amp;amp;D for the past year, and the battery will hold a charge for much longer... it typically lasts for 3 boxes&#039; worth of building. Just one battery! Not only that, it has more torque, its faster, which is nice for drilling, and it has a detachable chuck.The detachable chuck is possibly my favorite thing about it... I put a drill bit in the chuck, and then under the chuck, it&#039;s got a place where you can snap in a screwdriver bit....&nbsp; so I can get a countersinking bit, and drill the hole, then pop the chuck off (it only takes the push of a button) and put the screw in. It is very, very handy and quick.I know that most people think of B&amp;amp;D as crap tools, but I can honestly say that I love mine.Oh, and I used my buddy&#039;s dewalt while I was installing, and it felt like a friggin toy. I hated it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jmanpc, post: 3106098, member: 565915"] You know... my girlfriend bought me a 18V Black and Decker drill for graduation (I like the way she thinks!) But right before she gave it to me, I bought a Craftsman 19.2V drill... I figured that I'd use my Craftsman as a primary, and the B&D as a secondary... Well after a couple weeks, the Craftsman's battery took a dump on me, and won't hold a charge for more than an hour when in use. I've been using the B&D for the past year, and the battery will hold a charge for much longer... it typically lasts for 3 boxes' worth of building. Just one battery! Not only that, it has more torque, its faster, which is nice for drilling, and it has a detachable chuck. The detachable chuck is possibly my favorite thing about it... I put a drill bit in the chuck, and then under the chuck, it's got a place where you can snap in a screwdriver bit.... so I can get a countersinking bit, and drill the hole, then pop the chuck off (it only takes the push of a button) and put the screw in. It is very, very handy and quick. I know that most people think of B&D as crap tools, but I can honestly say that I love mine. Oh, and I used my buddy's dewalt while I was installing, and it felt like a friggin toy. I hated it. [/QUOTE]

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