During my 35 years as a cop I worked construction as my moonlighting job. When I retired earlier this year I went full time with the crew so it was time to add some power tools to my kit rather than rely on the communal set. If starting fresh there is no doubt that I would have gone with Ryobi One tools as they guarantee to maintain battery compatibility in future tools unlike all the others who use the time your tools wear out as a "gotcha" and you also have to buy all new batteries and chargers. However I already had a Dewalt 1/2" impact gun with the ni-cad 18 V XRP batteries so I explored getting an impact driver which would use the same. The local suppliers still want a fortune for Dewalt XRP stuff even though Dewalt has the Lithium stuff too so I cast around on eBay and Amazon. The 825 driver I'm reviewing was part of an unopened set with their regular drill/driver and I got the set with two more batteries and another charger for a great price. That gives me four batteries, the minimum number of ni-cads for one work day, with one charger at home and one on the site. My crew has transitioned to screws for everything except basic framing and roof decking and I've worked my new 825 hard. It will drive Spax and timber screws as easily as deck screws. The heavier-than-lithium batteries are slightly noticeable in the balance of the tool but not enough to be fatiguing. And just recently I saw that Dewalt has come out with Lithium batteries with the XRP architecture for retro fitting and they can can use the same chargers too. Very expensive right now but that will ease, so....hooray Dewalt!Read full review
This 1/4" drive Dewalt impact gun has a lot of torque for its size. This is my 4 one of this same exact tool. We are remodeling and building new structures out at our other property. So once in awhile one or two get misplaced. I panicked when I could find only one, so I bought another. The lost two have resurfaced, after the newest one came in. Currently we have 5 battery packs, with one or two batteries on the charger, being swapped out constantly.
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I bought two of these drills -- one for each of my two sons. Both sons are quite capable craftsman, so quality is important to them. We have always tried to buy DeWalt tools -- they are very well made and are strong enough to handle even the toughest working conditions. This particular drill is great to use, especially when hanging sheetrock. It is small, so it doesn't wear you out just holding it, but it delivers enough torque/power to drive in the screws. The LED is an added bonus, especially in the tight, hard to reach places where it is hard to get light into. And, it is able to use our 18v batteries, so we didn't need to spend a ton of money buying new batteries. the literature says that the 20v batteries can be used in it if we decide to go that direction.
If you've ever driven screws with a cordless drill and found it to be a great experience, you haven't seen great until you use one of these little gems! Really compact and STRONG! The rating is in inch pounds but that translates to 111 ft. lbs. of torque! No wrist twisting! the impact puts the torque on the screw...Not your hand! Total control too. It starts out fast until the screw starts to tighten up the it rapidly starts to hammer (ratchet) the screw the rest of the way home. A true impact. No clutches to slip...it just keeps driving. As it is ratcheting the natural speed of the bit is slowed so you can watch when the screw head meets the material and then stop with a perfect countersink every time. If you buy one of these you will only use your drill for...drilling!
Used competitor brand for a long time but my DeWalt family grew to the largest, plus DeWalt has stayed ahead of obsolescing ni-cad battery technology with their Li-ion adapters. You know how frustrating it is to dispose of a great ni-cad tool just because the battery dies and it's more practical to buy a new one. I hate that modern reality, thus the comfortable choice to stick with DeWalt...js
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