I agree on the 1/2" corded.

I am a home owner user (but have started into furniture woodworking) and
bought a 3-8" cordless drill/driver thinking that would be plenty for what
little I thought I would be doing.

Problem came when I remodeled my bathroom and needed to mix mortar and grout
for the tile. The 3/8" cordless just couldn't cut the mustard. Too
under-powered to turn the mortar mixer and was also struggling to put the
screws through the concrete board that studs & plywood.

Generally, now I look at two models for everything. A low-end model and a
high-end model. If the low-end (in this case a 3/8" cordless) is not much
less than the high-end, I get the high-end. The whatever $30 extra now is a
lot cheaper than buying one of each when I hit the limit of the low-end
model's performance.


me




"Bob G" wrote in message
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RLK wrote:

I guess my questions might sound weird - I'm an amateur and want to
redecorate my home by building shelves, simple cabinets, radiator covers
and
installing crown molding by myself. The extent of my experience is
putting
together pre-fab bookcases so I have a big learning curve ahead of me...

Questions regarding two cordless drill-drivers:

Ryobi HP1202M 12V
Craftsman 315.114600 14.4V

I understand Ryobi makes Craftsman drills. Does this fact make the Ryobi
line better in quality?

The release of the Ryobi switch trigger slows to a halt, whereas the
Craftsman seems to screech to a halt. If the extent of my work is
building
wall-to-wall bookshelves (I suppose the only real woodworking I would do
is
mitres), is there any preference for how this operates?

What else should I consider?
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Personally I would buy the craftsman BUT somehow the "tone" of your note
suggests you are a new homeowner and I wonder just how much MORE (over
the years) you will be asking the drill to do...

That said...I would make sure the drill I purchased was a 1/2 inch drill
unless you already have a corded 1/2 drill

Bob Griffiths