What is the Dewalt flexvolt stud drill good for?

KnarlyCarl · 2016-10-01T00:20:39+00:00

No seriously, I am trying to understand what trade the drill is marketed towards. Plumbers, electricians, drywall guys for mixing mud? Keep in mind I only use carbide tip style hole saws, self feed bits of the size I need have so many drawbacks, it's pointless to use them. At first i thought it would suit plumbers, such as myself. But I realize I wouldn't have a use for it. The body wouldn't allow the drill in some areas I knew I've run into before with tight spaces. It also weighs more than I would feel useful drilling holes all day in different positions. Additionally, I need more precision than just all out drilling blindly in a piece of wood you're going full bore just to show how fast it is. The drill I use is my m18 fuel for the usual plumbing rough in. The only other drill I can think that I would benefit from is one such as the cordless hole hawg, where the right angle head with the slim long profile will fit in places just as well as a regular drill. However, I have done house after house for rough in plumbing using just my fuel drill and big hawg hole saws without problem. I would seriously consider getting the hole hawg because it's got the right angle head and a lighter weight design. If you're already invested in the dewalt line, you put a carbide tip hole saw in a dcd995/6 drill and you could comfortably plumbing rough out a whole house. It actually looks useful for electricians though, as they use long auger bits, and stay outside the joist and studs pockets and angle the bit in and don't worry about precision, since the wire is flexible and can go up or downhill. You can just poke the stud and pull the trigger in the general location you need to run the wire. [External image (www.homedepot.com), not copied] OK, @77Ford what sort of deal did you get yours for? Also what do you see yourself using it for? So if there is anything I've missed, I love a good informative discussion, tell me I'm wrong. Also they must have been impressed by the Milwaukee corded hole hawg design to copy it hehehe .. This is the guy I used to use before I found the big hawg hole saws, always hated it: [External image (demandware.edgesuite.net), not copied] .

Hugh JassMember since Feb 2015Jan 23, 2017 5:56 PM CT

@PH1 thanks for the hole saw videos, I’m defiantly going to pick up a set of Spyders soon, that looks awesome and I’m sick of fucking with junk ass bi-metal saws.

JimboS1iceMember since Sep 2015Jan 23, 2017 10:22 PM CT

Hugh Jass wrote:
@PH1 thanks for the hole saw videos, I’m defiantly going to pick up a set of Spyders soon, that looks awesome and I’m sick of fucking with junk ass bi-metal saws.

I’ve eyeballed them Spyders at menards pretty slick arbor

Jimbo

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overanalyzeMember since Oct 2011Jan 24, 2017 6:51 PM CT

JimboS1ice wrote:

I’ve eyeballed them Spyders at menards pretty slick arbor

Jimbo

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The arbor is great! Hole saws are decent too.

regopitMember since Feb 2013Jan 24, 2017 8:09 PM CT

You would think that they would use a surper hole hawg.

KnarlyCarlMember since Jan 2016Aug 7, 2017 9:27 PM CT

Think mini-gun YEAHAAHAHHHHH

Framer joeMember since Nov 2016Aug 7, 2017 9:58 PM CT

Roman candle mad max

lunicyMember since Nov 2015Aug 8, 2017 6:43 PM CT

I have used mine as a cordless core drill, with a garden sprayer for water.

MordekyleMember since Dec 2016Aug 9, 2017 8:51 PM CT

Auger for fence post holes?

I saw a corded hole hawg doing it on Youtube

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Hugh JassMember since Feb 2015Aug 9, 2017 9:00 PM CT

Mordekyle wrote:

8 minutes ago, Mordekyle said:

Auger for fence post holes?

I saw a corded hole hawg doing it on Youtube

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Perhaps in most places in the world, but you wouldn’t be trying that here, lol.

Framer joeMember since Nov 2016Aug 9, 2017 9:06 PM CT

Oh boy…try that in a development we’re doing in..”rockland, ma” literally all rocks…I wish……I use mine for cake batter,,NO LUMPS….!!! (ps I don’t have one, need one, but do want one)

Hugh JassMember since Feb 2015Aug 9, 2017 9:33 PM CT

Here is all cap rock, or fossilized coral limestone. Some of it seems to be more wear and friction resistant than concrete. Excavators don’t like it here much unless you happen to be digging in fill, you trench to dig or use drill rigs to set foundations for the most part. You see a lot of these around here:

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FrosBros82Member since Feb 2015Aug 10, 2017 7:40 AM CT

We have used ours quite a bit during the glulam erection process. The knife plate is not always going to fit in with the existing beam… so there have been times where we have to slot the holes in the glulam. DeWALT stud drill works like a charm.