Leaving my rechargeable drill with the kids since the weed wacker uses the same battery It was a B&D Matrix that could take different attachments. Any thoughts on a replacement.?

I read about something you might want to pay attention to, or not....

May sound silly, since I can't recall the brand, but....

Pay attention to what's in the 'sets' you can buy...

Some makers will take older models (say, they moved to 20 volt, or whatever), and sell the new drill, saw, etc., in a 'set' of other tools, but those other tools are older generations....so, the focal item may be the new, more powerful 20 volt, but one or more of the other items may be last years 18 volt....

Hope that resembles some kind of sense....

Get a porter cable 20v lithium kit if you want battery. It comes to work with me. If it can do my work for a year it'll last you a lifetime.

$300 last xmas for a full set. Drill, impact, circ saw, oscillating saw, sawzall, flashlight, and charging station. Hard to beat.

home use...cant beat it, https://www.milwaukeetool.com/

I bought a Makita set much like this several years ago on sale. One of my best home tool purchases.

https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/CT322W

The M12 doesn't take a battery pack, it takes a "battery" magazine.

Milwaukee Fuel 18V all the way. TONS of tools that use the sets of batteries.

All the Milwaukee 18v LIon tools use the same batteries. The FUEL are the brushless version, way more power and more efficient use of battery life.

Im also a Makita lover, but they didn't have as many tools to choose from.

Im a fan of the fuel impact drill set, the vacuum, circ saw, and the blower

Its high capacity too. Assault drill!

Fuel tools are outstanding for professional use, but expensive. For home use I'd still recommend the porter cable set.

That is correct unless your thrifty!

There are always guys selling new sets on OfferUp. One is in Fedway and the other guy is in Tacoma I think. Im sure every area/state has a local "tool guy" like that.

I ended up buying a brand new set from a private party. Its a Fuel drill driver combo with BOTH 5mah batteries and one EXTRA 5mah battery for a total of three LARGE batteries, all for $230. Screaming deal.

The guy wasn't a tool dealer and I asked him where he got them, he said he received them for being "safest guy at work for 6 months. Normally thats an over $400 set.

The same set can always be found from a local dealer for $225 with two batts.

The fuel set is sold two ways, 1 set come with a 2mah batt and a 4mah batt. The other set has two 5mah batts. There is another brushless set (less powerful) thats not "Fuel" that is less expensive also.

Milwaukee's 12v brushless stuff is probably good for most folks not building large stuff all day.

I got a Rigid cordless drill last year from Home Depot that came with a lifetime battery replacement deal. Don't know if they still offer that deal or not. Apparently it only applies to the battery(s) you get with the tool, not any additional batteries you buy separately, so best to buy a kit that includes multiple batteries.

As for the drill itself - it seems to work really well, and holds a charge a long time. No complaints. The battery charges pretty quickly too. I'd buy another.

I have a DeWalt 18V set I got in 2002 as a bonus for buying a new Chevy truck.
1/2" hammer drill along with a skill saw............
As much power as my corded Milwaukee 1/2", but have gone through three sets of batteries.

I have a drill and impact driver set from Bosch. It’s only 12v but the batteries last fairly well. I mainly got them for the size and weight so I can carry them in my tool bags without a special holster. For most big jobs I use a corded drill, I just needed the smallest driver I could for getting into right spaces to drive 1/4” SDS screws.

I think the set was around $175 with fancy cases and two batteries. I’ve seen them cheaper without the cases. I bought two more batteries when I saw them on sale. I like Bosch stuff but the Milwaukee is probably a little bit better, they make more tools anyway and the designs seem better.

If you are building a deck I’d get the higher voltage but for general repairs and odd jobs I really like the 12v.


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We've had a craftsman, a Hitachi, and most recently a Ryobi. I think any future tools we get will be Ryobi. The ONE+ battery fits just about everything.

I went Dewalt 20V max several years ago. Nice selection of tools. And they seem to work just fine. I have probably 8 batteries now. The only thing I ever killed was a clutch in the very first drill I bought 6 or more years ago. Dewalt replaced no questions. I like that I can carry my two drill/drivers and circular saw and work on a wooden fence without hassling cords. Plus my wife just buys me a new 20V Max tool for Christmas. I have a few that I don't use much.