Picked a corded drill over a cordless for my workbench setup... kinda regret it

I had to choose between a DeWalt 20V brushless drill for $150 or a corded Milwaukee hole shooter for $80. I went corded because I figured I'd never use it far from an outlet in my little 10x12 shed. First week was fine, but yesterday I needed to drill some shelf brackets out on the patio and had to run two extension cords just to reach. The corded one has way more torque for mixing paint though, so it's a tradeoff I'm still figuring out. Has anyone else gone corded for the garage and found yourself wishing for battery power halfway through a project?

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adam67518d ago

Take it back and swap for a cordless if it's bugging you that much. Running two extension cords for shelf brackets is a hassle, but mixing paint with a battery drill isn't great either.

xena_kim18d ago

Is it really that big of a deal though? People act like mixing paint with a corded drill is some kind of major disaster. I've used the same corded drill for years mixing 5 gallon buckets of paint and it's still running fine. Yeah the cord can be annoying but it's not like you're running a marathon with the thing. Battery drills lose power halfway through a thick mix anyway.

perry.karen18d ago

I mean, I read somewhere that the motors on corded drills aren't really built to handle the sideways torque from mixing paint, so even if yours is fine now it might just be a matter of time before it burns out. But idk, maybe that's just overthinking it.