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THE GRIP WAS EASY TO HOLD. I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE DRILL.
Save your money and do not buy this drill. The motor sounds fine but the mechnical parts inside the drill do not spin under pressure. The drill only looks like it would work but does not. It spins like any other drill but when you put it up against a stud to drill the chuck does not spin.
So, definitely recommended, at least for moderate-demand uses. Not sure about the "professional grade" label, though, since the gears in the drill did make some grinding noises which make me wonder about durability -- but, still was working effectively after putting the 3/4" hole where I needed it. Faced with trying to run a new 110v outlet involving drilling through a stud, I needed some type of right-angle drill to enable doing this through the wallboard cutout for the outlet. This close-quarter drill did the trick.
"Great" I thought, "$30 bucks down the crapper." I continued on with my work until I got to a spot where none of my other drills could reach. Don't use too big a bit and don't try and drill too fast and only use it when no other drill will function and you will get a lot of happy use for a very low price.I have since bought a $250 angle drill to make my 1 1/2" to 3" holes but that sucker is heavy. Okay, its not a really great drill but for around $30 bucks how can you go wrong. Considering it was either quit for the day 2 hours early or give the fried drill one more try, I dutifully plugged in the Nikko and gave it one last try without much hope.Call me a monkey's uncle if that thing didn't complete that hole and allow me to complete the plumbing job that day.So, keep in mind that this IS NOT a powerful drill. I still get occasional use with the Nikko when I need a 1/2" to 1" hole drilled in a tight area. I was using it with a 2 1/2 in hole saw which is beyond its capabilities and on the third hole the bit jammed in the hole and the motor kept spinning with a horrible grinding sound. I couldn't get the chuck end to turn after that.
So far so good.Started the project mid last year and hibernated during fall. Product did it's job.It has more than paid for itself already. Got this a year ago. Completed the work this spring. I hope you have the same positive experience if you get it. Excellent for the price. Needed it to finish work on 6 heavy duty drawers and pocket hole jig.
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