Rob, one correction: all 3 drill's have a 2" depth of cut not the 5.8" you mentioned for the DeWalt. That figure is the total travel and stroke of the drilling head. To have a 5.8" depth of cut capacity the head would have to be huge to accommodate the retractable centering pin. The Fein has a 5-5/16" stroke with a total travel of 10-1/4" thanks to the double-dovetail head design.

Mag drills are a godsend, when you need them they do what would have taken you 10 mins to do in about 30 seconds without throwing out your shoulder. Though they do tend to weigh seemingly a million pounds as well.

I guess it's time to rebuild my house with steel beams.

When drilling steel you want as slow as you can go

I've used the Milwaukee along with about 6 other corded versions, mainly ITM. Most important thing to note is: Permanent magnet, screw operated - turn the knob to operate the magnet rather than use an electro-magnet like most corded drills have. This is WAY safer especially if you are drilling overhead or sideways, the permanent magnet does not use battery power so will not let go on you. This avoids problems caused by a pulled extension lead, an electrician or other trade pulling the lead or switching power off without warning or running off a generator with limited fuel capacity. If this happens to you the drill will drop without warning, often mid-cut. If you're not paying attention this can easily destroy the tool or cause serious injury. This feature alone is enough to buy one to switch out over a comparable corded drill if you have to make a lot of holes in difficult locations.. The Milwaukee mag drill was bulkier, heavier and weaker than a comparable sized drill but not to the point it made it unattractive to use. The LED light was a decent feature that corded drills don't seem to have. The electrical cable from the body to the drill motor is much better constructed than many older corded drills, which are really terrible for their price, with no strain relief or serious protection. On the other hand I am not impressed with the lack of a good lifting point or steel handle on either the Dewalt or Milwaukee, when using in a manlift/cherry picker this is fairly important.

Milwaukee need to redesign the mag activation knob, it gets painful activating that badly shaped handle all day. The lever on the dewalt looks like a better idea.

I have been using Milwaukee tools for over 15 years. I have that Milwaukee mag drill that's getting "dethroned" . I want to see the review of actual use of the tool. Not just a specification comparison. I have seen a ton of claims that Dewalt tools are "coming back" , but I've never see any of that in the field. I don't mike paying 10 more for a Milwaukee tool that will last me TWICE as long.

Between this mag drill (assuming performance claims are accurate of course) and Dewalt's new high torque impact I could say good-by to Milwaukee's M18 line of tools and actually be gaining capability.... Or (more likely) it seems I may end up with yet another line of batteries at some point.....

In the UK you can get the full kit Milwaukee with batteries and charger and carry case for £1050 but the dewalt is £1500 bare tool

There is other cordless mag drill. Metabo, nitto, there’s a euro brand cordless mag drill that runs of the cas battery system. Dewalt will probably top the charts based off its paper specs

DeWalt looks good, too. However, I think FEIN is a more attractive mag drill considering the durability of the motor and gear has been verified and the speed control and ease of use of the switch.

Minimum speed is 130rpm as seen on the drill @2:25 And interesting to see what Fein con do with the Bosch battery platform which they will adapt at the end of this year.

Interesting…I use mag drills quite a bit. They are great especially when drill 3/4’ holes or larger into structural steel, above your head, on top of an elevator ( usually on a ladder on said elevator). Any good mag drill has auto shut off if the magnet loses connection with the steel it’s on. The cheaper ones don’t 🙄. It’s not a good. I’ve never tried a cordless one. A bit Leary of the permanent magnet and how strong it really is.but then that’s why the safety shut off Live confidently and peacefully

I saw Milwaukee in the title and was like that's a dewalt mag drill in the picture

I don't need this. I can't afford this. But, I sure do want this!

i love the presentation of this channel. its not the same ole' run of the mill 'this tool made a hole'' type of channel.

I am happy about this not that I want the Dewalt but more competition in this space would be welcome to help lower prices and bring out new models from Milwaukee

If only I can find a mag drill to "magnetise concrete" so I don't have all those antics on top of ladders drilling through cement block.... Them neighbours must surely think I'm from the circus....

I am an apprentice electrician and man this one time I had to drill 4 one 3/4 holes in 3 inch thick, I was a weak 17 year old using a rigid brand drill. I think it might have been a mud mixing drill. I didn’t know how to do it fast so after 4 hours I got two holes done and a carpenter gave me a piece of foam insulation and duct taped it to my chest. It took an hour to drill the last to holes. It would have been faster to drive to the store and convince the boss to buy one of these! I need to start trying to convince him!

I call these drills the ooopsie drills because when the machine shop forgets to make a hole or two in something but it's too late and/or costly to send back to have your holes made.

Dewalt can’t beat Milwaukee’s warranty. So I’ll stay with Milwaukee.

Had me intrigued all the way up until the price. Those mag drills are expensive

Where’s the @milwaukee track saw at?!?

Fellas what do you reckon you could pull some strings to get makita to make a 80v one Like tools might

I have a 2017 year Milwaukee hammer drill! I just bought a new brushless hammer drill and the new one is very cheaply built! I also bought a grinder and it is also very cheaply made

I just want a mag drill that has a strong enough magnet for me to put some beans behind it, the corded milwaukee one dosent hold for shit

Honestly! I think there’s a market for the Makita XGT line in the space. The screams like a Makita project

Price is absurd tho on both Milwaukee and dewalt

i want this. but high voltage like 40v up

Yayyy been waiting so long, I've always been wondering why Dewalt doesn't just take milwaukee's little product brochures and copy everything on it 😁 plus with the flexvolt line, should be easier to make some of the large machines that milwaukee makes in MX.

But yet @dewalt we still don’t have a one inch impact wrench and tbh I really don’t wanna buy Milwaukee I’m waiting for the one inch to come out

At $2500 this is a bit pricey, but I wonder if one could use it as a milling machine for metal? Can you chuck a facing tool in there and then use a clamp that lets you move the material under that facing tool. There’s cheaper milling machines out there, but they are not what one would call portable.

Dang, that is pricey.

Mag drills are amazing but a lot of the company's I work for won't get them

I... I'm perfectly happy with my corded mag drill At least with the price of mine being an order of magnitude lower ($450 from the local hardware store)

Maaaaybe let Sarah have a turn?

Need? No. Want?! Ummmm Yeah!

Obviously I have no need for a mag drill that's why I'm here

Nope!! I can't say I have found a project, that requires a Testosterone laiten Mag drill. Well maybe...Nope that was a concrete project. No Mag drill required.

WOW

That's just the way it goes with these tools I mean how long has the Milwaukee mag drill been out.. years! How hard could it be to have all that time to come out with something that's only marginally better! That's fine Milwaukee will just make one that takes two batteries! LOL

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