Great suggestion!

Skil is awesome! They do things I wish bigger brands did, such as USB ports on their batteries.

I recommend metabo htp. That drill and impact combo for $129 was pretty hard to beat💯

@@dustinkrebs8229 Yeah, Metabo is amazing value for the money!

I hadn’t heard of DCA until today but I think that if they are anything like this they are definitely worth a look.

@@TinkerWithTools here at the Philippines DCA is a workhorse for most of contractors because of it's durability at a good price. Specially the older variant of DCA much more reliable.

dca/dck/dong cheng... quite good & affordable

Yeah that’s a no brainer.

I’ve been impressed.

I might have to check it out in the future... it's not super cheap though. Even with a $60 off coupon it's still 3x more than these drills here.

Yeah sometimes I think that companies should think more about their name in foreign markets.

Glad you enjoyed it. Take it from me though, don’t buy the black and decker! I appreciate the suggestion and thanks for the support.

It’s a decent drill and a pretty compelling value especially if on sale.

I think that is the thing that keeps some brands from taking off is availability and platform development. This drill seems great but it’s not like I can get hands on anywhere with the other tools.

They call it their Jack plug. They even trademarked that.

@@TinkerWithTools I had to look it up now, its trademarked but its not patented or copyrighted as far as I can see. That basically means the name "jack plug" is the property of B+D but the plug itself, which is just a basic 2pin with a keyway, most likely isnt. Would explain why I find so many after market versions that says "fits black and decker" but doesnt mention "jack plug" spesifically. Also would make alot of sense because you cannot patent a design that is integral to the function of an object. Like, you cant patent a round brake rotor for cars, because they all need to be round to perform the intended task. Whats really weird to me is that the keyway seems to prevent the jack plug to be used for anything else, but it doesnt prevent other 2pin plugs to be used with B+D products. But then again, I just looked it up quickly. Wouldnt go ahead and reverse engineer, modify or sell knockoffs without doing some proper legal research first haha

@@kvernesdotten That's on eBay everywhere, apparently there's ZERO concern about selling the most offensive knockoffs. When you choose, for example, the "DeWalt" brand, half the results are patently offensive knockoffs. Nobody in high places cares.

Might have to give it a try in the future.

If the LSA is something you value, then I think getting Ridgid's newest brushless stuff will give you enough performance to settle that. I don't personally prefer Ridgid to Milwaukee, but I can admit that they are still nice tools. I have had one tool serviced under the LSA and no issues.

@@TinkerWithTools I honestly am mostly looking for the best cost/value/performance ratio cordless tool platform that stands behind their product. Especially in these current uncertain economic times. I don't want to hinder myself by investing into an inferior product but it's also extremely difficult for me to justify spending an exorbitant price on tools and batteries if there isn't a massive substantial gap in quality and performance.

I think Ridgid is a great platform in terms of what they offer. My only gripe with them over the years is that they will release tools at are close to what Milwaukee offers one generation and then fall back to something more like Ryobi at times. Other than that I think they are decent value and performance mix. I made a video about choosing a tool platform last year and one thing I preach in that video is potentially having a main platform and a lower cost alternative platform for tools that won’t have as much required of them.

it feels like a toy. I can confirm that.

Sure seems like it! Such poor ergonomics.

Yeah I am not a fan of the craftsman tools all that much but they are light years better than this.

@@TinkerWithTools The only time I ever look at Craftsman tools is when there’s a sale at Lowe’s. Haven’t found a sale good enough to justify adding another battery platform. They just seem kinda boring. Not high performance enough to be exciting, not cheap enough to be attractive.

That’s how I feel.

Yeah that was one I considered getting to test against it but I decided I had enough.

Yeah I have always found something that I have wanted at those sales. Even if it’s not cheaper the amount of free stuff you get included usually make it appealing.

Yeah they market it that way because for some it’s appealing but this one just misses the mark on a lot of things.

I am officially intrigued to try the newer brushless 12v stuff now. Not saying they are going to be the best but this seems like the cheapest budget drill you can buy that isn’t just junk.

Here is another idea mellif and iron fist make tools that take DeWalt batteries. There is also a Bosch freak clone that takes DeWalt batteries I got that one for my brother and it takes lugs off no issue. There are plenty of third party tools that take the DeWalt, Milwaukee and Makita batteries so when I recommend a platform I usually go with one of those three

On a side note I just got that new metabo hpt oscillating multi tool. It's on sale for $99 now . Works great and it's smooth too

@@TinkerWithTools most of the brushless stuff is decent. They have a drill and impact wrench.