I have this same mag drill. I haven't yet tapped anything with it yet but that's part of why i bought it. This one also has very little runout compared to the yellow ones they sell. Pretty nice for the money.

Thanks for the review.

I have that exact unit still sitting in its box I bought a month or so back, I just haven't got around to doing the job I bought it for yet, so have not unboxed it. I didnt realise it had the extra height adjustment, that is indeed a game changer. The amount of times I have struggled with clearance on mag drills isn't funny! It is also really cool to see the handle is reversible, as I am left handed and would probably prefer the handle on the left for general use!

Well you certainly did help me figure out why I needed that I don't play with taps but the fact that you can put a full size drill bit in that with a chuck that is an amazing feature I'm a day labor worker I do welding whenever they need an extra person now I've been spoiled with the auto-feed mag drills that they've got which happened to be Sluggers and they have the automatic reverse for tapping if that's which is pushed but I've taken the liberty of going in looking at this drill on the website and it's way less than one of those who really wants to spend $2,000 on a MAG drill I don't so this drill that you have showed off to the world will soon be in my toolbox through your link

The terrible runout is due to the bearings. I bought a Vevor mag drill in December, which I tore apart because it had TERRIBLE runout. Almost an 1/8 inch of runout! So I tore it apart, thinking the quill shaft had to be bent, and that I would straighten it. But once I got it apart, which was very difficult, I had to drill out a square key that had been peened in place, I found that the shaft was perfect. (.001 total runout) So I ordered new (NSK brand) bearings that the shaft rides in, a small upper and a larger lower. I received the bearings last week and installed them yesterday. It looks way better to the naked eye, put the indicator on it, and it now has .007 total runout. PLENTY good enough for an annular cutter. So FYI: it's the cheap Chinese bearings causing the horrible runout.

There is a cutting paste that I think works better than cutting oil. (Less smoking)

I'm sold how much does it cost

The Dewalt has a reversible handle, for the price, cannot complain. I would be afraid to use it on a job that requires many holes, for example, a welding table.

I'm reading the proprietary shank makes the bits impossible to find

Is this drill still in working since u posted this

Just used your link and discount code. Thanks

I started to enjoy this review because I'm considering buying a Mag Drill but as soon as this knuckle head started drilling, I lost all respect for his "skills" once he started drilling at high speed instead of letting the drill bit do its job properly. Every Machinist knows that drilling has to be done at the lowest RPM possible to maintain the bit's sharpness and life span and once any smoke starts coming out, you have to backdown the speed. The smoke is the 'indicator' of what the proper speed is. Which simply means, this guy doesn't know much about metalurgy or drilling for that matter at all. And he's not using the proper coolant or tapping oil. Thumbs up to the drill, thumbs down to the "operator". What's really funny is that while he's making his mistakes, he's blaming the drill for not tapping through fast enough? Drilling is not about speed, it's about doing it effectively, you Duh?!?