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I plan to use this attachment for occasional work and don't expect it to stand up to any kind of production demands, that's a job for a real right angle drill. The handle is big, solid, and gives good control. Certainly any work that would generate heat in the mechanism of this attachment should be a sign to slow down. The Milescraft right angle drill attachment works as advertised. The chuck holds a firm grip even on a fairly large bit which was a pleasant surprise.
But that tends to make it less versatile as now your hand has to be in the tight spot too. I would not dare try a hole saw with this.* The chuck is not keyless.The bottom line is that it is nowhere as useful as I expected. I give this product 3 stars mostly because at under $20 it is relatively inexpensive and it is useful for a narrow range of jobs. After a while, I just picked up a screwdriver.* It feels and sounds cheaply made.* The gearing is not designed to take a lot of torque. I will stick with a right angle drill. Otherwise, it is for light use only and is a poor substitute for a true right angle drill.Positives:* It is relatively inexpensive compared to other options.* It will do in a bind if you only need to drill a few small holes.* It is small and easy to keep on hand.Negatives* It is hard to control without the handle. The handle helps, but gets in the way.* Unless you have your hand right over the head, it is awkward for driving screws as it will flop from side to side or try to spin if you do not hold it.
I keep the key chucked in the unit so it doesn't get lost in my "storage". This right angle drill attachment worked as advertised to enable me to drill holes in the top plate of a couple of walls. I did not notice any wobble, but it probably would not have mattered in this usage anyway.
It is a product that I will get much use of. Angle drill attachment. I was very pleased withthe speed my angle drill was shipped.
Since it's not defective, and the cost is low, I never bothered returning it.Pros: - easy to use, and it seems moderately robust with it's combination of metal gears and bushings housed in a thick plastic casing. This is fine for rough work like drilling large holes through studs with a spade bit.
- big and bulky. For most anything else I find the wobble in the chuck renders it unacceptable.
I've owned this right angle attachment for about a year and used it about ten times. If you put a pencil in the chuck it will trace a circle of more than 1/8".
The large size of this item makes it only slightly more useful than a small drill, especially when you take into account the large amount of runout in the chuck.Summary:Most of the time when I reach for this tool, I wind up putting it back and not using it, either because chuck runout is too excessive, or the bulk is such that I can find numerous better ways to do the job using quality tools.Construction is metal gears, metal bushings, loosely held in a thick plastic case.Save your money and spend it on a better quality tool. It's the kind of tool I wish I had never purchased - it works, just not very well.
- low costCons: - does not run true.
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