Cordless Drills

ToolInfoBox Cordless Drills
Synonyms:	cordless driver drills; DE: Akkuschrauber, Akkubohrschrauber
Type:	power drills
Material:	depending on the bit: screws, plastic, wood, metal
Used with:	drill bits, screwdriver bits
Access Requirements:	handheld drill introduction
Tutors:	Lukas, Patrick
Similar (More or Less):	drill press, screwdrivers, rotary tool, screw gun

Cordless drills are very versatile tools and should not be missing from any workshop. Besides drilling, as the name implies, they are mostly used for driving screws ("electric screwdriver").

Here's a nice video about the internal mechanics of a typical drill!

Proper Use

Please follow these simple guidelines to avoid damage to your screws, material, or the drill itself:

• the torque (DE: Drehmoment) can typically be set with the ring before the chuck
  • better start out too low than to round your screw in the first try - wood may also be damaged if screws (especially self-tapping/"Spax") are inserted too deep
  • the drilling setting at the end of the scale should only be used for drilling, it creates way too much torque for screws and screwdriver bits!
  • excessive torque does NOT make you screw faster, it really just wrecks stuff...
• there may also be variable speed settings (slider on top)
  • only change when the drill is fully stopped
  • use the slower one (1) for screwing to prevent slipping
  • the higher speed can be used for drilling

Bits

• screwdriver bits and bit holders
• drill bits (shaft diameter typically limited to 10 mm)

Makita DDF484

ToolInfoBox Makita DDF484
Location:	Until it has its own battery in the office.
Tutors:	Lukas, Patrick
Manual:	makita.de

This tool is not ready for use yet since not all commissioning steps have been completed. The process is not yet tracked on GitHub. Feel free to contribute to making it usable, any help is very welcome!

Task	comment	Status
Name the tool:	-	done
Take a picture	-	pending
Find the manual as PDF	needed for all machines - add a link to the InfoBox or comment where you could not find it	done
Documentation	this page, status: in commissioning	pending
Print QR-Code	use the wikicrawler	pending
Introduction	Handheld Drill Introduction	done
Security Check	to be done or witnessed by a manager	pending
Test	to be done or witnessed by a manager	pending
tool's name, owner and approx. value	provide to Patrick for inventorization	pending
Last step: make it available	additional TODO: buy batteries & charger; put Amazon Smile info & QR code on charger (or on a baseblate)	pending

Currently needs a battery pack. Ongoing funding. Talk to Patrick if you are interested in participating.
We intend to get two 3 Ah battery packs and a charger.

Thanks to Ed for this contribution and all who chipped in to buy suitable battery packs and a charger!

DeWalt DC740KA

ToolInfoBox DeWalt DC740KA
Location:	drilling table
Tutors:	Lukas, Patrick
Manual:	manualretriever.com

This drill got new batterys.
Please be aware that the charger can be a bit confusing - green light means "not charging" - red light means "charging"
If there is no light, make sure the charger is plugged in and switched on.

AlphaTools AS 18 A

ToolInfoBox AlphaTools AS 18 A
Location:	drilling table
Tutors:	Lukas, Patrick
Manual:	manualslib.com

Ciaran's AlphaTools drill comes with two battery packs. The batteries barely hold a charge anymore, perhaps we could upgrade them to use recycled 18650 cells from laptop batteries?

It has two speeds and many torque settings.

The charger can be a bit confusing - green light means "not charging" and you'll have to press the yellow button to start charging a battery!

Private Tools

Bosch PSR 960

ToolInfoBox Bosch PSR 960
Location:	Lukas
Access Requirements:	ask nicely - may be borrowed
Manual:	in the box

Lukas has a Bosch PSR 960 you might be able to use! Unfortunately, its battery has gotten pretty bad.

It has six torque settings and only one speed.

Power Supply

There used to be two batteries, but one was quite old and only held its charge for a very short time. It was therefore upgraded to a corded pack.

Charger for the intact one: "AL 1404", 7.2 to 14.4 V, 400 mA => 3 h charging time for the 1.2 Ah pack

Please do not leave the battery in the charger for more than 3 or 4 hours, the old NiCd batteries will heat up and suffer from quite the memory effect!