There was no need to line it up correctly and risk the battery not making a secure connection with the charger. The way that the battery and charger are designed, I was able to easily slide the battery into place with the confidence that it would start charging. The Ryobi charger makes life incredibly easy. It might not seem like a huge deal to some, but having tried quite a few brands of tools myself, one of the things that draws me to the brands that I love are the ease of use.Īt the end of a long day of projects, having to struggle with the battery charger is something that can really bother me. The cordless aspect brings me to another feature that I loved about this drill, which is the battery and charger. The battery is easy to use and interchangeable There is enough to worry about when DIYing, and having a cordless drill makes things that much easier because I don't need to worry about getting out an extension cord or finding an outlet to finish a project. In fact, this characteristic is a must have for me.
This can be a personal preference, since corded drills overall tend to be more powerful, but I prefer cordless for sheer convenience. Of course you need a decent bit for this, but the main point is that this cordless Ryobi drives the bit at a high speed through this truly hard material.The first thing I like about this drill is that it's cordless.
And yes, without a single hiccup we find the hammer action allows the bit to sink through the granite very easily.
Ryobi cordless drill review 18v full#
Firstly, it was simple to pinpoint our entry point, even on this uneven surface, because the variable speed on the trigger button works very well and is easy to manipulate, but once we had made that first embedding mark, we took the speed up to full and the dust flew. Now, much of our studio and its surrounds are made of granite and this has proved a problem for many a drill we've possessed in the past, so we had to try the Ryobi out on that truly hard natural stone. Well, we turned the hammer drill setting on, placed an 8mm masonry bit into the easily hand tightened chuck and first drilled into a concrete block - we set the gear setting to number 2 and the motor whizzed the bit through the concrete with absolutely no problem at all. Hammer Drilling: We felt that this mode was the most important to test well, given that the motor and battery strength are really put through their paces during the hammer action and any problems about this Ryobi combi drill's abilities would show under these pressures. The motor pleasingly never struggled in any of our tests and the battery capacity held up brilliantly. With the gear setting on 2 there is plenty of speed for more demanding drilling into metals or harder plastics, etc. With the gear setting on number 1 it will not go too fast and you have good control over the drill. Standard Drilling: Well balanced and comfortable to use, this drill makes for easy-going when drilling through woods and other softer general materials where the hammer action is unnecessary. The new brushless motor is an important part of this Ryobi combi drill/driver, giving hopeful longevity, a 60Nm torque and 40% more use on a single charge with our 5.Ah battery. Alongside this, all the other function switches light up except for the chuck direction switch. There is also a very good front facing LED light which automatically comes on whenever the trigger is pressed, and the beam is cleverly centred exactly where the bit meets the work in hand. It has an easy twist 13mm keyless chuck mechanism and includes onboard storage which has a two ended screwdriver bit included. It is well-balanced when held with one hand and the rubber grip and trigger are perfectly positioned for optimum comfort in use.
This new Ryobi cordless hammer drill/driver (R18PDBL) from the company's own ONE+ system has a brushless 18v motor and we're running it on the very latest high performance Lithium+ 5.Ah rechargeable battery. With the Ryobi ONE+ system the £129.99 drill/driver is bought separately to the charger and battery, because the latter items can be used across a wide variety of over 50 other Ryobi cordless tools.īuilt with durable plastics and a good amount of protective rubber material this is a nicely compact drill/driver which nevertheless feels solid, having a weight of just over 2kg with the 5.Ah Lithium+ battery attached.
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