Milwaukee 0721-21 V28 28-Volt Lithium-Ion 1/2-Inch Cordless Right Angle Drill/Driver Kit

I bought this to raise the mainsail on my Columbia 50, it along with the winchbit does the job wonderfully. The battery seems to last forever. Make sure to purchase some extra screws that hold the chuck on from inside the chuck, when I reverse the chuck under load it shears the bolt off. This could cause you to loose the chuck, as it can fall off.

Incredibly powerful. We are using it in place of an electric winch on our sailboat and it raises the mainsail quickly.

I received the prduct todayThe product failed at the first use, smoke and burn smelI ask for waranty, and the answer was to retrun the good at my cost !!!poor product quality, poor service

To bad they don't make these anymore .

It is not a total substitute for a permanent power winch on a 43' sailboat. Easy operation for the initial grinding on the main halyard or a jib sheet but will fault out (stop) when it gets close to the end (last 4-6 feet). Easy to handle as long as the winch is self-tailing.

If you are in the building trades you must have this tool. I was able to drill 20 holes of 2 9/16" diameter and 40 holes of 1 1/8" diameter on one battery charge. This amount of holes doubled my expectations. No more generator! No more stringing 150' of cord to drill. This drill is lightweight and powerful. I love this drill!

I purchased this drill 5 months ago to drill holes in stacked 2x8" framing and 6" Glue-Lam beams, to run new electrical wiring and 2" electrical conduit in our big house addition. I had previously been using a Rigid 18V cordless impact drill. I burned one of those Ridgids up, (but I liked it enough to buy another), in a Glue-Lam, and twisted off a dozen or so auger bits and drill bit extentions. It seemed I needed a beefier drill motor, ideally an angle drill, and one that accepted larger-diameter bits than the 1/4"-shank Irwin and Milwaukee quick-change auger bits, which twist off easily. I was thrilled to find the new Milwaukee cordless 28-V angle drill!Its benefits:-It's got torque and power enough to drill through evrything I've tried, including a few 2-1/2" holes through fat Glue-Lams, and countless 1-1/4" holes through stacked dimensional-lumber framing and Glue-Lam beams. It is possible to stall it out, but it's not easy or final;-It accepts 1/2"-shank auger drill bits and 7/16"-shank bit extensions, which are stout enough not to twist off and break while drilling through big lumber;-It's cordless! The convenience of that makes moving around the job site, and therefor also makes drilling, much faster.-It's a true angle-drill, and fits easily between framing studs and other tight places;-although it has a keyed, rather than a keyless chuck, I find that I can tighten and loosen it adequately with my hand, and rarely use the key.Its disadvantaes:-It's difficult and inconvenient to change/rotate the drill head. Fortunately I don't really need to do that much, and maybe never actually need to;-I go through a single battery pretty fast. A second battery living on the charger is a must!-It's on the heavy side;-It's definitely slower than, say, a Milwaukee (corded) "Hole Hawg", when drilling through a single piece of wood. It makes up for much of that difference over the course of a day, though, in the conveniece and speed that derives from being cordless.-I wish it was compatable with the 30-inch extension bar, "Milwaukee 48-95-0400 Right Angle Drive Extension", which could enable much ladderless over-head drilling;-The side-handle seems a weak after-thought, and quickly strips its threads.I love this drill! It's held up well to heavy use over the last 5 months, and is still going strong. It's advantages far out-weigh its weaknesses, and I would readily recommend it to others.

great purchase, works as expected

In terms of power, torque and speed this is a very impressive tool. For an experienced operator speed control is fine but a speed limit adjustment is needed or would be valuable to prevent errors for less experienced operators or as a convenience for experienced operators. Battery charging is good. The adaptor for right angle should be splined to prevent rotation as this happened during high torque usage even with the fasteners tightened properly.

we bought this with a special "winch" adapter to raise the (very heavy ) mainsail on our 36ft. sail boat. Saved my hubby's shoulder !!