Bare-Tool Denali 565034 18-Volt Cordless 1/2-Inch Hammer Drill (Tool Only, No Battery)

So far, after a couple weeks of working with it, no complaints. Which actually surprised me, since the price makes it seem like I would have had to accept a number of limitations. After hearing about another customers problems with his 3/8" denali's chuck, I tried a long sanding session with my 1/2" and a sanding drum to see if I could get any similar behaviour, but it kept going with no noticable damage to the chuck. It may be that the 1/2" is made a little stronger, as it weighs in at almost a pound heavier than its 3/8" brother. If I had my 'druthers', I guess I'd rather have Li-ion batteries, and the denali's ni-cd is a little bulky, but they created that rotating battery connector which helps a lot, by rotating it 180 degrees, it keeps it out of the way and provides excellent balance. Only gripe with that is the light should probably have been put someplace else, as the only way its really useful is when the battery is rotated forward. But whatever minor flaws it might have are...Read more

I have a collection of cordless drills both consumer grade and professional models ranging from a $10 18 volt NiCad model purchased at Menards all the way to the 36 volt DeWalt Nano Tech.Lithium Ion powerhouse and just about everything in between, and a many lower voltage models.
I enjoy using tools. I purchased the Denali out of curiosity, it was very inexpensive. I am impressed with it. The chuck has zero run-out, the 2 speed gear box functions well and the drill seems to have as much power as any of my other much more expensive consumer grade drills. The rotating battery mount can be a little annoying, it needs a stronger "detent" to hold it in a centered position, but it more than makes up for that design shortcoming with the switch on the L.E.D. light that lets you use it like a flashlight independent of the trigger switch. This is very handy when working in dark locations, no need to carry a separate flash light. In my opinion this is a very good home owner type...Read more

These Denali Tools are not for a Contractor, but for someone that uses them intermititnly. for me i have employees who lose stuff every day, and don't want to give them great tools to lose. this is good quality, escpially for the price tag. the rotating battery is annoying, and i have yet to want it to do that, but not a big enough gripe to say anything. the other thing is that it doesn't have a true drill function like most other drills, instead it has a high breakaway point. this requies taht you drill through hard material very slow. i am not disappointed though and own 3.

Small Addition, turns out the first drill had an adjustment problem in the chuck, i got it turned all the way to the drill section, and it doesn't break away anymore. the new drill they sent me has fixed this problem, so now i have no complaints!