Dewalt 12V Max Drill/Impact Driver Combination Set

New tool purchase... It's been a long, long time in coming.  The batteries in my old Black and Decker 18v NiCad drill are slowly but surely fading.  The old 14.4 v B&D drill I had quit with a bit of smoke a few months ago.  When there was a brick and morter B&D outlet nearby I'd go buy tools at less than half regular prices when they'd have doorbuster sales and it'd be "good enough".

But over the past few years Black and Decker has devolved ever more into the consumer DIY market, leaving other brands for the Pro or contractor grade tool lines.  And honestly, for most occasional users they ARE good enough.

But for the past three years, I've been remodeling my house and my wife's old house off and on, and over the past couple of moths spending every spare moment trying to finish one of them to sell.

Looking at drywall overhead in the kitchen, and with the volunteer help I had coming one (heavy) drill just was NOT going to cut it.

I don't have the budget to invest in Dewalt 20v Max line, Milwaukee M18 Fuel, or Makita XRP 18v kits but I thought I'd head over tobLowes to see if they had anything marked down that wasn't showing up on the website.

I had finally decided 12v tools wouldn't be a bad option IF they were good ones... I had been eyeballing this set for a while:

Turns out Lowes has this DCK211S2 set for $199 but that was too much!  I had decided on a Porter Cable set for $129 instead, letting the price take sway over quality.  As I walked toward the register, though, I noticed a set with the same model number except with WW affixed to the end, on a Dewalt Project Wounded Warrior DCK211S2WW on display, but for $149 instead of $199!

For $20 more than the PC tool set, I got this 5 star rated set.  And after a weekend's hard use, I am impressed.  I've never used a cordless impact driver but some people swear by them.  It was worth every penny.  I avoided stripping a number of screw heads, both removing ones in place for 30 years or more and brand new ones being driven into old wood.

**Update a few weeks on... I've been using these for a few weeks now... The batteries are quick to charge, the drill and impact driver were strong enough for anything I threw at them - hanging drywall, cabinets, lights, and even reframing a door or two.  I am glad to have made this purchase!!!***

We got the ceiling done, one door removed and completely reframed, another door opening that had been put up with a hodgepodge of 2x8 and 2x4 lumber deconstructed and ready for proper framing.  And after I leave my day job I am heading back over to start putting drywall on the walls.

One final observation. The12v Max tools show a battery rating of 1.3 ah on the website descriptions but Dewalt upgraded the tools last year with 1.5ah batteries.

For my use these little tools did way more work in way less time with no stripping of screw heads... Long life with quick recharge batteries.  Wonderful in use overhead when my old 18v beast starts feeling heavy about 50 lbs after 3 or 4 sheets of drywall have been installed.