A power drill, also called a power tool drill, drills holes in a variety of materials such as wood, marble, granite and concrete. You can choose from two basic types of power drills: corded power drill and cordless power drill. A corded power drill is an electric power drill with an electric wire attached to it, whereas a cordless power drill runs on batteries.

Within these categories, you can choose from a wide variety of power drills. For example, you can buy a power hobby drill, a power glide drill or a power hammer drill, depending on your application needs.

Some important parameters you must consider before buying a power drill are:

1. The material in which you want to drill a hole
2. The power rating of the power drill
3. Battery life (in the case of a cordless power drill)

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Buy power drills from reputable manufacturers

Once you understand your application requirements, buy a power drill from reputable manufacturers.

I recommend: Hilti Corp. is a leading manufacturer of power drills that offers a wide range of power drills, such as corded drills, cordless drills and diamond coring drills. Another leading manufacturer of power drills is Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation. The company manufactures a wide variety of heavy-duty power drills, such as hammer drills and rotary hammer drills.

Buy power tools drills from reputed distributors

You can also buy power drills from distributors, who offer a large range of power drills from reputable manufacturers.

I recommend: General Tool & Supply Co. is a reputable distributor of cutting tools, abrasives, adhesives, sealants and precision measuring tools that also supplies a wide array of power drills. You can also go to Kaufman Company, which is another leading supplier of a wide range of tools, including power drills.

Buy the drill bits for your power drills from a reputable supplier

A drill bit is one of the most important components of a power drill. You require different types of drill bits for cutting different materials. You can buy these drill bits from some of the leading manufacturers.

I recommend: You can check out a wide range of drill bits at Associated Fastening Products, which is one of the leading suppliers of machined products, including drill bits. In addition, you can also go to C.R. Laurence Co., who offers a wide variety of tools including drill bits.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  While using power drills, use a depth rod to set the maximum depth of the hole you wish to drill.
• •  Use a magnetic bit holder to store the drill bits on the drill itself so that you do not lose the small-sized drill bits.