Right angle drill??

[havighurst]

Have you considered the "Orbiter" right angle accessory. It allows almost any angle and may provide an cheaper alternative to what you are looking for.

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[steve-u]

Going with Makita.

Thanks to all for the replies. I went wth Greg's advice and bought the Makita. Its power, lightness, side handle, compact size, and LED made it my choice for what I intent to use it for. Toolking has some reconditioned for $129. I bought a recon Makita belt sander from them last year and it looked like new and came with a one year warranty from Makita.

Steve

[BigguyZ]

Let us know what you think of it when you get it- I'm in the market for a right angle drill as well. I tried a right angle chuck similar to what's been posted already, and it's OK- but the gears really seem to overheat when I use it for more than a few seconds...

[steve-u]

I got my Makita angle drill today and all I can saw is wow and thanks to Greg for the advice. This is a well engineered, powerful, compact, user friendly, made in Japan tool. All the controls are right at your fingertips - paddle, reverse, speed. I put a 2X4 in my vise and put a Bosch 3/4 inch Rapidfeed spade bit in it. I effortlessly bored a couple holes in about three seconds each. This was exactly the type of drill I was looking for. No it is not cheap but the power that Makita has put into something this compact is amazing and it has to be THE drill for tight spaces and working in finished walls. Though I have not tried it yet for driving screws you can set the speed control down to a couple RPMs. It is also very quiet for a right angle device in that the gearing must be engineered very well.

Steve

[BigguyZ]

Well, I'll have to consider picking that up once my budget recouperates from recent purchases, and I have a project that'll need that. (though there's always something on the horizon).

Thanks for the feedback!