The battery powered cordless drill is ubiquitous. Anyone who uses tools even casually has a cordless drill in the arsenal and every manufacturer has at least one offering, if not a panoply of drills. So then, how does DeWalt set themselves apart from the rest of the pack? Their solution was to make the cordless drill more compact and at the same time more powerful. The new DeWalt Atomic Compact Drill is 25% more compact yet 13% more powerful. DeWalt has combined a more compact frame with a brushless motor to achieve this result, all while keeping the price point affordable. Read More
Woodworking
Small but Mighty – The 20v Max Compact DeWalt Atomic Impact Driver
I can remember the first time I saw a handheld, battery powered impact driver in action. It was at one of my Brother Phil’s disaster-like projects. Phil has a tool collection like the Louvre has an art collection, so he is always on top of the latest and greatest offerings. I watched, fascinated as he drove a 6” Timberlok screw through a piece of lumber into the sill of a house. The impact driver never slowed or stalled, as any of my battery power tools would have done. Talk about an epiphany. It was not long after that I purchased a DeWalt impact driver that has served me well over the years. It is my go to tool for any and all fastening duties aside from nailing. As happy as I was with the old version, I was enthusiastic to try DeWalt’s latest offering in this category – which team yellow sent to us in the form of the DeWalt Atomic Compact Cordless Impact Driver. We’ll also be covering their Atomic Drill/Driver in an upcoming review. Read More
