How to choose the right cordless drill
Cordless drills are a toolbox essential for home improvers and trade professionals alike. Used for boring holes in different materials and loosening or tightening screws, cordless drills are available in a variety of types. Choosing the right cordless drill depends on your intended use of the tool, and your budget.
What are you going to drill into?
Cordless drills are divided in three sub categories: drill drivers, drill drivers with hammer function, and rotary hammer drills. Drill drivers are what you need for wood and metal working; if you plan to deal with masonry, a drill-driver with hammer function is what you need. Both tools will provide excellent performance with driving screws in and out. If your business is about drilling holes in concrete, you need a rotary hammer.
Cordless drills are divided in three sub categories: drill drivers, drill drivers with hammer function, and rotary hammer drills. Drill drivers are what you need for wood and metal working; if you plan to deal with masonry, a drill-driver with hammer function is what you need. Both tools will provide excellent performance with driving screws in and out. If your business is about drilling holes in concrete, you need a rotary hammer.
What are you going to drill into?
Cordless drills are divided in three sub categories: drill drivers, drill drivers with hammer function, and rotary hammer drills. Drill drivers are what you need for wood and metal working; if you plan to deal with masonry, a drill-driver with hammer function is what you need. Both tools will provide excellent performance with driving screws in and out. If your business is about drilling holes in concrete, you need a rotary hammer.
Hammer function
Drill drivers with hammer function, also known as percussion drills, exploit a cam-action: two gears rub against each other to vibrate the rotating drill bit back and forth. They are good on bricks and plaster, but if you have to drill through concrete you have to plan small diameter drill bits and a lot of patience.
Unless you opt for a Worx SlammerDrill.
Unless you opt for a Worx SlammerDrill.
Slammer force
Worx’s SlammerDrill is the first and only cordless drill driver that goes into hard concrete with ease. Instead of using cam gears, the proprietary Active Hammer technology delivers shot energy to the drilling bit, someway like rotary hammers do, but with the same form factor and flexibility of cordless drill drivers.
Brushed or brushless?
Unlike conventional drill motors, brushless motors don’t have brushes. That means less friction that turns into less heat, higher output power, longer runtime of the battery and much greater durability of the tool. Cordless drills with brushed motors are budget-friendly, while brushless motors equip the top-of-the-line models.
Other features to look up for
Cordless drill drivers with two mechanical speed settings are more versatile. The low-speed gear delivers higher torque for driving large screws into hard materials, while high speed is needed for drilling and increased productivity with driving small screws.
Beware of tightening torque
Overdriving screws can damage the workpiece and make the fastening weaker. Excessive tightening of an anchor can destroy the plug. Too much fastening of a bolt will end up with a damaged thread, or broken screwhead. Conventional cordless drill drivers have a clutch collar to limit the torque to the task. However, you can only set it with the trial-and-error method.
The electronically-advanced Worx AI drill will set the right torque for you. Just right, first time, every time.
Size does matter
With the adoption of brushless motors and the advancement of electronic miniaturization, cordless drill drivers have become lighter and very compact, offering users more flexibility in tight spots.
We’ve gone even further
Not only have we reduced the overall size of the tools, we have also created the most compact battery on the market. With the same stored energy, Worx PowerShare batteries are smaller and lighter.
Repetitive tasks
Some applications, such as putting a wood deck in place, require drilling several pilot holes and driving a ton of screws through them. With traditional drill drivers you need to change the bit every time. This is where the unique Worx SwitchDrive becomes a must-have. The drill bit and the drive bit are always on the tool, all you need to do is rotate the tool head 180°.
When the getting gets tough
As it comes to serious drilling through concrete slabs or stone, nothing can beat a rotary hammer drill. Rotary hammers exploit an electro-pneumatic mechanism in which the drive piston and flying piston have an air pocket in between each other. The system delivers strong shot energy. Rotary hammers only work with SDS bits.
Life hanging by a thread
Lisa Messner is a professional alpine guide. In winter time, when the climbing activity is reduced, she sets and services climbing routes in the Dolomites by fastening anchor systems to the rock. “When I was first shown the Worx H3 by a colleague, I could hardly believe such a small package could deliver the power I needed. But it didn’t take long to fall in love with it. Today, when I see colleagues climbing with huge heavy rotary hammers, I just laugh.”
Same battery, expandable power
Worx PowerShare is a unique 20 V modular system that allows you to combine the same battery to multiply voltage to 40 V and even 80 V. PowerShare batteries are available in a choice of capacities so that you can choose what you need.
The most electronically advanced drill driver
AiDrill cordless drill driver 20V - with 2 batteries and charger - WX178.1
Compact, brushless motor, 60 Nm torque
Compact brushless cordless drill driver 20V - tool only - WX175.9
Compact, brushless motor, 60 Nm torque
Compact brushless cordless drill driver 20V - with battery and charger - WX175
The most electronically advanced drill driver
AiDrill cordless drill driver 20V - tool only - WX178.9
Affordable combi drill with 50 Nm torque
Cordless combi drill 20V - tool only - WX372.9
Affordable combi drill with 50 Nm torque
Cordless combi drill 20V - with battery and charger - WX372
Active Hammer technology, the fastest in reinforced concrete
SlammerDrill brushless cordless combi drill 20V - with battery and charger - WX354
Active Hammer technology, drills through reinforced concrete!
20V 60Nm Slammer Drill Brushless Cordless Hammer Impact Drill - Tool Only
- WX354.9
Active Hammer technology, the fastest in reinforced concrete
SlammerDrill brushless cordless combi drill 20V 50Nm - tool only - WX-JCR.9
Sub-compact, brushless motor, 60 Nm torque
20V 60Nm Cordless Brushless Compact Hammer Drill - Tool Only
- WX352.9
3 tools in 1, SDS Plus, 1.5 Joule shot energy
Cordless H3 compact rotary hammer 20V - tool only - WX394.91
3 tools in 1, SDS Plus, 1.2 Joule shot energy
20V 5000bpm 1.2J H3 Cordless Rotary Hammer Drill - Tool Only
- WX390.9
3 tools in 1, SDS Plus, 1.2 Joule shot energy
H3 Cordless compact rotary hammer 20V - with 2 batteries and charger - WX390.1
3 tools in 1, SDS Plus, 1.2 Joule shot energy
H3 Cordless compact rotary hammer 20V - with 4 Ah battery and charger - WX390.3
Brushless motor, 3-function, SDS Plus, 2.2 Joule shot energy
20V 5400bpm 2.2J Cordless Brushless Rotary Hammer Drill - Tool Only
- WX380.9
3-function, SDS Plus, 2.2 Joule shot energy
Cordless rotary hammer 20V - with battery and charger - WX392
3-function, SDS Plus, 2.2 Joule shot energy
Cordless rotary hammer 20V - tool only - WX392.9
The perfect combi drill for all your DIY needs
20V 50Nm Cordless Hammer Impact Drill - Tool Only
- WX370.9
The perfect all-purpose drill/driver for all of your DIY needs
45 Nm cordless compact drill driver 20V - tool only - WX108.9
The most versatile intelligent drill-and-drive tool on the market
20V Switchdriver 2-in-1 cordless drill/driver with brushless motor - tool only
- WX177.9
A powerful cordless mini-driver for intricate assembly and repair
Cordless USB mini-screwdriver 3.6V (4V MAX) - WX240
The most convenient screwdriver ever is now even better
SD Slide Driver 4V Screw Driver with screw holder - WX255
Brushless motor, 3-function, SDS Plus, 2.0 Joule shot energy
20V 4700bpm 2.0J Cordless Brushless Rotary Hammer Drill - Tool Only
- WX381.9
The powerful yet compact cordless drill driver
20V cordless drill driver 60Nm with brushless motor - tool only
- WX102.9
3 tools in 1, SDS Plus, 1.5 Joule shot energy
Cordless H3 compact rotary hammer 20V - tool only - WX394
Brushless motor, 3-function, SDS Plus, 2.2 Joule shot energy
20V cordless brushless rotary hammer - with battery and charger
- WX380
Brushless motor, 3-function, SDS Plus, 2.0 Joule shot energy
20V cordless rotary hammer with brushless motor - with battery and charger
- WX381
Compact 810W high performance power engine for all material.
810W corded impact drill - WX318
Compact 600W high performance power engine for all materials
600W corded impact drill - WX317.2
3-in-1 all-rounder, SDS-Plus chuck, variable speed adjustment
1250W corded rotary hammer - WX333
3-in-1 all-rounder, SDS-Plus chuck, variable speed adjustment
750W 24mm Electric Rotary Hammer Drill with Carry Case
- WX337
The powerful yet compact cordless drill driver
20V 60Nm cordless drill driver with brushless motor - with battery and charger
- WX102
3-in-1 all-rounder, SDS-Plus chuck, variable speed adjustment
800W 26mm Electric Rotary Hammer Drill Corded with x4 Drill Bit Set and Carry Case
- WX339
Compact and practical, the WX252 XTD comes ready to handle any everyday task.
Cordless 6.35mm Li Screwdriver 4V
- WX252
The powerful yet compact cordless impact drill
Brushless cordless 38Nm impact drill 12V - with battery and charger
- WX121
If you spend more time in your shed than your living room, you’re probably wondering what can we possibly teach you about tools that you don’t already know, right? Challenge accepted.