anadevi Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 It's a lot lighter than I was expecting, very comfortable grip & rubber side handle. It has a positive locking ring for the side handle which I liked. Effortless to run a 1 1/4 self feed auger, or 1 1/2 self feed spade bit. It feels solid, quite & smooth. Overall it is a nice drill, except for the keyed chuck which feels cheap with the jaws being soft. I had to file the jaws after clamping down on a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjones Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Interesting feedback on the chuck. You should try a 2 9/16" self feed with it! It screams through the application! And if you put around a 1" ship auger bit on there, drill it through a 2x4 or something, then heavily side load the bit (creating a heavy bind up), you can get the E-Clutch to engage. It's an easy way to demonstrate the clutch, because the drill has so much power it is hard to demo otherwise without hitting a nail or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anadevi Posted January 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Thank Kjones, I had been thinking about a DWD210 for a while. I was to aware of the DWD220 with E-Clutch so it was a good thing I waited. The DWD220 is half the weight and twice the speed of what I was using. Really above all else, I notice the difference in weight, also a 6" side hand is padded which is nice. For a drill this size, I think Dewalt should have put carbide inserts in the chuck jaws like the DCD925. I clamped down on a 1/4 hex shank and somewhere in the dozen or so holes it slipped. The tips of the jaws twisted. Interesting feedback on the chuck. You should try a 2 9/16" self feed with it! It screams through the application! And if you put around a 1" ship auger bit on there, drill it through a 2x4 or something, then heavily side load the bit (creating a heavy bind up), you can get the E-Clutch to engage. It's an easy way to demonstrate the clutch, because the drill has so much power it is hard to demo otherwise without hitting a nail or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjones Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 I am surprised that you had that happen. I have the 220, the 210, and the 215, and have never had any issues with the chuck (and trust me, no one beats on a tool like a demo tool from a rep!) I wonder if the issue came from it being a smaller bit; I typically use large bits in it. I have no idea what have been put in mine when they go out in the field on demo though... I'll pass the information along though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anadevi Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Hi Kjones, I was using an Irwin 1 1/4" speed bore max auger bit. If this bit was fully inserted (bottomed out) into the chuck, the tips of the jaw would ride up over the shank taper. I clamped the bit so the top of the jaws were below the taper. There is very heavy scoring (deep cuts) on the 1/4 hex shank where the bit moved down and I guess bottomed out. One jaw pretty much buirried itself into the tapper with two of the jaw tips splaying out. I am surprised that you had that happen. I have the 220, the 210, and the 215, and have never had any issues with the chuck (and trust me, no one beats on a tool like a demo tool from a rep!) I wonder if the issue came from it being a smaller bit; I typically use large bits in it. I have no idea what have been put in mine when they go out in the field on demo though... I'll pass the information along though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjones Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Interesting. I will pass it along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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