Milwaukee 1680-21 13 amp 1/2-inch Super Hawg Joist and Stud Drill

by Milwaukee

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Milwaukee's 1/2-inch Super Hawg right-angle drill has the power and speed for drilling holes of all sizes in wood frame construction. The 13 amp motor offers two operating speeds (1750 and 450 rpm) with a clutch in the low gear range. The comfort grip Roto-Lok handle features three positions with 90-degree left-right rotation for maximum operator comfort no matter the application. Package includes tool, side handle, and carrying case.

Product Description

1/2", 13A, Super Hawg Kit, Fast Drilling 150 RPM High, 450 RPM Low, Low Speed Clutch, 3 Position Roto-Lok Rear Handle, 90 Degree Left Right Rotation, 9', 3 Wire Cord, Includes Side Handle & Carrying Case.

Product Details

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• Shipping Weight: 20.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00006AGPX
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• Item model number: 1680-21
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,536 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #43 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tools > Drills

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Milwaukee Improves Tool, August 8, 2002

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Brian McPeak "hbk1313" (Oxford PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Milwaukee 1680-21 13 amp 1/2-inch Super Hawg Joist and Stud Drill (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is an improved version of the Hole-Hawg. This new tool has more power, easier to use, and fits into tight spaces better. I depend on Milwaukee tools for my livelihood and they delivered a great new tool with this one.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hawg Heaven, September 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Milwaukee 1680-21 13 amp 1/2-inch Super Hawg Joist and Stud Drill (Tools & Home Improvement)

The new "Super Hawg" is what all hole drills should be. As a Southeast Texas homebuilder I put it through it's paces and it has turned some of the dreaded work into pleasure. I shopped all of the hole drills before chosing this one. It costs a little more than the others but it is worth it. I am very impressed with it's high quality construction, power, and comfort. The swiveling trigger handle is a feature all hole drills should have. The more powerful motor, (almost twice the competition), is put to good use running the drill at higher RPM's than all of the competitor's. This is one fast hole drill.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one incredible drill - just buy one!, September 16, 2008

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Mark Thorne (Pittsfield, Mass, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Milwaukee 1680-21 13 amp 1/2-inch Super Hawg Joist and Stud Drill (Tools & Home Improvement)

I'm an electrician and have used Milwaukee power tools since 1978. I've watched the line of old hole hawgs do some amazing things in the past, as well as some frightening things (breaking wrists, knocking men off ladders, locked bits twisting the handles and ripping through 2x4's). Up until now I've avoided them like the plague. Two years ago my plumber bought one of these new super hawgs (after years of the old dangerous ones) and liked it so much he bought 3 more for his small crew. He showed it to me, I lifted it up and put it down, telling him I couldn't possibly use this tool overhead every day.

Today this same plumber brought the same (very used) drill to have me use on my totaly remodeled house (I'm playing his helper to save $). I laughed and said I'd try it, but no promises. Although only 5 pounds heavier than my usual right angle drills, it seems heavier than the advertised 15 pounds and more awkward to carry and use than my right angles, possibly because I had no idea it comes with a side handle (not offered to me today). Key for the chuck poorly designed - needs to be deeper to clear head (little things get to me, sorry). Put various sized hole saws and self-feed bits on it and away I went.

Holy crap. Dull as most of his bits were (aren't all contractors bits shot?), this damn drill was flying through everything I touched. Self-feed bits chewed so fast through 2" stock I was peppered with wood shavings. Hole saws - dull ones at that - cut through wood like styrofoam. One hole was a bit slow in cutting until I realized I had the drill in reverse, and it had been going faster through the board than would my own right angle drill in forward!

I braced myself, keeping hands and head positioned for kickbacks that never happened. Not once did I hear the safety clutch kick in or did I experience even one kickback. All day drilling and not one kickback, not even when I abused the drill grinding out angled holes that surely would have thrown me off my ladder with my other Milwaukee. I was laughing all day, saying over and over "I can't believe this tool"..."Did you see how fast I drilled that hole?" The drill's rotating speed is so fast the hole saws never "grab" on initial full contact with wood like my drill does. Your fingers never act as the bumper once the drill exits through the wood like when using my right angle. Tight stud bays were no harder to get at than with my right angle Milwaukee, too. Although heavy, just lift it like you mean it and the tool does the rest.

My plumber even used this to drill out my shower/tub valve holes. I held my breath while he simply squatted, rested the huge drill on his knees and used his body as a drill press to delicately slice through the 1/8" fiberglass as if using an Exacto knife.

My 23+ year old right angle had trouble the other day drilling 1 1/4" through 50 year old douglas fir floor joists (new bit, too), and I thought, well, time for a new right angle. My plumber offered me his hawg to use for a few days, as he has spares. No need, because guess what I'm buying online tonight? In a couple days I'll be in Super Hawg heaven, despite turning 53 with a torn rotator cuff.