Customer Reviews

Skil 6215 3.5 Amp 3/8-Inch Drill

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While I wouldn't drag this out to a job site, I bought this to have an extra (light) drill around the house and have been nothing but pleased. Very usable keyless chuck allows for quick bit changes and is more comfortable than others I've used. The speed switch is built well and it actually adjusts with some subtlty. Have dropped it a lot, built lots of deck furniture and its as good as the day I bought it. Recommended.

As a woman and a former victim of repetitive strain injury in my wrists and arms, I was looking for a fairly rugged drill that I could still use with comfort. Drills have gotten really heavy, and the Skil was the most lightweight one I could find with a power-on lock, satisfactory power, a wide RPM range, and keyed chuck. (A keyless chuck is difficult for me to tighten enough to keep drill bits from cavitating, and I find the old-fashioned keyed chuck on this model much easier to snugly tighten and untighten.)

My old drill was a cordless, and it kept running out of power in the middle of a project and wouldn't hold a charge for long - I have to plug the Skil in, but I don't mind because I never have to worry about losing power.

The only disatisfaction I have with this drill is that it isn't very well balanced and because of this it quickly becomes fatiguing to hold with one hand. Using two hands on it is rather awkward also, because of the shape of the body, but doable. I've used it mostly to drill and drive 1" drywall screws into 3/8" particleboard underlayment with 5/8" plywood beneath, for an hour at a time, and have been satisfied with its performance. A very small investment, and definitely worth the money.

If you need a drill for use around the house to put up shelves, draperies, etc. then I highly recommend this product. It's light (and not top-heavy) like many comparable drills and very easy to use. (in many cases, you don't need the chuck key.) The only quibble I have is that it doesn't work well with hardwoods. I tried to drill an oak board and it didn't have enough horsepower to do the job. Now if they could just do something about the satanic styling...