the.com/power drill
A hole's only predator, and the reason your garage has 47 drill bits but zero you remember buying.
means A handheld motorized tool that spins a bit to bore holes or drive screws, trading human wrist effort for a trigger and electricity.
from 'Drill' as a boring tool goes back to the 1600s, likely from Dutch 'drillen' meaning to bore or turn, itself tangled up with the older sense of 'drill' as military marching — both built on the idea of repetitive, turning motion. The 'power' half is much younger, bolted on once electric motors got small and cheap enough in the 20th century to replace the hand-cranked brace-and-bit and the forearm strength it demanded.
- torque vs speed
- low gear drives screws, high gear drills holes
- clutch setting
- stops stripping screws before you swear
- hammer mode
- adds concussive force for masonry, not metal
- battery voltage
- 18V is the sweet spot between power and wrist