Dewalt’s New Stud and Joist Drill – DWD460

November 2, 2008 by toolman  
Filed under Industry News

dewalt Dewalts New Stud and Joist Drill   DWD460

Dewalt is launching its new 1/2″ stud and joist drill which is model number DWD460.  According to Dewalt the drill is built to drill large holes in wood using hole saws, ship auger bits and self-feed bits.

One interesting feature Dewalt has provided on this drill is a Bind-up Control™.  This feature provides increased user control in bind up and stall situations.  Anyone who has had a powerful drill bind up, knows that this new feature, if it works correctly, will be nice.  By the sounds of it the Bind-Up Control senses stalls and binds and then adjusts the motor’s torque to make the drill manageable.  A user will know this by an indicator light.

Over all this drill seems like a work horse.  It has an 11 amp motor.  There is a two speed variable control that is 0-300 and 1-1300 RPM.  As you would expect this drill has an adjustable bail and side handle, plus anti slip grip.  According to Dewalt it has a knuckle guard for hand protection, but again we haven’t seen this drill, so we can not comment if this knuckle guard is a gimmick or practical.

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2 Responses to “Dewalt’s New Stud and Joist Drill – DWD460”

  1. joe on November 4th, 2008 11:38 pm

    I’ve heard talk about this drill, it’s supposed to be great, but I cannot find pictures or reviews of the actuall product. Does anybody know when we can expect any ‘real’ reviews?

  2. Art on November 5th, 2008 4:43 pm

    Good question. I am not sure if its out yet for the public. I know they release the press release, but haven’t heard when it is starting to ship.

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