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I have a 20v Li Ion Craftsman pro series drill. No problems until recently. The drill has great torque (500 in lbs) but only 1300 rpm speed (which i'm not sure is really all that bad for a cordless?) Anyway, the other day I was drilling holes in my floor joists with a 13/16 spade bit. I went about 25 feet so thats probably roughly 20 joists i drilled through. Drilled the holes with ease, no problems. I went through them somewhat quickly and I guess did not give the bit much rest between holes. After i was finished I went to take the bit out and it was totally stuck. I cant even really turn the chuck. I'm not sure if the chuck is busted or if I "fused" the bit to the chuck b/c it overheated? I'm leaning towards the later.
So my question is how likely is that i did actually overheat the bit to a point where it is now fused to the chuck? What are some tips to avoiding this? Should i have just drilled a few holes at a time and then let cool down? Used a faster drill?
SIDESTORY: So i have the extended warranty on this drill which i bought in a kit of two batteries, a circular saw, and flashlight. I foolishly take the drill into sears where they point out that the warranty clearly states to call a number and not bring it into the store. I go home and call the number. I say hey my chuck is totally stuck i cant remove my bit etc etc. The woman on the phone says ok, no problem, please cut the cord to your drill to "Disable" it and mail us the CORD with this pre paid UPS label i'm sending you. My response is that this is a cordless set, so she then says no problem you will need to mail us the battery. I'm baffled at this point. I reiterate to her clearly that it is the drill that is broken and the battery is fine. she says it doesn't matter we need the power source to ensure you didn't drop it in water, set it on fire, or somethign else that is not covered.
I find this all very odd and have a long conversation with her to try and clarify. Here are some issues and general observations of this policy. I own a kit where now i have a broken 70 dollar drill and have given them a perfectly good 90 dollar battery. I now have one battery to operate the saw and flashlight (and could continue drilling 13/16 holes i suppose) The good side of this for me though is that they are supposed to receive the battery, see that i didn't damage it by water or fire...and then reimburse me for the entire kit.....thats great on paper b/c now i still have a good portion of the kit that works and money to replace........reality is no. I bought this set on black friday for 200 the kit regularly cost 370. Still not an issue b/c the drill only cost 70 bucks.....but i also now have to replace the battery i sent them that cost 90. So i still end up making out a few bucks. Another crappy thing about this warranty service though is that its a one and done thing. So now if my circ saw breaks its not covered b/c they are saying they already paid me to replace "the whole set"....except i cant afford to replace the set.
Long story short they are sending me 216 bucks in sears gift card (assuming the approve my claim) Rather then buy the same drill and battery and have a few bucks left over I think I am going to shell out a few extra bucks and buy the hammer drill set. Basically I could spend 50 bucks and upgrade my set to have a hammer drill, 3 working batteries, two chargers, circ saw, and flashlight and two carry bags.
So my question is how likely is that i did actually overheat the bit to a point where it is now fused to the chuck? What are some tips to avoiding this? Should i have just drilled a few holes at a time and then let cool down? Used a faster drill?
SIDESTORY: So i have the extended warranty on this drill which i bought in a kit of two batteries, a circular saw, and flashlight. I foolishly take the drill into sears where they point out that the warranty clearly states to call a number and not bring it into the store. I go home and call the number. I say hey my chuck is totally stuck i cant remove my bit etc etc. The woman on the phone says ok, no problem, please cut the cord to your drill to "Disable" it and mail us the CORD with this pre paid UPS label i'm sending you. My response is that this is a cordless set, so she then says no problem you will need to mail us the battery. I'm baffled at this point. I reiterate to her clearly that it is the drill that is broken and the battery is fine. she says it doesn't matter we need the power source to ensure you didn't drop it in water, set it on fire, or somethign else that is not covered.
I find this all very odd and have a long conversation with her to try and clarify. Here are some issues and general observations of this policy. I own a kit where now i have a broken 70 dollar drill and have given them a perfectly good 90 dollar battery. I now have one battery to operate the saw and flashlight (and could continue drilling 13/16 holes i suppose) The good side of this for me though is that they are supposed to receive the battery, see that i didn't damage it by water or fire...and then reimburse me for the entire kit.....thats great on paper b/c now i still have a good portion of the kit that works and money to replace........reality is no. I bought this set on black friday for 200 the kit regularly cost 370. Still not an issue b/c the drill only cost 70 bucks.....but i also now have to replace the battery i sent them that cost 90. So i still end up making out a few bucks. Another crappy thing about this warranty service though is that its a one and done thing. So now if my circ saw breaks its not covered b/c they are saying they already paid me to replace "the whole set"....except i cant afford to replace the set.
Long story short they are sending me 216 bucks in sears gift card (assuming the approve my claim) Rather then buy the same drill and battery and have a few bucks left over I think I am going to shell out a few extra bucks and buy the hammer drill set. Basically I could spend 50 bucks and upgrade my set to have a hammer drill, 3 working batteries, two chargers, circ saw, and flashlight and two carry bags.
