okay guys it's Shane here from DIY for knuckleheads and I'm very happy to be teaming up with the Australian handyman magazine cook the browsers in the background for the very first video in this series of basic DIY skills kicking off with how to use the cordless drill the cordless drill would have to be the go-to tool in any handy man's tool kit long gone are the days when we used to lump around big behemoths like this what a beast and it's heavy the great thing about the cordless drill is that fairly simple to use and they come packed full of features so here's a quick rundown of what to expect from your cordless most drills these days are powered with a lithium ion battery this one here is a 3 ampere rated battery now as a general rule of thumb the higher the ampere rating the longer that battery should run for both of these drills are 18 volt drills this has a three amp hour rated battery and this one has a 4 amp hour rated battery so in theory between charges this one should outlast that one now to remove the battery so you can recharge it it's dead easy all drills will come with some form of clip like this one here as you press down and then slide the battery off the body like that and to put it back on just reverse the process slide it onto the body like that then just give it a little click and you are done – easy now one of the best features of a modern-day cordless drill is that most of them come with a keyless chuck which is fantastic you no longer need to find or to have a Chuck key to insert or remove your drill bits sorry I'll mate we've had some good times together but it's time to go see ya to insert a drill or drive a bit into a keyless chuck is dead easy all you need to do is to rotate the chuck sleeve in an anti-clockwise direction and you'll notice how the jaws of that chuck are opening up and when that hole gets big enough to insert your drill or drive a bit place it inside until it hits up hard against the back of that chuck and to tighten to simply rotate that chuck sleeve clockwise until you hear this clicking sound when you hear that the drill is tight and you're good to go the next feature you'll find on most cordless drills is this speed range selector switch which is generally found on top of the drill itself now it has two settings one and two in setting one or on setting one the drill rotates slower but it has more torque so it's great for doing jobs like inserting roofing or decking screws on setting to the drill spins faster but it's great for doing jobs like drilling holes in timber now the next feature to be discussed is the clutch yes the clutch now the clutch feature is a great addition to any cordless drill and you can find it directly behind the chuck as this adjustable ring now mines numbered from one right through to 16 with one being the least resistance and 16 being the most resistance and the clutch is only useful when the drill itself is in driving mode or screwing mode not drilling mode and not hammer mode but when the driving icon is lined up with the arrow on top of the drill without being too technical the purpose of the clutch is to disengage the drive shaft of the drill when a preset resistance is selected say I want to select resistance 5 let us turn the ring until the 5 lines up to the arrow now when I'm driving my screw into the bit of timber a clicking sound will occur when the resistance is met now the motors still running but a screwdriver bit will a drive a bit that isn't now what that does is that it stops a cordless drill from stripping a screw or over driving it once it's firmly snug so here's an example of what I'm talking about I want this Center screw to finish up flush with the top of this piece of timber I don't want to drive it down any deeper so what I'll do is I'll get my clutch and I'll set it to say four and to see how far down I can screw this screw so it's on four the clutch has disengaged the driveshaft and the screw is just proud of the surface I'll now set the drill or the clutch to say ten I want to see how this screw goes now down it goes and the clutch is going to disengage right now and it's finished up nice and flush with the surface if I set the clutch to say sixteen which is the maximum number for this drill type let's just see what happens it drills right through the timber so now you can see why I love this clutch feature and finally let's take a look at the action mode ring which is this one right here and you'll notice that there's three settings hammer driving and drilling now all you need to do is line those icons up with the arrow and that is the action that your drill will undertake now if you want the clutch to work or only work in that driving location the clutch doesn't work with hammer and it doesn't work with drilling now on the topic of hammer if you're using the hammer mode you'll need a masonary drill bit to drill into masonary see how it's got that funny indict a normal drill bit like this one here which we all have won't do so in summary I would have to say that the cordless drill is one tool that I can't do without great functionality looks pretty cool and they're reasonably priced so if you haven't got one do yourself a favor and get one so there you have it I hope you enjoyed and found that video useful and as per usual a big thumbs up is greatly appreciated and if you haven't already please hit both of those subscribe buttons for more handy tips alrighty my works done must be time for a cup of tea so till the next one I'm out of here Cheers
