Don’t Drill too Close to Edges Two mistakes you really want to avoid are busting off a chunk of a concrete stair step and cracking the corner of a patio slab. To avoid these disasters, don’t drill any ...

If you own a DeWalt power drill and impact driver, it may seem like they both do mostly the same thing, but they do each have ...

When the drill thinks the screw has been driven flush, it automatically stops, but just long enough for you to decide if it’s actually been driven far enough.

When drilling mounting holes in long pieces of wood or metal, drill one mounting hole, then drive a screw at that point. Level the workpiece, drill a second hole, and drive a second mounting screw.

If the drill drives the screw too deeply, adjust to a lower number. Generally speaking, use higher slip-clutch settings to drive in large, fat screws, and lower numbers to drive small, thin screws.

Drill Pilot Holes To keep screws from seizing up in wood, first drill a hole to the same depth as your screw with a bit barely thinner than the screw's shank. Getting the correct depth is key ...