Your Drill (DOESN'T HAVE) a Secret Feature That Brands Are Hiding

Cordless drills supposedly have an unknown feature that seems too good to be true. I reached out to the manufacturers to see if this is real. #powertools #diy #cordlessdrill

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[simongore]

As a Plant Hire/small tool repair technician (<10 years) I had occasion to dissasemble the mechanics. MOST drills have a 'see-saw' pin that work against a ratchet ring - so tightening to the right firms up the jaws against the bit. The one click you are hearing is the pin being pushed out or away from ratchet ring ( it's sprung loaded or held in tension normally) in order to loosen the jaws. It's not locking ! it's simply relocating to allow jaws to be released/un screwed . Feel free to obtain parts/assembly schematics to confirm this. Or take them all apart ! True to say I haven't had the pleasure of working on them for a few years so it is possible function has changed since I last repaired. (though IMHO unlikely)

[Bob_Adkins]

There's no need to turn the chuck backward to activate the anti-inertia feature, it does it automatically. The reason the manual doesn't mention it is that it's not a Ryobi or DeWalt or Rigid feature, it's a chuck feature. Jacobs knows all about it. That feature had to be added when automatic brakes were incorporated into drills. If the drill is spinning at 2000 RPM and stops instantly, the chuck will often loosen without the clicky feature.

[cdrive]

You're correct that the employees of these companies are unaware of this "SECRET" feature. That's because there is NO secret feature. What you are describing on a Key-Less chuck is not a Lock as you believe. It's a Dog mechanism much like what you find in a Ratchet Wrench when you switch the wrench from CW to CCW. In short I would not turn the chuck collar CCW unless I was opening the jaws to remove or insert tooling in the chuck. *"Righty Tighty - Lefty Loosey"*.
Wakodahatchee Chris

[isaiahpalm]

I usually hear that click of disengagement when I am removing my drill from the chuck. It is most likely the paw disengaging from the ratchet, which if anything would loosen. AVE just uploaded a video and actually goes into mechanics of modern keyless chucks, funnily enough the locking "trick" actually caused the tooling to release sooner than if it had just been left tensioned.

[Rubarb]

My 20 year old Bosch mentioned this in the user's manual.
That "locked in place" is not 100% either, a cylindrical drill bit can still slip if stuck in the material.
Chucks are usually designed and manufactured by an external company, like Röhm or Jacobs. Maybe you should contact them too, maybe they will give more insight how this mechanism actually works. That would be interesting, Im sure. Kudos for the thorough investigation. Cheers!

[lawdog]

I’ve been a woodworker for many years and just discovered that feature about a year ago. It goes to show you that your always learning !!! Thanks for doing this video!!!

[blocksofhealth]

I've only seen a couple of this guys videos, but I like that he doesn't have a lot of emphasis on style over content.

[chadfengel]

I don’t know what’s more impressive, the fact you bought all these drills to test this theory, or the fact you had patience to deal with customer service for all these brands.

[btj]

I worked in commercial construction for almost 45 years and my Makita repair center rep showed me that about 6 or 7 years ago. Keep up the great videos.

[robbrown]

An Aussie stuck in an apartment in Wales after picking up Covid in London... I just stumbled across your video.
I have watched thousands of DiY, home maintenance and tool review videos on YouTube and this is the best I've ever seen for sense of purpose, clarity and presentation.
Great job Nils! I have never before subscribed to a channel... yours is the first.

[rjsusej]

Thank you so so much
I’m 63 and trying to use the drills and with you and all ur help I’m able to start smarter then most who is experienced so I will be looking at many of your videos to get knowledge and safety of course thank you so much for helping us grandma

[craigieb]

When you're 61 and you think you've learned enough in life, sometimes you come across a video that answers a question you've always had about something, but didn't know you HAD the question. I've NEVER been able to figure out how to tighten these chucks properly, and in the first two minutes of your video, my mind is blown. Thank you!!

[rvasquez]

I’m a commercial electrician. I’ve been using these drills on a regular basis since 2001. I’ve never had a problem with any bits falling out. I believe that the click you are feeling is just the ratchet disengaging so you can loosen it.

[FearsomeWarrior]

I feel like taking apart and exposing the mechanism is going to make a great video. Contacting anyone who can provide a photo of the old manuals or indicator on a drill would be amazing too.

[mrRoitt]

I've worked with Makita drills before and had an issue with bits falling out, because when you used the tool it would loosen up by itself. I found out however, that it locks the bit in place if You go counterclockwise until one click, so I can confirm it works, since the bits stopped falling out and I always use that now when working with drills. Cheers for making all the research and company calling for answers, that's some dedication hahaha

[LRNDIY]

3 Follow-ups: 1) TO UNLOCK THE BIT: Just keep turning counterclockwise. "Locking it" is just seating it in a certain position where it kind of rests and then you just keep going past that to unlock it.
2) Ridgid has a Lifetime Service Agreement, not a warranty. You have to register the tool within 3 months and then it’s covered as long as you own. Same with their batteries.
3) Several folks have mentioned reaching out to Jacobs or Rohn about the chucks themselves. I’ll see what I can find from them.

[MrDoyle]

I have been a tradesman for the better part of fifty years. I thought my “firsts” were over. Then you whipped this into the mix. It does feel fun to learn something new. Thank you.

[Garage]

A collaboration with the Torque Test Channel to see if the locking affects anything through thorough testing would be great!

[ZillaMesh]

The biggest secret feature I learned was that Ridgid has a lifetime warranty on tools & batteries. Any other tools offer this? That's pretty awesome 😂

[matthewarchersr.]

I can attest to the legitimacy of the locking feature on the DeWalt drills. I, like the reviewer you mentioned, have on occasion had the chuck loosen during repeated forward and reverse drilling/tapping operations. After remembering to lock the chuck, no loosening occurs.