Mag Drill Comparison; Can an Inexpensive Mag Drill Hang with a Slugger That Costs Over 4x as Much? 

Great to see a honest review.

Maybe you could do a "long haul" test, where you cut something big & monitor motor temperatures. Maybe a drill hits a plateu temp, or just keeps climbing, indicating that if you use it too hard it will eventually melt down. For that, or your drilling speed tests (not rpm), maybe a pully stuck to the handles with a rope & weight for a constant consistent applied force.

Great video, thanks! Finally one normal guy just talking straight to the point and no 17 minutes nonsense of trying to be cool and funny. Thanks for that. Some people complained about the drill chuck for classic drill bits wobbling. Did you have that issue? I will need to drill couple accurate holes on my project so I would appreciate your opinion on that. Thanks and God bless.

I feel you skipped an important part, and that's cooling. That slugger doesn't look like it's got a cooling method, while the Vevor feeds coolant through the shaft, straight into the center of the annular cutter. Also the Vevor has a center punch thingie that is spring loaded, which makes it easier to hit the drilling center, plus it helps to push out the slug that's been cut.

One factor that's difficult to check in a quick test is the long term build quality and ruggedness. I would not be surprised if the Slugger was built beefier. Another big factor is parts availability. Who's parts can one get fastest?

Cool video. I would have given the point to the slugger in the annular cutter test because you can clearly hear the Vevor bogging down badly when cutting through that steel whereas the slugger was so effortless. Just because they both did the job doesn't mean one didn't do it better than the other.

That was fun!

New into fab work got my first welder and evolution saw, got myself a vevor I’m excited for $220 it’s a steal in comparison especially someone new to this, I’m sure down the road I’d want something that can cut bigger holes etc but for now I think it’ll be great I think it held it’s ground really good against that slugger for its money. Hougen seems like an awesome machine too, I’ve used hub oil before to cut with on regular drill bits and works great

Great video I’m looking into getting the Milwaukee version

I guess I've never needed a standard chuck in one. I always used these on truck frames and used annular cutters. Up to about 5/8" is pretty cool all the rolling you can use. I was actually looking at getting a vevor off Amazon instead of the higher priced brand name mag drills. Super nice to have when you need it but I don't use one enough to justify a "nice" one. Very cool test thank you

The max depth of the drill and the motor longevity - reliability would be the biggest concern for me. It would not bother me if some of the wiring or buttons etc on the vevor need repairs over time vs more expensive mag drills as long as the motor lasts a reasonable period of time before burning up or melting etc. even if the vevor lasts 1/2 the time your still better off w vevor because it’s 20-30% of the cost of the other ones I’ve compared

Sending both to Torque Test Channel for a dyno comparison would be interesting and get both your channels more views. What is not measured directly is not known. As for selling the Jancy, I don't sell good tools. That's what my estate sale will be for. Since it's already long paid for itself there is no opportunity lost by keeping it vs. losing that particular capability. The extra height may be an advantage given the height of your Tapmatic and typical use case. Backup is beautiful and the old saying "one is none and two is one" is a military classic for good reason. I avoid being "one deep" on important equipment. If the Vevor fries one day you'll still have immediate backup and no task interruption.

Hi, the Slugger JCM 206 comes with Memory Function speed storage. To reactivate your last reduced speed just press the slow button and Motor on button simultaniously. and the last slow speed is reactivated. Try it!

All that really matters is which one holds up to daily use.

What about the reverse function on the Vevor ? Nice for tapping.

thanks for this nice comparison, you know where this vevor gets built?

The issue with the Vevor is that turning the speed down is reducing the torque because it's just reducing the motor voltage. Half the speed, half the torque. This is exactly the opposite how it should be operated. The correct way to reduce the speed is to gear it down. Half the speed, twice the torque. You put a larger drill in the Vevor, turn it down and now the larger drill is running at half power. The Slugger does this correctly with the gearbox. If the Vevor had a low speed selection with gear reduction it would be a great drill.

IMO, since 7-5/8 is 145% of 5-1/4, I think the slugger should get 1.45 points for chuck height…

Build quality and robustness are big issues over the long haul. For example, it looks like the wiring from the base unit to the motor on the Slugger is much more resistant to damage than on the Vevor.

I wonder if you can replace the odd ball tool holder with a straight morse taper shank.

Great video, what force gauge are you using?

The metal has to be relatively thick for the magnet to work properly on the vevor , of coarse it’s the only mag drill I’ve ever used , so I don’t know if the expensive drills are any better

I didn't see or maybe I missed it BUT does the handle move from side to side on eigther one??? Cause there are gonna be times you are gonna need to have the handle on onw side or the other!!!

Gear reduction… yeah that is sweet

Without a doubt, no a cheaper mag mount doesn't come close to a slugger. I used one for drill holes in a Mack frame, then I used a Milwaukee mag mount. It was so lose, no comparison. The slugger was so precise even mounted horizontal.

I don’t necessarily agree that weight should be factor. Seems like cheaper materials and cheaper motors will make the lesser quality machine always get that point in a head to head.

Honestly nitto aren't that hard to find most industrial suppliers have them there are adapters for weldon honestly I hate the weldon style bits they are junk compared to the nitto bits also find standard annular cutters jamb up way easier with chips and break bits the slugger style honestly I wouldn't run it any bigger then 2 inches

you like vevor (made in china), i take slugger (fein?) last 5x longer, and who needs rpm? torgue matters

Can we get an honest review from you too？We are very looking forward to😄

4 minutes in you explained why i would never buy this unit.

Not even remotely close to the correct adapter! Weldon 3/4" male to 1 1/4" weldon female??? That's wasted money...😒

The test here is almost useless.

Hold on there…. I have a variable speed drill mag drill… they have a constant torque …. When I dial the speed down, put a load on it… it starts drawing more amps to maintain torque… I know this because if I immediately remove load the motor revs and then settles down to speed setting again…. This is why these motors have to have thermal protection because at low speed settings the amperage draw increases substantially under load creating heat… but the power remains.

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