Right Angle Drill - add on or dedicated

Or should a guy just get a dedicated right angle drill for only a couple of holes?

Also, reference to Tom's post below, when you drill studs for wire pulling use an auger bit, not a speed bore. The RA drives don't spin fast enough for a speed bore and the torque will smash your hand when they bind.

I installed central heat and air in my old farmhouse a few years ago. I bought an "add-on" right angle drill attachment to use to drill pilot holes in the duct work so I could insert metal screws. It was absolutely perfect for getting into restricted areas. It cost about $25 and was worth every penny of it.

However, since I am an idiot, I then used the attachment to drill some holes in some studs that I wanted to run electrical wire through. It worked marvelously on about a dozen holes, then the spade bit that I was using to drill the holes hung on the edge of a hole and stripped the gears inside the attachment.

I contacted the maker of the attachment and found out that they would send me a new set of gears for about $25 plus shipping and handling. I still have my broken attachment in the bottom of a tool box, but I wouldn't hesitate to buy another new one if I needed to do some light drilling in a restricted area.

Good luck,

Tom in TN