Side by Side Comparison of: Fiskars vs Fuller Tool

Please realize that this is meant for LIGHT work. Outing a 1/4" hole in drywall for an anchor? Perfect. Drilling a 1/4" hole through hard rock maple two inches thick? Not so much.I made a simple kit that includes this drill, bits, a combination screw driver, a level, a measuring tape and a hammer. In the rest of the compartments I added all sorts of picture hangers, anchors, screws, small nails, Velcro, hooks, etc. it is my go to for hanging up anything. I love it. Use it all the time.

i wasn't sure i wanted to get this, but i am super glad i did. it really does work on a great amount of things, and it isn't that hard to manage, switching the bit sizes. Currently using it for a few art/garden projects.

I am absolutely shocked with how well this works. I have a variety of drills in my workshop, but don't use due to inconvenience. I wanted something I could use without creating much noise and not have to worry about charging. I took a fake metal coin that I'm making a necklace out of, and this just drilled right through. It is cord free, portable, and strong. I'm excited to use it for other crafting projects, as it does exactly what I need.

Love love love it. It's sturdy, takes a bit of time to adapt to, but so handy and basically noiseless, requiring no batteries or cords. I wish the enclosed drill bits had a case or pouch of some sort. As it is, I use a large rubber band to keep them together with the drill.

This little drill works. I didn't know there was such a thing as a hand drill, Just discovered that when I was online trying to find out how to drill using a very small bit. So I found this one on Amazon and it worked like a charm, drilling into the baseboard. I needed to drill a small pilot hole to screw in a doorstop. Anyway, it was easy and I'm happy I found this drill and I'm sure I will use it many times in the future.

Great little drill which takes up much less space than a typical battery or AC powered drill motor and weighs almost nothing. Not needing to make sure the battery is charged (or to find a drop cord and outlet for an AC drill motor) is really nice. It takes surprisingly little effort or time to drill holes, and the hand crank provides much more control and precision than a drill motor can.I used to have an old Stanley push drill, which was useful because it was very portable and could make very clean holes in wood. But it was limited by the handful of special push bits it could use, and it lacked fine control. This drill can use any standard drill bit, and gives you the ability to carefully and slowly start a hole by just inching the crank forward.I find myself using it more often than I do my prized Dewalt. For the big jobs, I still use the Dewalt. For everything else, this drill is simply more convenient and useful. Highly recommended.

It is a good quality hand drill and the only one I could find as well

Great

Looking at other reviews - it's hard to tell if this is a solid piece of equipment or not.I decided to purchase this - plus the auger bit at the same time and they work awesome.A few things to note: (1) The brace is NOT built to hold standard drill bits, spades or auger bits. (2) This brace is not designed to work with hex shanks (may work - but jaws won't tighten correctly) (3) most big box stores will not carry the correct bits for these type of hand tools. (4) This tool is built to function as a hand tool. The jaw and handle are not designed to be centered to each other. (5) This is not a hand drill (like the ones with a crank). This tool uses auger bits.Taking these points into consideration - if you are looking for a bit/brace - this is a great choice.If you think it will work for any other purpose - please research the tool before you purchase.

The drill is in very good shape and works well for hand drilling maples for syrup extraction. It is made of good material and it is very easy to use.

Very good quality, bought for my son in Cub Scouts. He had used it for projects and activities, much safer than power tools in the hands of kids

This tool is well designed and solidly built. Prior to ordering, I was a little concerned about the plastic parts. However, when I actually saw the tool, it was obvious that the type of plastic used was far more durable than wood. I had to replace my former long-used brace because the wood handle split when stored for a period of time in a hot, rental storage building. I foresee this brace lasting for a long, long time.

Good for small projects esp when electricity is not available. I need a hand drill for traveling to do minor repairs on small boats. This won't tackle big jobs, but for minor stuff on not too hard/dense material it does the job. I use this all the time. A cordless drill would be nicer, but I can't travel with that all the time and often I have to do repairs when I don't have access to electricity.

Great for manual control and fine tuned work. The body is a bit clumsy in my hand, but I do have hands a bit smaller than most. My only minor complaint is I wish the crank was raised a bit further away from the body so it doesn't knock your fingers quite so much.

I was surprised at how effective this is. I have been using it for LEGO jewelry / crafts and it works like a charm. I like that it is not electric because I feel like I have better control over what I am drilling since the holes are very small and precise.

Good for time to time drilling, but do not plan on using this as your power drill replacement, the gears do wear out after a lot of use (I don't blame the drill, but it was sad when it happened). My power drill got lost during the move, and this little guy helped me hang all the pictures, mirrors, and shelves for my wife - I definitely got my money's worth.

Seems to do a pretty good job for a partially plastic hand drill, the included bits are as good as any other, it's obviously going to have some limits compared to an electric drill but it does go through hardwood just fine with a good grip and some patience. I only gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because there doesn't seem to be anyway to get the bit in there very tight, the method they tell you to use involves holding the plastic handle, then placing the bit in and trying to tighten the head by hand while your fingers slip. Trying to use a vice or something would defeat the purpose of the portable hand drill and risk breaking the plastic body, so just remember this is a hobby drill and not a work horse.

Please note this is a CRAFT drill, You can use it for light duty chores around the house, but for anything medium or heavy, you will need a regular drill. The largest bit I can put in it is a 1/4in bit. It nicely handles a 1/16 in bit.The downsides are with changing the drill bits and trying to hang on to the drill while drilling. I have small hands so hanging on to the handle while changing the drill bit is a challenge, but I have it figured out now. Since I have small hands, hanging on to the drills is not such a big deal as I have found a method that works well for me. However, if you have big hands, there may be a clearance problem with the handle.Here's what I like about the drill. I can use regular drill bits, I can easily do pilot holes, I can drill through plastic and balsa wood easily. My grandfather always said you needed to have the right tools to do a good job. My grandmother would have loved this drill. It is light weight, easy to use, you can get into smaller spaces, and over all is very good for crafters and modeling fans.

My husband bought this to drill a large screw into a tree for a porch swing. Took a lot of manual labor but it did exactly what he wanted it to.

works like it should, well built and needs no battery's.

Seems to be of good quality.

seems to work fine

This works great on drywall. It seems unwieldy but it works wonderfully. Haven't experienced any problems with the chuck. Just hold the back knob steady and turn the handle, then the drill starts turning. Rated 4 stars for "I like it".

Seems to be made well. I'm a little nervous about the plastic parts but so far they have held up. I haven't given it a beating as I have this in a survival kit and don't use it regularly. I hope I made a good choice. The price was nice!

This hand drill worked.. but was slow and awkward to use.. I like my Dremel drill better!

Works fine for a while. I ream out 533 holes in cribbage boards after coating with polyurethane using an 1/8" bit. After 40 boards in 2 months, the mechanism is a bit wobbly. Next purchase will be a Schroeder Small Hand Drill - metal and wood. It should last a lot longer.

Turd-shaped handle is incredibly awkward - hard to get any leverage, hard to keep fingers out of the way of the crank. Maybe this is by design - the plastic housing around the functional metal parts is flexible, and loose. Getting any leverage to actually drill through anything more solid than drywall would likely rip the whole housing to shreds. The chuck, if tightened enough to actually hold the bit without slipping, is difficult to loosen when the job is done, again due to the impossibility of holding the slick, shiny plastic poop-clod shape. It's like it was designed for a Barbie doll, then replicated on the scale of real humans. I wanted something with more fine control than my Dremel, but bigger and sturdier than a pin vise, and also something that didn't require holding exposed gears with your soon-to-be-hamburgered fingers to loosen/tighten the chuck (in other words, something with just a hint of a safety feature, to replace the sturdy, awesome, still functional, but spectacularly finger-unfriendly hand drill I inherited from my father-in-law. Because ow.) I thought this would fit the bill, but I'm going to keep looking. This may be great for crafting or scrapbook ing or whatever most of the 5-star reviewers are using it for, but it's no good for fine woodworking, makerspace activity, or basic home repairs. It gets 3 stars because it'll punch a pilot hole through drywall, and I hung a bunch of shelves this weekend without tearing off a finger.

This was a little awkward to use. Would not purchase this again

it works for the occasional need of a single hole drilled. Much easier that pulling out and charging the battery powered drill, or laying out the extension cord for the power drill.

This tool's been very helpful with some things, but in other cases it's a bit tough to use. The long nose makes it incredibly hard to keep this tool strait when drilling into a wall above your head, it defiantly needs some sort of stabilization mechanism on the nose, anything to help you hold it perpendicular to your working surface...

It is too stiff to operate the levers to shift between forward and reverse, not to mention it is not at all intuitive which direction it is set to go.More annoying is that it doesn't seem to hold bits as well as I would like.

I am a very amateur carpenter -read my review with this in mind. I was pleased that this drill takes both straight shaft bits and sloping/wedge shaped shafts. BUT I have terrible trouble tightening the drill to hold the bit securely. The bit keeps slipping! Perhaps a strong man can tighten it sufficiently but I, 130 lb. female, cannot. I pine for my old hand drill, which eventually fell apart after long hours of service drilling gate post hinge bolt holes. A chuck would give more tightening power, but chucks seem to be out of fashion in both electric & hand drills.

I only gave my product review 3 because my particular brace gear / pawl ratchet slips & has a defect.Otherwise4 stars if compared to similiar designs from other companies.5 stars for being the most economical brace combined with good materials.I believe if I had a non-defective brace like this it would be a fully functional economical brace that would last awhile under normal use.Plastic handles is of good quality & will not respond to moisture like wood handles that sometimes crack if not cared for.I dont who to contact for a replacement. I purchased mine here.This brace is plated great & the 4 jaws chuck appears to be hardened & is made of quality metal & tightens well.Inside the chuck there is a square recess made to fit vintage traditional non hex auger bits.The brace didn't work well with hex shank bits.It will grip round bits & older auger bits securely.As always use sharp augers & drill bits for the best performance & ease of use.

The crank has sharp edges and it will cut your fingers if you're not careful.

I followed the instructions, I was using a vice, I did everything right, and for the life of me I couldn't get this thing to even make a dent in a piece of glass (which it supposed is able to drill into). It's pretty much useless to me.

Its a fine little drill if you would like to use the small bits it comes with. If you want to use any bits larger ten that good luck. After spending a good deal of time and effort trying to drill through a 1/4 inch piece of plywood i decided to see what limits this little drill had. Don't buy this product if you want to cut out any sort of plug with a whole saw, it wont move a bit after you finish the steadying whole and will begin to crack the plastic case. If you want a crank drill for heavier jobs this isn't the one for you. But if you just want to make a few small wholes then go for it.

the drill fell apart. Am returning it.

Basically useless. I sent it back and got a drill press and can drill anything with that: stones, beachglass and tiles. We attached a dremel 3000 to it and drill underwater in a bowl with a sponge and it works great. Forget this thing.

I was so excited to get this tool! It came w/n three days. I returned it after 3 wks. The bit kept coming out. The device wasn't comfortable in my hand. i thought Imight need more stability. I bought a small vice hoping I'd see a difference. For the first time ever I returned an item to Amazon.

Chuck doesn't tightly hold drill bits.

The jaws are attached to spring steel leafs and only grasp the drill bit at the top. There is a square indent on the bottom of the chuck but if your bit has a round or hexagonal shaft it will not seat tightly and will slip under pressure.

It does not hold the bit well and seems very flimsy.

The chuck tends to work loose when the brace is turned anticlockwise. It's a real pain to use. Other than this fatal flaw, it's just fine.

The drill has a poorly designed chuck (part that holds the bit). It will not hold a bit tight enough for drilling many types of wood.

Received this item yesterday. It feels basically solid, but I was very disappointed to see how misaligned the "jaws" are. When adjusting, they don't come together evenly, and the closest they come together is about 3/16". So you won't be able to use it with small bits, even though the packaging states that it can be used with bits of "all sizes."I'll probably keep it, but will likely need to pay a bit more for one of higher quality.

I tried to use it as a drill for copper sheet metal. It is horrible. Doesn't give a clean drill hole, better off using a small nail and hammer. Hate it!

A little better than a toy.

Immediately fell apart.

I was completely disappointed by this drill. I returned the first drill that I ordered because the drill chuck could only tighten around the largest drill bit. I needed the smallest for my project. I was hoping that there was some manufacturing problem. I promptly received a replacement drill. The drill chuck once again tightened around only the largest drill bit. I was attempting to fit another drill bit in the chuck THEN the drill chuck completely STOPPED working. Meaning it would no longer tighten around any of the drill bits. For the record, I was drilling acorn tops. There was no heavy duty work involved. I used the drill for 10 minutes maybe in total. I am so disappointed. I gave this product a try TWICE. If you plan to buy this drill anyway - have a back up plan. I think some product managers must have written the 5 star reviews.

Very primitive!!! Drill bits, broke off with ease. It difinitly would work on "paper" toilet paper!!!!!!

Was able to drill ONE HOLE in maple wood about an inch deep before inner rotary stripped itself and drill bit provided broke. Complete waste of money and ruined the project I was working on along with another tool. Very displeased.

It broke on the first use.

This is junk. It broke the first time I tried it. One of the four pieces of the chuck that holds the bit in place broke off and fell out. This is crap, save your money.

it broke the first day.

Purchased this tool for a backcountry wilderness project in Montana. It broke the 1st day of use (about 10 holes drilled). What broke? One of the four chuck teeth just broke off the entire tool making it useless. We had to hike 7 miles out of the woods to get a replacement. The Amazon return policy would not let me return this item. I'm hoping the manufacturer will stand behind their product and offer a refund, please. This tool is better for at-home light duty projects for "fun". The bits suggested to purchase with the brace did not fit well and wobbled in the socket, requiring a close eye to keep tightening the chuck. Pay a little more and get a more a reliable and rugged tool that lasts.

This is cheaply made junk. Broke 10 minutes into the first use. Remember this is a woodworking tool. NOT subjected to high stress or high speed. I DO NOT recommend anyone wasting their valuable dollars on this item.

I have only had this a few months. The chuck(jaws) used to slip a little, now it is impossible to use.