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Subject: [Shop-talk] Milwaukee vs Dewalt cordless Hex Impact Driver
From: dirtbeard at pacbell.net (old dirtbeard)
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:55:03 -0800 (PST)
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Gentlemen,

Yes, I have had battery-powered hand tools, but resorted to not buying the 
replacement batteries as they generally were more than the original tool and I 
hate the thought of all the lithium/Nicad/plastic crap going into landfills.  
It 
really is sad what we are doing.

As a society, this disposable mentality makes us look mindlessly cheap, stupid 
and short sighted--the perfect target for a certain Asian country.

This is my portable drill (have been using it for 20+ years, and inherited it 
from a 95 year-old who received it from his father). It is cast iron and bronze 
and will never wear-out or need a battery.  

http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~shook/PV/IMG00060-20111128-1927.jpg

http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~shook/PV/IMG00061-20111128-1928.jpg

It is a joy to use.

When I need more whack, I pull out the Milwaukee Magnum 1/2" Hole Shooter--best 
drill on earth, which I will hand down to another generation.

Buy good stuff boys, buy it once and please try to resist the temptation of 
cheap consumer tools...  Thank you for listening.
 best,


doug
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'07 Aprilia SXV 550




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From: "shochschild at att.net" <shochschild at att.net>
To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
Sent: Mon, November 28, 2011 1:41:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Milwaukee vs Dewalt cordless Hex Impact Driver

I agree.   I am done with battery tools.

In my case, I already owned the corded versions, so I instead made the 
investment (aka the opportunity to spend money on my shop) in three good 
contractor grade extension cords.

I tried various reels but now just coil them.

It turns out that I don't miss the battery tools.  Since I threw the last 
collection of dead batteries away, I haven't yet needed to use a power tool 
beyond the reach of a cord.



On 11/28/2011 1:01 PM, Mike Rambour wrote:
>    While I LOVE cordless tools and I have several myself, you have to learn 
> to 
>treat your cordless tools as a rental tool.  You rent it for 2 years and then 
>its often cheaper to buy a new tool instead of buying new batteries.
> 
>   It took me a while to learn this and now when my current rental contract is 
>up, I think I will be replacing them with corded tools.
> 
>     mike
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