I'd be REEAL careful building that, though. For one thing, the schematic clearly has some errors, as it shows a direct short across the battery pack. -- Randall _____________________________________
For years I would leave a cordless drill on my boat just so I would have it handy while underway. Every time I ever needed it either the battery was not charged or in need of replacement. Finally one
I will retract the "it works" and simply go with "is not small" then ;-} I'd be REEAL careful building that, though. For one thing, the schematic clearly has some errors, as it shows a direct short a
Oh I don't doubt the author built it and it works for him. Just somehow the schematic didn't quite capture what he built. What I envisioned was something more like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch
I've heard good and bad about a lot of the brands. I think with some brands it will be a crap shoot. About 20 years ago I bought a Sears cordless drill. I read good reviews about it, but my batteries
Author: Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:56:32 -0500
Dewalt makes them. Haven't ever seen one for Milwaukee. I like the idea enough that I actually considered changing to Dewalt, but I already had the Milwaukee stuff, and I like the Milwaukee Sawzall h
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/pl
I have had some 12 and 14.4V dewalt tools and they were very useable. I had the batteries rebuilt once and by the time they needed a second rebuild they (the batteries) were getting mechanically slop
I'm getting a cordless impact driver for myself tomorrow. The big orange box has good deals on a Dewalt combo (DCK236C for $149). But I also noticed they have special pricing on Milwaukee with the dr
Not strictly applicable, but I was considerably less than happy with the only Milwaukee I ever bought. It was a professional grade, corded 1/2" drill, over $200 in 1985 or so (including the angle dr
Author: scott.hall.personal at gmail.com (Scott Hall)
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:03:32 -0500
I have 18v Milwaukee: drill, circular saw, 'Hatchet', flashlight, and impact wrench. All of them work very well at their intended purpose. I have eight batteries. All of them are dead, and I cannot u
I'm a big fan of DeWalt.. Have two 12V drills and a 10" miter saw. I've had the first drill since sometime in the mid 1990s, and it's survived a fall from atop a 12 foot ladder and will punch a 1" sp
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:37:09 -0500
I want to chime in here with my $0.02. I love my Dewalt 18v kit. I've added to it over the years and it is still going strong. I'm pretty tough on tools. I did have to replace some batteries, but the
Lots of people fixate on the "memory effect" and try to run their battery packs all the way down. This is the worst possible usage for a NiCd battery pack! It is far better to recharge the pack soon
battery There aren't NiCds in any 18V drill, are there? They're all NiMH or LiIon, as far as I've seen. LiIon have their own problems, and will die of old age, even at low cycle counts. I've used an
I don't know what Scott has, he didn't say. But I believe the DeWalt that Brian was asking about is NiCd, and a quick Google turned up lots of other brands that still offer NiCd. Milwaukee certainly
Couple of years ago I bought a Bosch 10.8v li-ion screwdriver. Great little tool, so much so that this year I bought the drill and impact driver from the same range. The advantage is that they are ge
Author: shop-talk2 at mcfetridge.org (shop-talk2 at mcfetridge.org)
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:56:08 -0500
The December 2011 Popular Mechanics has a review of 12V power drills. They tested 13 brands, including the DeWalt and milwawkee: The DeWalt DCD710S, it got a top rating of 5. $160 cut 196 1/2" holes
B They anything play". B The Power required to drill holes in wood varies with the wood, even among standard construction grade stuff, and with the sharpness of the drill bit. Even if they start with