And what did I just come across....
http://toolmonger.com/2009/06/15/dealmonger-free-milwaukee-tool-w-kit-purchase/
Would be a deal clincher for me....
At 6/15/2009 at 23:03, Shakespearean monkeys danced on Richard
Beels's keyboard and said:
>Gee, no answers...... :-(
>
>My advice is to goto your big box store of choice and check out the
>"systems". It's not a good deal to buy just a cordless driver, you
>get more bang for the buck when you buy the kit. Also, you'll be
>using the cordless impact driver to drive the deck screws &
>lags. using the small driver makes the 18V battery (almost! :-)
>bearable for the whole day of driving. WHy 18V? Seems that's the
>intro "pro" battery size....
>
>I still have my 14.4V DeWalt kit and love the heck out of it. I
>don't really miss 18V power with it, if I need that extra grunt, I
>grab the corded tool (trim saw's a little weak after a
>while). Rigid offers (offered) free batteries for the life of the
>tool or something like that; if you go through batteries, that might
>be attractive. Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita are still the big
>3. Metabo is really nice but $$$. if I were to upgrade, I think
>I'd get whichever system came with the best cordless impact (my most
>used tool), the nicest charger and a nice gatemouth bag. They're
>all pretty fungible to me (buy maybe not to you).
>
>You will also probably want a small mini cordless non-impact driver
>- Bosch makes a real nice one of those. Which reminds me, Tool of
>the Trade did a review not too long ago - should be on their website....
>
>
>
>At 6/13/2009 at 20:47, Shakespearean monkeys danced on David
>Scheidt's keyboard and said:
>>What's the current opinion on cordless drills? I need to rebuild a
>>deck. My ancient makita is on its last legs, even if the battery
>>packs weren't dying.
Cheers!
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