[Shop-talk] cordless drills?

[Richard Beels]

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!