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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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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