At 10:47 PM 12/7/2007 -0500, Mark Andy wrote:
>Whichever way I went, I think I'd either be getting the true chinese crap
>at Harbor Freight or the true name brand pro stuff...
I had three H.F. cordless drill/drivers I bought when I was building my
pole shed several years ago. My 7 volt Makita had died and I didn't want
to spend a bunch of money and do a lot of research on drill/drivers, and
H.F. had their 14.4 volt drills on sale for something like $12.00 each. I
got three because they didn't have a quick charger and I wanted one for
drilling, one for driving and one for a spare. The biggest drawbacks were
the six hour charge time, and the fact that they didn't have a high/low
speed range. That being said I used them for something like 3 or 4 years
after the project was finished. Eventually the batteries stopped taking a
good charge so I tossed them and replaced them with a 14.4 volt DeWalt with
a quick charger and 2 batteries. I have it's identical little 12 volt
brother at school in my wood shop, and I love them both. Long battery
charge life, quick charging and they seem very sturdy. You can usually
find them on sale for under $100 without too much trouble. I can't really
tell much functional difference between the 12 and 14.4 volt models; the
latter may hold a charge a little longer, is all.
Dave C
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