Howdy,
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009, Richard Beels wrote:
> 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.
I'll second this... I've been quite impressed with my Milwaukee 18v
(older ni-cad, not the Li-on setups) sawzall and circular saw. They'd
have been hard to justify on their own, but I grab them first when I need
to cut something over the corded options.
I think I'd go with the Li-on battery tech now, regardless of
manufacturer. Milwaukee finally updated their battery form factor to make
in uncompatible with the older slide on style like I have, but that
doesn't mean their new tools aren't still a good choice. I've put my
cordless impact gun and drill through quite a bit of hell since I got them
in 2002 or whatever and they're still going strong. In that time I've had
to feed the system a number of batteries however, which can add up. If
someone is offering a lifetime battery replacement and they're a quality
tool, I'd spend more money to get that.
Don't overlook how handy it is to have a light as well... One of my
batteries lives on the light most of the time.
If you don't care about the Li-on batteries, you may well find a great
deal on the older 18v milwaukee kits on ebay. The last time I was going
to replace a couple batteries, the charge for two batteries and a charger
(I was going to move to Li-on) was $200. I found a kit on ebay with two
of the older ni-cad batteries, a charger, hammer drill, sawzall, skillsaw,
and bag for just under $300. That was pretty much a no brainer.
Mark
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