You cannot go past a cordless Stanley brace and bit....40 years of use in my life time, battery good as new and has never needed charging as long as I have owned it.
Bit hard on the arms after along day but....
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You cannot go past a cordless Stanley brace and bit....40 years of use in my life time, battery good as new and has never needed charging as long as I have owned it.
Bit hard on the arms after along day but....
Highway Biker
I agree. For around $120.00 with a spare battery a 18 volt B&D Firestorm will give you all the grunt you need and for years to come. The batteries in mine seem to last a long time unlike some of the cheaper ones I have tried in the past FWIWOriginally Posted by dogsnbikes
I have brought cheaper range of power tools in the past only too find myself taking them back within 6 months...now most of mine are firestorm Range (black & decker)My cordless drill I have had for around 6 years and with the 18v battery it does what I need too with ease....totally recommend too go middle of the range and you will have more money for beer in the long run
Forum whore
Yup, See my previous posts...
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Forum whore
We've got a Festo skillsaw and router in the tool cupboard - lovely to use, but, thank christ I didn't have to buy them. (there are 2 Hitachi and 1 Makita skillies and a big Makita router in there as well, so they don't get used much.....)
For general use, the Makita 18v NiCad kits are cheap(ish) and should last well. I've got a little AEG 12v LiIon battery drill for tight spots and screws - heavy as fuck but really short and was only $120 at Bunnings!
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Trade me is the go,check out new/buy now special or cheaper top end like makita,bosch,dewalt etc,I had cheaper $25 mitre 10 /placemaker drills but the battery would be dead when wanting to use,got a 7.2v dewalt off trademe 5years ago for $50,replacement battery is cheap(compared to drill price)and the 7.2v dewalt has enough grunt as cheaper 9.6 and 12v drills.
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I have an 18v Ryobi and find it absolutely useless for my needs. If I have a task requiring the cordless, I need a good 8 hours lead time to charge the battery, cause it will be flat
I'd like something with shorter charge times and something that actually holds a charge
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Bit of a thing with tool batterys make sure they are dead flat before recharging,and ones that are on specail are often the ones that have been sitting around in the shop a long time,old batterys even if not used can start to not hold there charge.See if they have a date they were made stamped on them, 2 years stitting around is not good for em
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Certainly no problem there
Doesn't seem to be a date stamp and works the same now as it did when I received it (about 6 years). It was a replacement for a stolen Wagner 18v (cheap), though that worked much better than the Ryobi.
The story is the same with the replacement line-trimmer. All the bells/whistles, but not half as good as the original
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Forum whore
Most definitely! I always believe in high-performance T-shirts, even on a low-performance bod like mine...A well-performing T-shirt is a fine thing indeed!
Very handy to have a brush to keep the t-shirt clean!
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Obey the hosebeast
I totally agree. I had used to have a dewalt for work. It got stolen a few years later, by then I had changed jobs and weren't on tools anymore.I have an 18v Ryobi and find it absolutely useless for my needs. If I have a task requiring the cordless, I need a good 8 hours lead time to charge the battery, cause it will be flat
I'd like something with shorter charge times and something that actually holds a charge
I didn't feel I could justify a flash drill when I also needed to replace all the (uninsured) tools taken at the same time.
I bought a Ryobi and everytime I needed to use it it was flat, such a waste of money.
I have since bought another dewalt. Honestly - for occasional use, unless cordless is a must, I'd rather have a corded drill for the same kind of money.
It'll end up cheaper in the long run.
Forum whore
there's a lot to be said for putting the battery on charge when you've finished with the tool, rather than just before you need it.
I've got a 12v B&D, drill is perfect but battery is stuffed, new battery cost more than a replacement 14.4v B&D with two batteries.
One battery on the drill, the other on the charger works for me.
Serious holes (eg 25mm spade bit through timber framing, or masonry drilling) get done with the mains powered Ryobi.
it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
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Bogeyman
Maybe convenient, but the thing that'll kill most types of battery quickest is keep them charged. Flatten them regularly, if they won't be used for a while leave them flat.
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Forum whore
You'll need a press or sledge hammer I found, standing on them just doesn't do it... The other problem is in reassembling them for the next use...
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Rasta Ratskins
Absolutely. Ni-cads tend to not hold their charge for too long and anything else is back to expensive again. I use a 14.4v Hitachi 3.0 ah Li-ion and find it awesome as I use it literally everyday. It has near wrist snapping power and will easily power a 54mm hole saw thru wet pine. But it was $750 bucks with 2 batts and an impact driver[which is a useless item]
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