Cordless tools

[Slipknot]

I looked at Milwaukee, Bosch and Makita and after comparing them, this looks like a good set of drills to me.


http://www.toolking.com/brand/brands...less-combo-kit

these have LXT batteries which last longer as they are 3.0 a.h.

makita has a cheaper set but the drills are different, the drill is not a hammer drill option and also the batteries are 1.5 a.h. lithion ion not the LXT 3.0 version.

I missed a sale at Ace Tool on the 16th where they had a third battery free, also 5 sets available gone in 15 minutes for $289, now $329, good deal.

even at 329, seems like they will last a long time for me, only thing is they are heavy, maybe I could get a third battery in the 1.5 a.h. to save weight and have a backup.

[Raven]

but i was out buying a cordless drill
and had a brand in mind ....

But home depot was running a sale
and i decided to go with rigid

and that little drill has plenty of torgue
and is an 18volt battery which charges up
almost instantly if you need to finish something
when the power went dead... which happens suddenly

and it takes like 25 minutes TOTAL to fully recharge it

it has built many many projects and will continue to do so

price was very right... CONS, the chuck needs a 2nd ummff
of crank to get it to "stay tight" but that's automatic after awhile
and you forget your even doing it...

[Notfishinenuf]

I would have to go with Bosch myself. Best I have had so far and I have had most all of them. I am a contractor by trade and the Bosch brand has been very good for me over the past three years. just my .02 cents. I have had all the ones mentioned with the exception of Fein and Festool. I do have some corded Fein pieces and they are fantastic. Have not been able to pull the trigger on any Festool stuff but I do drool over their stuff.

Vic

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Originally Posted by Raven

but i was out buying a cordless drill
and had a brand in mind ....

But home depot was running a sale
and i decided to go with rigid

and that little drill has plenty of torgue
and is an 18volt battery which charges up
almost instantly if you need to finish something
when the power went dead....

When you had mentioned Ridged and loss of power, it reminded me to mention they also have the 24V line.But the thing is, if you lose power at home you can use that battery to power your gas valve to heat your home.
Keep in mind you'll have to manually open the zone valves,if you have circ pumps...well your f-D!So forget it.to those who have the standard Taco's or Honeywell you can have a heating system that will be old style gravity fed system.