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Claus 
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010 at 5:08pm |
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Time to buy a new 3/8" cordless drill, who currently makes the best? Thanks.
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010 at 7:05pm |
Still like my DeWalt drills , have 3 of them now. one hammer-drill and 1/2 and a 3/8 .
Do have a Riobi but never seem to use it.
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010 at 7:14pm |
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the new Makita's are pretty nice
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Posted: 04 Dec 2010 at 9:10pm |
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Any money is too much for a DeJunk in my experience. I have the Makita 18V lithium ion and love them!
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Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 9:24pm |
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I have had all kinds over the years but have settled on 18V DeWalt.
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Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 10:01pm |
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Got two 12 volts and one 14.4 volt DeWalt. They work great for me. If price matters get the older NiCad units as the new Lithium is about $100 more. If I made my living with one then I'd spring for the lithium units.
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Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 10:11pm |
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I have standardized on the 19.2 volt Craftsman tools. Circular saw, recip saw, light, and 3/8 adn 1/2 inch drills. Price is very reasonalbe and i have no trouble for home use. I use them 3-4 times a week, not 8 hr days as a contractor. Spare batteries are cheap also.
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 10:16pm |
Can't find much I like in the 3/8", thinking of going with the Milwaukee 1/2" M18. This place has the drill, driver, case, batteries and charger for $219.99 Looks like a deal to me. http://www.ohiopowertool.com/p-1517-milwaukee-m18-2-tool-combo-kit-2691-22-compact.aspx
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Posted: 08 Dec 2010 at 7:57pm |
  Got my new set today, nice!
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Posted: 08 Dec 2010 at 8:07pm |
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I've got a 14.4 volt Dewalt and an 18 volt 1/2 " Dewalt. They have been in daily use in my shop for a few years now. The 14.4 volt chuck is getting a little worn now but it's been going for 10 years. Never had any trouble at all with them.
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Posted: 08 Dec 2010 at 8:13pm |
I have a Milwaukee cordless drill that I've had for years, and I've been happy with it. I have bought new batteries for it, but it is 15 years old or there about. I don't think you could go wrong with the set you posted.
I bought a Ridgid set several years ago, but I really bought the set for the cordless sawzall. The Ridgid set has been good too, but I don't have the hours on them that I have on the Milwaukee tools.
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Posted: 08 Dec 2010 at 8:15pm |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2010 at 8:20pm |
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My last one was a Makita 12V, it was a nice drill and still worked good until the batteries were shot. I didn't want to spend $80.00 on batteries so I threw it away. Throwing it away hurt but the batteries cost a good portion of the two tools I just bought, what are you to do?
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Posted: 08 Dec 2010 at 8:23pm |
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Speaking of junk, I'm sure my Black & Decker is but so far it's been good for what I use it for. Had it since 2004. Bought another lately cause I needed batteries and I just bought the set with drill, sander, reciprocating saw and dust vac. The saw you can toss. It's all junk made in China anyway. Is there any cordless drill made here?
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Posted: 08 Dec 2010 at 8:25pm |
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I have found the cordless 1/4" impact drivers to be at least as handy as a good cordless drill. They are really great when you're working on an All Crop! My 40 was reassembled with a DeWalt impact, and it saved me an awful lot of time. With the right adapters, I used it to tighten and remove everything from 1/4" stove bolts to 1/2" bolts.
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Posted: 08 Dec 2010 at 8:27pm |
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My brother in law was just telling me he bought a set like that and had the same opinion about the saw as you, then he upgraded to the lithium battery and the saws then had power don't know if it's worth it to you or not but might want to try that.
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Posted: 08 Dec 2010 at 8:55pm |
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Hello Claus!! Something to think about, If you arn't going to buy another portable saw,sander grinder impack etc, then most of the drills are OK, BUT if you might buy another portable tool I would recommend the same size/brand battery for interchangeability, IE 18volt Dewalt has all kinds of tools that use the same batteries. Good Luck Allen
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Posted: 08 Dec 2010 at 9:05pm |
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I have standardized on the 19.2 volt Craftsman tools. Circular saw, recip saw, light, and 3/8 adn 1/2 inch drills. Price is very reasonalbe and i have no trouble for home use. I use them 3-4 times a week, not 8 hr days as a contractor. Spare batteries are cheap also. |
How can you standardize on something the industry continues to change? It seems like every 2 to 3 years they come out with a different voltage.
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Posted: 09 Dec 2010 at 11:27pm |
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I really like the bosch I have, but dewalt has been better than just about anyone at keeping their batteries interchangeable (you can use a new lith-ion battery in a tool that came out with an old ni-cad) pretty well everyone else changes designs so the new ones don't fit in the old tools, and batteries for old tools get impossible to find even though the voltage stays the same.
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nella(Pa)
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010 at 8:38am |
This is where I get my replacement battries, they are about 1/2 the price as compared the the store price.
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Stan IL&TN
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010 at 9:45am |
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Anyone been using the lithium units for a few years? I ask because I have read that the Lithium batteries are much better than Nicad batteries as far as lasting longer on each charge and supplying more current but will die a quick death after about 2 years of use and will have to be replaced? Just what I read somewhere.
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010 at 10:02am |
Someone ( Rigid ??) offers free lifetime battery replacement. Let's face it , the batteries are the weakest link in cordless drills,etc.
There'll never be a 'standard' common battery pack, cause there's no money in it for the vendors.
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010 at 2:56pm |
Found it. Looks like Rockwell has the lifetime battery warranty.
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010 at 3:05pm |
I don't know about Ridgid having a lifetime battery replacement, but I did get a replacement battery for one that did not charge correctly. It was fairly quickly after the initial purchase though.
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