Cordless Tool Advice

HungLikeJesus · 03-07-2009, 01:41 PM

I've been in need of a new cordless drill for several years, as the batteries in my old Makita only last a few minutes and I can't find new ones.

Amazon has an 18 V Milwaukee on sale (regularly $398, on sale for $159), and, after a week of contemplation I was about to buy it, until I noticed that they have a combo pack, which includes the same drill plus a cordless impact driver for just a few dollars more.

So now I'm trying to decide between the drill, the combo, or just the impact driver (I haven't looked for a price for that).

Have any of you used a cordless impact driver? Will it make the drill redundant? What do you use it for - construction work, electrical work, mechanical work (car, motorcycle, etc.), or what?

classicman · 03-07-2009, 02:28 PM

I got a set awhile ago - It has the cordless drill &a right angle drill. I've redone the kitchen and done a TON of stuff with it/them. If you see the need or the potential uses for it - get it. If not, don't. I've never had one and don't know about that part. Just make sure you get the extra batteries. They come in real handy when tackling a larger job like a deck...

footfootfoot · 03-07-2009, 02:44 PM

The impact driver is the total shit. Rocketh verily. They aren't exactly gonna make your drill redundant (you need something to lend out) but you will notice for driving screws they are the 'nads. Drilling is best with the old drill.

Trilby · 03-07-2009, 03:20 PM

I thought it read CODPIECE TOOL ADVICE.

you can imagine my disappointment.

HungLikeJesus · 03-07-2009, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

The impact driver is the total shit. Rocketh verily. They aren't exactly gonna make your drill redundant (you need something to lend out) but you will notice for driving screws they are the 'nads. Drilling is best with the old drill.

Thanks. I was looking for validation. I can now order them.

Sheldonrs · 03-07-2009, 03:42 PM

"cordless drill"

Is that a euphemism?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2009, 05:01 AM

A friend showed me a Milwaukee combo he bought with 12 V Lithium-Ion cordless drill and a really cool borescope for $250.

The borescope is 3 foot long and you can add 3 more feet. Led light in the tip with 3 intensity settings controlled from the handle. A small TV screen with 10 steps of 2x magnification controlled from the handle. It's too cool.

busterb · 03-08-2009, 10:55 AM

Sears runs a special on drills often.

HungLikeJesus · 03-08-2009, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

A friend showed me a Milwaukee combo he bought with 12 V Lithium-Ion cordless drill and a really cool borescope for $250.

The borescope is 3 foot long and you can add 3 more feet. Led light in the tip with 3 intensity settings controlled from the handle. A small TV screen with 10 steps of 2x magnification controlled from the handle. It's too cool.

Now you tell me! A bore scope would be great. When I worked for Mazda they had a $20,000 borescope (maybe Olympus) which I used to look inside my motorcycle engine.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2009, 04:00 PM

Hey, I just saw it yesterday. It's funny though, when I went to the Milwaukee site they don't show it anywhere?

HungLikeJesus · 03-08-2009, 04:20 PM

They sell them at Amazon. The 6V model is only about $90.

TheMercenary · 03-09-2009, 08:32 AM

I have been through a bunch. So far the Dewalt seems to be the most reliable in my experience. I just use them for home projects.

dar512 · 03-09-2009, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

I thought it read CODPIECE TOOL ADVICE.

you can imagine my disappointment.

I think it has to do with all the time you've spend with moldy old literature. (or moldy lit profs?) Codpieces have been passe for quite some time.

HungLikeJesus · 05-31-2010, 07:00 PM

I was putting a piano hinge on a bi-fold door today and was glad I had taken the advice of foot3.

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03-07-2009, 01:41 PM	#1
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Cordless Tool Advice I've been in need of a new cordless drill for several years, as the batteries in my old Makita only last a few minutes and I can't find new ones. Amazon has an 18 V Milwaukee on sale (regularly $398, on sale for $159), and, after a week of contemplation I was about to buy it, until I noticed that they have a combo pack, which includes the same drill plus a cordless impact driver for just a few dollars more. So now I'm trying to decide between the drill, the combo, or just the impact driver (I haven't looked for a price for that). Have any of you used a cordless impact driver? Will it make the drill redundant? What do you use it for - construction work, electrical work, mechanical work (car, motorcycle, etc.), or what? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

03-07-2009, 02:28 PM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I got a set awhile ago - It has the cordless drill &a right angle drill. I've redone the kitchen and done a TON of stuff with it/them. If you see the need or the potential uses for it - get it. If not, don't. I've never had one and don't know about that part. Just make sure you get the extra batteries. They come in real handy when tackling a larger job like a deck... __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-07-2009, 02:44 PM	#3
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	The impact driver is the total shit. Rocketh verily. They aren't exactly gonna make your drill redundant (you need something to lend out) but you will notice for driving screws they are the 'nads. Drilling is best with the old drill. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-07-2009, 03:20 PM	#4
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03-07-2009, 03:42 PM	#6
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	"cordless drill" Is that a euphemism? __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

03-08-2009, 05:01 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	A friend showed me a Milwaukee combo he bought with 12 V Lithium-Ion cordless drill and a really cool borescope for $250. The borescope is 3 foot long and you can add 3 more feet. Led light in the tip with 3 intensity settings controlled from the handle. A small TV screen with 10 steps of 2x magnification controlled from the handle. It's too cool. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-08-2009, 10:55 AM	#8
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Sears runs a special on drills often. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

03-08-2009, 04:00 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Hey, I just saw it yesterday. It's funny though, when I went to the Milwaukee site they don't show it anywhere? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-08-2009, 04:20 PM	#11
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	They sell them at Amazon. The 6V model is only about $90. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

03-09-2009, 08:32 AM	#12
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I have been through a bunch. So far the Dewalt seems to be the most reliable in my experience. I just use them for home projects. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

05-31-2010, 07:00 PM	#14
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I was putting a piano hinge on a bi-fold door today and was glad I had taken the advice of foot3. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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