Cordless Power Tools

[federali]

I have the 14V DeWalt cordless drill and since receiving it as a gift about 10 years ago, I rarely use my corded drills unless drilling concrete. The original batteries are doing fine.
I also have a Black and Decker cordless with a terrible chuck. You simply cannot tighten it enough by hand to prevent slippage.

I was tempted to buy the new DeWalt 32 Volt but my existing drill serves all my needs.

 

[EugeneNine]

I have a couple of extension cords that are well over 10 years old and the light company makes new electricity every day.

Blessings

I'd need a 3/4 mile extension cord to reach my cabin though.

 

[erics]

18 volt makita for my money. I am a contractor with relatively substantial use. Have 2 impacts; 2 hammer drills; circular, reciprocating ,oscillating and jig saws; and radio.

 

[eveled]

Same here all 18 volt dewalt. The 3/4 inch impact driver was a life saver after my shoulder surgeries. 2 sawzalls, 2 circular saws, 3 hammer drills, all great. The only thing I didn't like was the jig saw, it is not precise.

The batteries that come with the tools (all black) are not very good, the replacement batteries are black and yellow are better. The other thing I have noticed, the tools in the big kits are lesser quality. The hammer drill you buy separate is much better than the drill that coms with the big kit. They do this to make the kit look like a better deal than it is.

The best thing I ever bought was the car charger.

I wish they made a cord that plugs in like a battery pack.

 

[RO73]

Hilti

Pros:
Quality
Power
Customer service
Warranty
Durability

Cons:
Expensive!

 

[EQGuy]

I did a lot of installation work in remote places including dams, bridges and rocky ridges in the middle of glaciers during my career. I remember when Black and Decker brought out cordless drills in the 1970's. They were the cats meow for remote work. I well remember one trip when the drill was inadvertently left behind and I needed to drill two 3/8" holes in an aluminum culvert. The only drill I had handy was my model 57 and it worked adequately to drill two .410 holes. With only one shot I might add. That saved a helicopter flight back to Anchorage to get the drill.

I also used a lot of generators and they worked fine but were pretty unwieldy if you had to carry them down the face of an earth fill dam when the extension would not reach. Then we discovered Hilti cordless tools and the generators gathered dust. I drilled a lot of holes in concrete using a Hilti cordless impact drill, some as large as 1 1/2" in diameter and I was always amazed how easy it was.

Now that I am retired I use Milwaukee cordless tools at home. I just can not justify the expense of Hilti tools for occasional home use. I have built two storage sheds in my back yard using cordless saws and drills and have not felt handicapped at all.

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

I did a lot of installation work in remote places including dams, bridges and rocky ridges in the middle of glaciers during my career. I remember when Black and Decker brought out cordless drills in the 1970's. They were the cats meow for remote work. I well remember one trip when the drill was inadvertently left behind and I needed to drill two 3/8" holes in an aluminum culvert. The only drill I had handy was my model 57 and it worked adequately to drill two .410 holes. With only one shot I might add. That saved a helicopter flight back to Anchorage to get the drill.

I also used a lot of generators and they worked fine but were pretty unwieldy if you had to carry them down the face of an earth fill dam when the extension would not reach. Then we discovered Hilti cordless tools and the generators gathered dust. I drilled a lot of holes in concrete using a Hilti cordless impact drill, some as large as 1 1/2" in diameter and I was always amazed how easy it was.

Now that I am retired I use Milwaukee cordless tools at home. I just can not justify the expense of Hilti tools for occasional home use. I have built two storage sheds in my back yard using cordless saws and drills and have not felt handicapped at all.

Yeah, as I said, I still have one of those B&D drills. Don't know if it still works though.