Cordless Drills.....

[bigwobbely]

one from harbor freight...

[Bustnbig2]

With my old job i was issued a milwaukee 18v. That thing was amazing. Of coarse when I left I had to leave it behind. I have a craftsman 19.2 which is functional but it does not begin to compare with my old milwaukee. If I had the money I would go strait milwaukee for all my power tool needs but they are way out of my price range.

[OsborneConst]

I see you already purchased your new drill, but IMO the RIDGID is by far the best. I own a construction company, and am very hard on tools, and they see extreme temperatures. (hot and cold) I always liked the DeWalts, but had to replace the batteries every year. RIDGID has a lifetime warranty on all of thier tools, including brushes, motors, and BATTERIES. (as long as you send in the warranty card) The only problem I have ever had was a switch shorted out in a cordless sawzall, which fried the motor and the battery. Five days later the sawzall was rebuilt, and had a new battery. With a warranty like that I have saved a lot of $$$$, and I have never had to replace a battery other than the one on the sawzall.

[Bens95cobra8594]

DeWalt 18V. Had great luck with the tool and the batteries.

[danez71]

Originally Posted by CKTA

Craftsman 19.2 and love and abuse it. When and if it even needs replacing I'm going to get the new 20V Lithium.

If you go with the 19.2 they have a TON of stuff that runs off of them.

I just got the lithium 16V craftsman to replace my 15 yr old craftsman 9v (both were presents). Very happy with it. But I like the 19.2 because of the versitility.

I was looking at buying the Dewalt XRP's but I got the Lithium 16V before I bought it and its been very good.

[BewstAdd1ct]

Originally Posted by OsborneConst

I see you already purchased your new drill, but IMO the RIDGID is by far the best. I own a construction company, and am very hard on tools, and they see extreme temperatures. (hot and cold) I always liked the DeWalts, but had to replace the batteries every year. RIDGID has a lifetime warranty on all of thier tools, including brushes, motors, and BATTERIES. (as long as you send in the warranty card) The only problem I have ever had was a switch shorted out in a cordless sawzall, which fried the motor and the battery. Five days later the sawzall was rebuilt, and had a new battery. With a warranty like that I have saved a lot of $$$$, and I have never had to replace a battery other than the one on the sawzall.

this is true. ridgid stuff is hardcore.

[Chevy Fireman]

Originally Posted by BewstAdd1ct

dewalt or makita.

x2

[rustychevy]

18 volt dewalt all the way. I've even used mine to ream holes in truck frames. It's never let me down. I know three people who've bought snap on drills and on all three, the triggers started acting up then the batteries burnt out.

[kybray44]

dewalt ftw...construction for 6 years, never had a problem. if you want overkill get the hilti 24 volt

[frdfandc]

Considering my dad works for MSC tools (www.mscdirect.com) I can get anything I want for cost plus 10%.

I just picked up one of these. Makita cordless tools rock.

[bigbadkahuna]

I've had an 18V Porter Cable for a long time, still original batteries. I'd recommend that one. Also recently bought my son a 19.2 Craftsman. It has tons of power (torque), lasts a long time on a charge, and has batteries available at any sears store for less $$$ than any other I've seen.

[GMC Era]

I agree with people swearing by Dewalt XRP. I used them for several years in a maintenance job. I even dropped mine from a lift over 25 feet up. The battery popped out and had a small scratch on it, and the bit I was using broke. I put the battery back in, added another bit and went back to work.

My personal Dewalts I have had for 6 years and can usually finish a half day project (wood) without recharging. The circular saw sucks the batteries though if your cutting more than 1x. The batteries are just now starting to not hold a charge quite as long as they used to.

My Dad has a RIDGID drill and I have a Router by them. They are both very dependable but the RIDGID (his being 14.4) is heavier than my 18v Dewalt.

[GreaseDog]

Originally Posted by CKTA

Craftsman 19.2 and love and abuse it. When and if it even needs replacing I'm going to get the new 20V Lithium.

If you go with the 19.2 they have a TON of stuff that runs off of them.

the ONE complaint i have about my 19.2 Craftsman is it is freakin HEAVY!

[GreaseDog]

Originally Posted by JWolfe75

I went with this, thanks for the replies....free 2 day shipping, should be here today


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000K6ILDW

excellent choice! i've got a couple of buddies that have them, and i have used them. damn good little gun, and pretty light for the power output.

[FF477]

I bought an 18v black & decker because it was 29.99 and I didn't have money for the dewalt I wanted. Figured I would get the dewalt when the b&d died. 4 years later that black and decker is still kicking.

[Dezertracer2004]

I've got the makita kit. the drill and the impact. I'm a commercial a/c installer and they both come in handy with their light weight. and I can normally get two days on a battery hanging duct all day. very impressive

[Dubyagee]

Dewalt and an old 14 volt Black and Decker converted to run on a cig lighter plug.

[AntiBling]

my 14.4 black & decker firestorm from wally world has worked great for me for the past 5 years. Done remodel jobs in my rental properties and work around the farm. Like it's been said, not metal friendly other than sheet metal.

[dave89iroc]

Originally Posted by FinalBreath

Snap on 18v.

I have the drill and matching Impact, no worries

[supraloud84]

I will only buy makita when it comes to my cordless drills. I have found that for the size and weight of the drills they work the best for me (working in car audio). I have used my 14v for absolutely everything I can think of. I'm going to buy the 18v lithium ion one next.