Cordless Drills

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Originally Posted by Rabid

If you like your rigid tools you can get the batteries rebuilt or you could do it your self.

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I just ordered the Dewalt package on line. There is currently a promotional price of $148 with free shipping to your home.

Another vote for dewalt... got 4 of Em at the shop and I have one personally. Won't buy anything else

Did a stint where i was over all the tools for the installers for an ADT dealer for a year and i got pretty much every brand drill out of it. The only two i would recommend are makita and bosch. Old dewalts with metal gears last but the batteries are junk. New ones mostly have plastic gears and strip out under heavy use. Hitachi is light and good torque, but the chuck wears out quick. Rigid were decent but heavy. Bosch had the best torque and durability of any of them. Makita has always been top shelf imo. Was gifted a 6 piece makita kit at Christmas last year and they are the lightest of any 18vs ive had. The impact is impressive. Btw ryobi were the worst cordless drills ive ever used, batteries were junk, usually could burn the brushes out by 100 installs. The chucks are garbage on round drill bits too. If you can find porter cable stuff its as good as the makita stuff but not as common. The cabinet show i worked at for a bit used them exclusively and it was great just a high price point.

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Originally Posted by XC700116

I like them alright, but it's just the 1/2" drill and the impact driver and the Drill is on it's last legs anyway. I've kinda thought about buying a new Rigid drill to get the new batteries and charger and then just keep my impact driver. But I'm a bit sour on the warranty issue since they told me Life time, no questions when I bought the stuff, and now it's "Don't know ya". That and trying to get actual info on getting warranty service on them is a total shit show when I tried the first time about 4 or 5 years ago.

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Do the new batteries work with your impact driver? If they do i my self would give up on ridged. I would also send them a nice enough email telling them why i felt this way.

As a side note i still thinks the brands i mentioned way before are still good ones but it is still going to be just like who makes the best truck, who makes the best AR, who makes the best 1911, etc, etc. We have members that still are using these tools every day and what they say is a pretty big endorsement i would listen to them.

I've always liked my Ryobi drills but I can see the issues with the chuck. A hole saw ALWAYS ends up loose for me; and; I've only had problems with burning brushes when using holesaws. It's always just been a hole saw or lifting a car on a jack that slows it down.

I picked up the 20V dewalt 4 pack at Lowes:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_557394-70-DC...uctId=50102396

I needed my old set from black and decker that was 13 years old replaced. Needed the sawzall more than the light ;)

Already put everything (except the light) through it's paces and very happy with the performance, and the price. I'm sure the light will do just fine.

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Originally Posted by muddywings

I picked up the 20V dewalt 4 pack at Lowes:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_557394-70-DC...uctId=50102396

I needed my old set from black and decker that was 13 years old replaced. Needed the sawzall more than the light ;)

Already put everything (except the light) through it's paces and very happy with the performance, and the price. I'm sure the light will do just fine.

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If you don't think you'll put the light to much use PM me your best price and I may take it off of your hands.

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Originally Posted by Jer

If you don't think you'll put the light to much use PM me your best price and I may take it off of your hands.

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I'll ponder if I want to keep it. Will let u know.


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Amazon has the same $250 deal as Lowes does above but it has the circular saw vs sawzall:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox?tag...4174355718034A

in case anybody is interested

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Originally Posted by Tinelement

Don't do Snap-on!!!!!!!! I'm on like my 5 replacement in 2 yrs. it's actually a game now.

I'd go Dewalt.

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Bad draw I'd saw. Never was impressed with their nicad stuff, but I can certainly say I've been impressed with their liion gear.

I use mine a little here and there

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Note the out of round light; took a 17,000lb truck and still works.