Going cordless.

[ChiScouter]

Originally Posted by pennsylvaniaboy

Guys I am looking for a good corless combo kit for around the house remodeling. I am not a full time contractor, just a DIY home guy. This will be my first set of these so the only experience I have is with out shop snappy drill and some old 14v dewalts.

What is the top brand to go with, or the band for buck brand. I have heard good things about hilt, rigid, and royobi?


cliff- I want a cordless light, drill, impact (maybe recip). Anything else will be corded.

Did you read this or any of the multitude of other threads on this subject before you posted your question ? My advise, if someone told you good things about rigid and ryobi than don't listen to their advise anymore.

[pennsylvaniaboy]

Originally Posted by ChiScouter

Did you read this or any of the multitude of other threads on this subject before you posted your question ? My advise, if someone told you good things about rigid and ryobi than don't listen to their advise anymore.

Yeh i did, and dewalt milwakee have always doen well for me. But jsut curious on others opinon. Or is there are other brands that may be cheaper but still decent.

[FSJPat]

Originally Posted by pennsylvaniaboy

Yeh i did, and dewalt milwakee have always doen well for me. But jsut curious on others opinon. Or is there are other brands that may be cheaper but still decent.

Not really cheaper, but I have the Makita 18V drill/driver set, and they are a couple of little beasts. The little 1/4" impact drivers are great tools to have around the house.

[ChiScouter]

Originally Posted by pennsylvaniaboy

Yeh i did, and dewalt milwakee have always doen well for me. But jsut curious on others opinon. Or is there are other brands that may be cheaper but still decent.

So you have dewalt and milwaukee cordless tools that have worked well for you, but some guy told you ryobi and rigid are good, so you read this and all the other threads about cordless tools and you still don't know what to do

[rockcrawln]

I have a bit of a dilemma that I am hoping for some advise on. I have a V18 Milwaukee hammer drill and impact driver set. After 2.5 yrs of abuse the batteries finally shit the bed. Milwaukee is offering a "prorated" price of $143 shipped for two new batteries. My first thought was screw them, I can go to HD and get a new dewalt/milwaukee/mikita drill/driver & impact for $199 on sale. I started looking and the $199 deals are not a hammer drill and do not have quite as much torque. To get something comparable I am looking at around $300. Am I dumb to shell out $150 on two new batteries that have a 90 day warranty on them?

[D60]

Originally Posted by rockcrawln

Am I dumb to shell out $150 on two new batteries that have a 90 day warranty on them?

Looks like $80 ea on Amazon, so, maybe.

[rockcrawln]

Where are you seeing them for $80?

I can only find them for $110-120 each?

Milwaukee 48-11-1830 V18 18-Volt 3.0 Amp Hour Lithium-Ion Slide Style Battery

[D60]

Originally Posted by rockcrawln

Where are you seeing them for $80?

I can only find them for $110-120 each?

Milwaukee 48-11-1830 V18 18-Volt 3.0 Amp Hour Lithium-Ion Slide Style Battery

DOH! Those were the used ones! My mistake.

I guess you'd have to ask yourself how much you love the tools. Seems like all the "V" series is an obsolete platform now in Milwaukee's eyes, and apparently the M batteries don't interchange in the 18 volt stuff from what I've read here?

That said, new kits aren't cheap. So, if you could get two new batteries for $150 and they bought you a few years (we'd hope) it's worth it.

[rockcrawln]

Originally Posted by D60

That said, new kits aren't cheap. So, if you could get two new batteries for $150 and they bought you a few years (we'd hope) it's worth it.

Milwaukee said they do not rebuild the Li-ion batteries so, in theory, this should buy me at least another 3+ years since I now have a corded drill for the harsh tasks like hole saws and hole augers.

Who knows what they will have in 3 years for battery technology.

[makya]

I buy the off-brand batteries for my makita stuff cheaper than rebuilding the ones I have. I've had better luck overall.

edit: better luck buying off-brand batteries than rebuilding my current ones, that is.

[g8trwood]

i have the Makita 18v stuff and recently bought the bare tool for the metal cutting circular saw and that thing is sweet. but I still use Milwaukee corded drill for 1/2 up holes in steel and such as the 18v drills just don't have the ass to keep up. For the sawzall and impact, I never use the corded versions any more. Grinders, cord or air all the way

[supazuk94]

I have Milwaukee corded stuff... I let the magic smoke out of a 60 plus year old Milwaukee sawzall that my uncle (plumber) passed down to my dad (electrician/ plumber / hvac) then to me (DIY / hack) and let me tell you they folks at Milwaukee were top notch in helping me get replacement parts... next cordless will be Milwaukee based alone of longevity and customer service....