Cordless drills, opinions?

[gensetsteve]

The most common probs with rechargeable drills are failed batteries, they are really easy and cheap to recondition see the link.

 

How to repair the battery pack in a power tool

 

The cheapest I seem to be able to get the cells for is about £30 + vat per battery. Do you think it is worth the effort I would think the replacement cells could be better quality but could they finish off an old cordless. I have a couple of 18 v Panasonics real wrist busters when new but they soon loose out to the batteries. The drills are about 4 years old and still mint but batteries are goosed

[matt_uk]

Makita ... been running them for years and I still have one of my old 12V Mh jobbies for stuff around the house!

[harvey b davison]

been looking at fein kits, still decent pieces of kit.

[gnfencer]

I trained as a carpenter and have always used hitachi cordless drills

 

Why would you need a drill to paint a car?

[eagleye]

Why would you need a drill to paint a car?

 

Hope that was a crack at humour

[gnfencer]

What's the difference between and joiner and a carpenter?

A joiner chaps nails, a carpenter paints cars!

[Goaty]

Apart from outlay whats the verdict on Milwaukee. Tools and battery lifespan before useless?

[Mark Bolam]

Good heads up on the wet drills Bob.

Got my Makita cordless and impact driver pretty wet a couple of weeks ago, ironically building a log store, but seem to have got away with it.

 

I'll be more careful next time.

 

Never used Milwaukee, but they seem pretty highly thought of.

 

 

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[eggsarascal]

Why would you need a drill to paint a car?

 

 

I read that three times and still didn't get it.

 

Mrs Egg pointed me in the right direction.

[Goaty]

 

I read that three times and still didn't get it.

 

Mrs Egg pointed me in the right direction.

 

How did you feel ?