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Post by epaul on Dec 17, 2022 1:06:41 GMT -5
This  is the handiest cordless tool I have other than my impact driver, which, if you don't have, here is a dandy impact driver kit for $99  www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-20V-BL-1-4-IN-IMPACT-DRIVER-KIT/5002909689But, assuming you have a cordless impact driver, this is the next handiest tool I can recommend, a compact reciprocating saw, light, balanced, and wonderful for one-handed operation Ok, if you don't have a full-size reciprocating saw, you should probably get one of those first, but assuming you have one, then this is the ticket. I have three full-size reciprocating saws and I use this little guy three times as much as all three of them combined. More than three. For small jobs, which most are, it is handy, quick, and clever. It offers comfy one hand operation, which allows you the use of your other hand to hold, guide, or steady whatever it is you are cutting. It has plenty of cutting ommph, yet with the right blade, it is as nimble and a jig saw. I love mine
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Post by Marshall on Dec 17, 2022 10:39:36 GMT -5
I don't understand what's wrong with corded tools? They're cheaper and more powerful and run all day if needed.
And lighter weight.
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Post by brucemacneill on Dec 17, 2022 10:52:17 GMT -5
I don't understand what's wrong with corded tools? They're cheaper and more powerful and run all day if needed. And lighter weight. Yeah but the battery ones give you recharge breaks. I put a battery powered chainsaw on my Christmas list. |
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Dec 17, 2022 11:26:19 GMT -5
My favorite tool is the telephone. I can call a handyman and have the work done.
Mike
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Post by Marty on Dec 17, 2022 11:42:34 GMT -5
I know what I'm getting because the girls never know what to get me and they won't just get a gift card. I did tell them I wanted socks, and got a dirty look. So DaWife asked me and then made a "suggestion" to the girls. I'm getting a new router table and I already have a stand for it. My old one is a converted 2 x 4 frame that I installed a router plate into for making pickguards, 40 years ago I did a lot of those. I will still make acoustic pickguards but it will be handy for making bridges too. Or anything I have/make a template for.
I still hope I get some socks, mine are in terrible shape.
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Dec 17, 2022 15:51:12 GMT -5
I know what I'm getting because the girls never know what to get me and they won't just get a gift card. I did tell them I wanted socks, and got a dirty look. So DaWife asked me and then made a "suggestion" to the girls. I'm getting a new router table and I already have a stand for it. My old one is a converted 2 x 4 frame that I installed a router plate into for making pickguards, 40 years ago I did a lot of those. I will still make acoustic pickguards but it will be handy for making bridges too. Or anything I have/make a template for. I still hope I get some socks, mine are in terrible shape. |
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Post by theevan on Dec 17, 2022 20:26:17 GMT -5
I don't understand what's wrong with corded tools? They're cheaper and more powerful and run all day if needed. And lighter weight. Yeah but the battery ones give you recharge breaks. I put a battery powered chainsaw on my Christmas list. Bought an 80v 18" chainsaw at Harbor Freight. Super impressed! We need one when we go to the camp. Never know when a tree will be across the forest service road. Better than carrying gas everywhere. Thing is a beast. |
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Post by david on Dec 17, 2022 20:51:29 GMT -5
I don't understand what's wrong with corded tools? They're cheaper and more powerful and run all day if needed. And lighter weight. It is harder to sashay your stuff and dance around when you are restricted by a cord. But seriously, I have a corded chain saw and a corded leaf blower. I can't wait to have battery powered versions of both. The saw draws a lot of power so I need a 10 gauge cord. Schlepping that heavy cord around, even in my little yard, is a pain. Then you need to worry about not cutting the cord, winding it through the branches you want to cut, around plants and other obstacles, the extra "drag" weight for pulling it up, through, and around where it needs to be, then having the cord caught so that you can't move where you need to be. And, of course, if you are not near an outlet or generator, or your Ford Lightening pickup truck, the corded tools are useless. |
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Dec 17, 2022 20:51:54 GMT -5
I love my Bosch 18V cordless drill. It's powerful, holds a charge forever, and I don't have to drag a cord around. It would take a 100 foot extension cord to reach my wooden back fence to screw on a new slat.
I really like cordless tools.
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Post by jdd2 on Dec 17, 2022 21:23:43 GMT -5
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Post by epaul on Dec 17, 2022 21:29:26 GMT -5
I have little Kobalt chainsaw. A chainsaw is one of the more unlikely candidates to be a successful cordless tool, yet it is remarkably handy. And, for 95% of my purposes, handier than my pair of very nice Stihls gas powered saws.
If I were cutting firewood or clearing a patch of ground, yep, it's gas all the way. But, I don't do those things any more. I can now go long stretches without firing up a chainsaw... and that became a problem with my fuel saws. They need to be used, the gas needs to be reasonably fresh, they need to be maintained... not forgotten. And I would forget about them. Till a small job came up. And then it could take me half an hour or so of fiddling around to get them started up and running right (not their fault after possibly sitting in the shed unused for nine months or so). And all this farting around for possibly only ten minutes or so of cutting to do.
My little Kobalt is just right for light duty orchard work and tree trimming. And it's quiet and clean. And with a backup battery, it will work longer than I want to.
Those little 2 cycle engines are remarkable power sources, but they are also pain in the ass. They love to run but they hate to sit.
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Post by Marty on Dec 17, 2022 23:55:07 GMT -5
When I needed one I got a corded one from Harbor Freight for $20. Worked fine for what I needed it for and now it just takes up room in my tool chest until I might need it again. I've never used it but the grandsons had a ball with it.
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Post by Tamarack on Dec 18, 2022 8:06:09 GMT -5
Agree with ePaul - the DeWalt impact driver is a great tool and a bargain at $99. Lots of torque - I have used it to drive 8" construction screws into treated lumber. Lightweight with a built-in flashlight so you can see what you are doing in tight spaces. We can all be grateful to Raymond Elmer DeWalt, inventor of the radial arm saw and founder of the company.  It is unknown whether Mr DeWalt came up the the famous yellow color scheme. |
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Post by millring on Dec 18, 2022 8:32:39 GMT -5
I was going to buy myself a pick for Christmas but then I noticed that Marshall is just giving them away.
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Post by Marshall on Dec 18, 2022 8:35:24 GMT -5
I was going to buy myself a pick for Christmas but then I noticed that Marshall is just giving them away. You want one? |
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Post by Marshall on Dec 18, 2022 8:42:08 GMT -5
My issue with cordless is I seldom use the tools. So I have to question the battery. And there's always a second battery that has been sitting in the charger for a couple months or more. Do they get overcharged/damaged? And then the thing is heavy and I have to lug around the thing and an extra battery. Plus they don't seem to have the torque/power of a lighter weight pure electric tool. I have long cords and outlets available most anywhere. Even my snow blower is a corded electric. Sure, I have to dance around the cord from time to time. But it's plug it in, turn it on, instant POWER.
But I know most guys go crazy over their cordless tools. So, have fun with it.
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Post by jdd2 on Dec 18, 2022 8:42:08 GMT -5
Picks, shovels, and rakes... I guess there are really only cordless versions.
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