Old Cordless Tools (Battery Adapters)

[The Tinkering Juggernaut]

Hello!
I'm a new member. I've been a lurker for a while though!
I own a lot of old 18V Black & Decker tools that I had quit using because of bad battery packs. I stumbled across these battery adapters while looking at options for repowering those old tools. I was also surprised to learn that there are adapters for a lot of other brands available too! Makita, Milwaukee, DeWalt, Bosh and others.
I made a video about the adapters I thought I'd share in case some of you all might be in a similar situation.

I hope that info will be useful to someone. I'd never heard of those adapters before. They really work well!

 

[may0naise]

There are several types of adapters out there. And with 3d printing there are even more options. For example here is a ridgid to ryobi adaptor I printed.

 

[bonneyman]

Very cool idea!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[The Tinkering Juggernaut]

There are several types of adapters out there. And with 3d printing there are even more options. For example here is a ridgid to ryobi adaptor I printed.

Nice! A 3d printer is something I'd like to have at some point for sure!

 

[The Tinkering Juggernaut]

Very cool idea!

Thanks for sharing.

No problem!

 

[The Tinkering Juggernaut]

Just looking through eBay and seeing that some people are 3d printing and selling adapters too, so there is that option as well!