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Not at all since they moved to China. Craftsman used to be decent made in the USA tools. You paid a little more but it was worth it to know they were made here and you were keeping jobs in the USA. Now they are imported, I may as well shop Harbor Freight as they tend to be cheaper, have as...

Check your receipt - depending on which Milwaukee batteries you bought, you have a 3 year warranty - maybe you can squeak by... http://www.milwaukeetool.com/parts-and-service/milwaukee-warranty/cordless-battery-pack

Depends on the inkjet. Move up to a "Business Class" inkjet and the costs are comparable, especially for Color. I've got an OfficeJet Pro 8500a and the ink costs are quite reasonable for high volume work. $39 for 2200 pages Black $28 for the colors (CMY) for 1400 pages The print is really...

Only place I can think of where NiCad excels is if you are abusing your stuff (like I did mixing self leveling compound). The NiCads will give all they can at max discharge rates until they are dead. LiIon can't and the protection will cut them out if things get too rough for them. But other...

I did. I used my older C3 to mix self leveling cement. Needed to be mixed for about 5 minutes and would blow through 2 NiCad batteries per 5 gallon pail. Not something I would reccomend as the drill didn't like it too much (drill and batteries were hot) but it did it and I got the 3 pails I...

Except there are lots of better cordless tools than Snap On. Ingersoll Rand, Milwaukee, Bosch, etc. And many of those batteries are a lot cheaper. I can buy Redlithium XC batteries all day at Home Depot for $99 and those batteries have a 3 year warranty. Not that bad a price to pay over time...

That's the one - for some reason I had 7.5" on the brain. Yeah it will help a lot with the tool. I know what you mean about the power draining on long cuts. It was really bad with the NiCad but with the big LiIon and the 4.0Ah it's not that bad at all.

I've got that saw (the 7.5" version) and the 4AH battery and it takes the saw to a whole new level. It was barely adequate with the NiCad batteries, OK with the big lithium, but it's a much better tool with the XCP.

Yeah I heard it was Panasonic in the late 90s or early 2000's.

Might want to call the local Hilti office or rep directly. I did a quick Google search and there is not much available for this gun. Other than old stock it may be hard to find something.

True - they are expensive. I justified it to myself by: 1) this is my Christmas present to myself, 2) this will probably be one of the last drils I buy. ( yeah, right :) ) For the impacter (and I think the drill), you can get the Fuel set at Home Depot with the slim batteries for $229. They...

Maybe give Hilti a call and see if they still make that caliber? That would be the best/first option since you are dealing with gunpowder and nails.

I'm doing the same as you - upgrading my C3 stuff as it dies off. Milwaukee Fuel any day of the week and twice on Sunday. I have the hammerdrill and the thing is a beast! Battery life is great and Milwaukee has a great selection of tools in the 18v platform. There are more Fuel stuff in the...

Then you probably want to try new batteries in your Hitachi or get a regular driver like this : http://www.milwaukeetool.com/tools/cordless-tools/drilling-and-fastening/screwdrivers/m12-cordless-lithium-ion-screwdriver/2401-22 They will be coming out with 2.0/4.0 amp 12v batteries shortly but...

And we all know this is from "Inferior steel" how? Could be that they found they were getting more warranty returns and decided to beef it up a little to see if warranty returns stop. Personally I'll buy CM if it's Made in the USA as I feel a premium is worth that. If not, it's HF or wherever...

Milwaukee M12 fuel then - I think they either came out this week or are due out in Jan. Again, they are the best at this point.

Milwaukee fuel impact driver or drill. Nothing else can touch it right now.

How so? Just because they have a lobster claw? Do they break at the same torque level? Are the jaws within the same tolerances? Is the 12-point part the same specs, etc? Just because something looks inferior doesn't make it so.

I've got a Ryobi RTS-20 for going on 3 years now. Sure it's cheap and low end but I've used it a lot. Built a storage cabinet, couple of workbenches, cut lots of plywood and OSB. Is it the best? Heck no. Does it have issues? Yes. Main one is the mitre channels are not sandard and have a lip...

Why? Just return it and be done with it. And those types of suits should be laughed out of court.