Cordless Tool Wars

[mobiledynamics]

So I've been looking at the specs between Milwaukee (thinking about switching) from my Panasonic line of tools.

Milwaukee hands down in the High Torque Impact.

Fast forward to ANY brushless drill or impact driver.
Part of ANY tool IMO is Balance and Battery Life.
How well both plays on the hand and battery life over the course/age of the tool.


I think ANY of the cordless on the market has got more than enough *ba11s* to drive screws into wood, drill 1" holes into wood *question is how many holes*, etc.

Just blurbing for the day. We get caught up in the *brushless rage*. Cough cough, I was using Brushless Impacts for 7+ Years ago. Panasonic was making them that long ago ! And I've had every iteration of the cordless lineup just short of their new current 18/14 dual voltage.

 

[kac0825]

So I've been looking at the specs between Milwaukee (thinking about switching) from my Panasonic line of tools.

Milwaukee hands down in the High Torque Impact.

Fast forward to ANY brushless drill or impact driver.
Part of ANY tool IMO is Balance and Battery Life.
How well both plays on the hand and battery life over the course/age of the tool.


I think ANY of the cordless on the market has got more than enough *ba11s* to drive screws into wood, drill 1" holes into wood *question is how many holes*, etc.

Just blurbing for the day. We get caught up in the *brushless rage*. Cough cough, I was using Brushless Impacts for 7+ Years ago. Panasonic was making them that long ago ! And I've had every iteration of the cordless lineup just short of their new current 18/14 dual voltage.

Huh?

 

[ADSR]

I have 6 fuel tools right now. They are the best i've ever used.

 

[Ign]

So I guess this is just a pro-Panasonic post?

 

[ADSR]

The problem with panasonic is, there is not much support for the product. No big box or mom and pop shop carry the line up. Very few repair shops will warranty them as well.

 

[mobiledynamics]

no. Nontheleast.

I own 1 Milwaukee tool. Their Propex tool. It's pretty wicked !

The 18V High Torque is nice, but I already have the Bosch....

Was eyeballing the remainder of the lineup. Just blurbing for today....
On another forum, all the contractors don't even like Bosch at all....

 

[Kracin]

dont forget warranty and service when it comes to cordless power tools

 

[krivasgarage]

Not interested in a flame war, but this past year I got the 20V Matrix line of tools from Black and Decker. I really like them - I have the drill driver, the impact, the reciprocating saw - all head attachments easily swapped onto the trigger/ battery unit (and the Craftsman ones fit too).

Same batteries go into my hedge trimmer on-a-pole and my pruning saw on-a-pole. I really like the system, and though it probably wouldn't be good for commercial or all-day-long work, they are lightweight and serve my home-owning gardening and garage tinkering purposes very well.

I highly recommend them.

 

[Kracin]

Not interested in a flame war, but this past year I got the 20V Matrix line of tools from Black and Decker. I really like them - I have the drill driver, the impact, the reciprocating saw - all head attachments easily swapped onto the trigger/ battery unit (and the Craftsman ones fit too).

Same batteries go into my hedge trimmer on-a-pole and my pruning saw on-a-pole. I really like the system, and though it probably wouldn't be good for commercial or all-day-long work, they are lightweight and serve my home-owning gardening and garage tinkering purposes very well.

I highly recommend them.

for most anybody, most of the store brand tools will work great.

i don't see anything wrong with the menards lineup of masterforce either, they have a complete set of drill, impact driver, sawzalls, circular saw, 1/2" impact, and even a compact 12v line of drill and impact driver.

tested t hem at the store and they seemed solid, for a fraction of the price, i only own the ni-cd drill so my experience is limited, but i have yet to hear anyone give them a bad review online.

 

[big.jim]

i run 18 volt dewalt , all batteries are interchangeable between tools and it makes life easy with plenty of batteries and i have a full range of tools on same batteries,cant praise them enough.

 

[mobiledynamics]

Indeed. For a contractor or someone who's out in the *field*, cordless is king. No need to be dependant on power, etc. and Milwaukee has almost a tool for any *task* a corded would be needed.

For me, cordless drills are a necessity when doing framing, renov, etc

But for certain tasks, I still believe in corded. ie

Hilti Corded Hammerdrills
Hilti Corded Sawzall
Triple Gear Metabo Drill ( I use this for mixing thinset)
Super Hole Hawg - Hardly use this these days but it's more like a vintage item for me. Looks almost new and reminds of of the good 'ole Milwaukee USA days.
The list goes on....

With the said, I do see the BENEFITS of being a Milwaukee Cordless system owner just due to the shear amount of tooling they have. I LOVE my PROPEX tool, and their cordless shear is interesting. For me, I will probably use the Propex or Shears once a year (I'm just a weekend warrior DIY'er), but a tool that saves me time is worth the $$ to me.

I've made cordless decisions based on things I know....
How it feels in the hand after a full day of using it
How compact is it (the times you need the compactness, it will shine)
How long the batteries last AND is the batterys still hold the same level of charge after 2 years
Does it NOT overheat when drilling out holes, etc
I kinda skim over the torque factor, as I know that any of the drills I look it, the above factors comes into play more than just the torque #'s.....If I'm boring out a bunch of holes for electrical etc, I may just grab the triple gear Metabo and hesistate...and then grab the extension plug.

 

[motofool33]

My makita lithium ion stuff ladted so much longer then dewalt 18volt when I used it all every day I now have an 11piece set.

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[woody 73]

The Hilti, Metabo and Super hole hawg are the top of the line tools.

Years ago (long Ago) Dewalt was the tool to buy and Today it is Milwaukee; things change when newer technology comes out.

I am waiting for the day when the battery lasts forever and the tool is so light that a baby can use it.

 

[ddawg16]

Ryobi has done me very well.