New tools

[sberry]

It was about time. I had 1 drill with a burnt motor and another with a shaky clutch, my brother and my wife each cobbed a drill this week so I spent a good share of it with 1 unit.
Parts are terrible and complicated so I screwed I and put the plastic to 4 new pieces. one being a treat, the grinder, another new light, a reman drill and another saw.
Stocked every new spare part for 3 pieces in working order,,, hahahaha
I didn't dare have the shopping girl price a portoband. I keep thinking I will wait till I get a job or project where it pays in an event but it probably isn't so. They make the steel saw too but its hard in the maintenance world to pencil out.

 

[Strouty]

More 28 volt or are those 18?

 

[sberry]

These are 28. I am going to look at a couple lightweight drills yet. At first I was going red but may look for some cheap knockoffs. I drove a couple screws with a BD from Wallyworld the other day, it so small and light it feels like a toy. It worked great, is only single speed but would work for common screws and drove a 3 inch no problem.
If someone has a better model I would be interested.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Nice tools... Hope they give you many years of safe use..

Dennis

 

[ConnerSmith]

How does the sawzall compare in power and overall build quality to a regular sawzall? I mean, it looks identical except for the battery port. What I really mean is, is it basically the same construction and weight as a 120 volt sawzall? Also, is the sawzall a super sawzall or a standard? Nice tools!

 

[sberry]

The saw is a sawzall, I don't believe it is a super but its pretty rugged. It compares to corded in all but one application and that is continuous demolition work and even then not too bad with a couple batteries. Timber frame construction etc, but for what most normal humans do its super and I don't use my corded.
I am interested in a portoband yet, it would take some beating off the saws. I havnt used a chain saw in a man basket in quite some time, my neighbor got me a tree blade that works super, cut a 6 inch oak limb off in a couple minutes.

 

[trackwelder]

Nice I love my 28 volt tools. Is that light the LED model?
I go through a lot of bulbs in the original light that came with the kit, and am thinking of upgrading to it if it's any good.

 

[Strouty]

Sberry, you will not regret the portaband. I have owned at least one since the day they were released. I sold a couple of them, but I still have one and I love it. It is probably one of the most used tools, but not like an every day type, more like a use it for hours at a time type.

When I bought it I also owned several corded bandsaws, after using it once, I sold them all and bought more of the cordless. I personally think that it cuts faster than the corded version.

 

[sberry]

Get the LED lights, the batteries last longer and I think the lamps are a 1 shot deal. I kept one of m old ones, retired one, have 1 spare lamp left.
I may get the porto one of these days , I see one of the members scored a super C list deal on one, they are 3 and change and I spent my wad here for a bit. I was hoping to score a handrail job or something to justify getting one.