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And spotted my favorite sign: Free!:)

These were propped up against a pole, I thought cool, I've been wanting a couple of storage containers for the road tools. Tossed them in the car and vamoosed.
 

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Now I knew there was stuff inside so when I got home I opened the first. Wow, this thing is old school and without a charger, pretty worthless. On to the second box.
 

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Now things are looking better!
 

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Plug in the drill and it spins, but the chuck doesn't. Rats! Oh well, that's why things are free after all. So I start digging through the rest of it. Nice, all USA Irwin.
 

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So, I'm reading the instructions and it says it will become a regular drill by moving the chuck. Score! I took it apart and the is no shaft connecting them. So that's what this weird thing does. Install the shaft and DOUBLE Score! It spins great.
 
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I put the battery on my other charger for a couple minutes and it started charging. I'm a little leery of using my charger on a differnt brand though, I'll have to think about it for a while. Anyone need a Milwaukee Saw owners manual?
 

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If you flip flop the right angle drive on the drill, you'll either increase the top speed, or lower it significantly depending on where the final drive ratio lands. Will allow you to use a big ship auger bit and eat thru studs like a kid eating ice cream with a hot spoon. Great score.
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Don't leave that battery on an unattended charger! It could pop, or catch fire, or explode, so do not leave it while it is charging.

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First time was just for 4-5 minutes to see if it would take a charge. This weekend I put it on for the whole 1 1/2 hours. It went fine. I was more worried about it taking out my quick charger. Now to see if it loses the charge quickly.
 

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Nice scores! Even in todays economy not everyone is a cheap *ss like me that wouldn't throw out anything worth more than $5. lol Sometimes people just don't care. As pointed out it could been left by an Ex, left behind by the previous owners or a handyman etc., so it probably didn't have any value to however put it on the curb.
 

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I think someone pissed their wife off and she was getting even with the 'Free' sign

Heh... We would get the best donations at the thrift store for that same reason! :bounce:

You officially **** good sir. Nice pickup!
Nothing better than FREE.
You ****! :rocker:
Gosh, my first you ****!:)
You ****!
free Milwaukee drill? u ****
You ****!!
DAMN you big time ****!!
You hellasuck! :lol:
You ****! Score *****!!
YOU ****....

^^^ What they all said, and all the rest of the similar comments. :thumbup:

If it wasn't mentioned (I got lost in all the "U ****!" comments,) chargers are fairly universal, provided you can match the battery type and voltage requirements. Just make sure to snag a 'smart' charger (one that can determine when a battery is at capacity, and stop charging - pretty much standard these days.)

Oh, and you ****. ;) :thumbup:
 
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