Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Snag Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: Re: Simultaneous Multiple Tool Melt Down Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 22:19:31 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 43 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 05:19:33 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="47a19d1a817b5ee885100590082515e1"; logging-data="3228821"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+KzmYhWNzknvkT3n3aAdfUVCCtt08TlcA=" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.9.1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:FGgSjklfeSoznBfvgW6JxnLMtFI= Content-Language: en-US X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240923-4, 9/23/2024), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3466 On 9/23/2024 6:02 PM, Bob La Londe wrote: > On 9/23/2024 3:39 PM, Bob La Londe wrote: >> My preferred cordless tool line for a long time was Milwaukee.  Used >> to be Makita 30 years ago but they kind of fell behind.  Day in day >> out as a contractor I bought Milwaukee cordless.  When one of my >> drills died, and new brushes didn't revive it, and then I got down to >> just one good battery I gave up and went cheap.  I used the Harbor >> Freight Bauer line.   Its not horrible, the tools are cheap, and the >> bigger batteries are actually decent.  After my dad passed away I >> found he had gone with DeWalt.  I gave all my Bauer tools to my son >> and started using my dad's DeWalt stuff.  Well, not in that order. >> >> I also found (with both Bauer and DeWalt) that for some tools the >> smaller batteries are fine.  I figured they would be fine for >> everything.  They just wouldn't run as long.  No.  That's not true. >> Some tools just wouldn't run very well on the smaller batteries that >> usually come with the "packages."  A couple come to mind. Cordless >> angle grinder, chainsaw, hedge trimmer... Bauer or DeWalt both kind of >> bogged out instantly with the small batteries and produced respectably >> with 4AH or bigger batteries. >> >> I just spent $700(+) dollars on four legit (not Amazon or eBay knock >> offs) 8ah DeWalt batteries.  I figure after dropping real coin on >> batteries I'll walk in the shop tomorrow and find melted pools of >> yellow DeWalt plastic everywhere there used to be a DeWalt cordless tool. >> >> > > I have broken one DeWalt tool since switching.  I was helping out a > buddy, and I stuck a blade in backwards (tang end out) in a DeWalt > cordless jig saw.  Of course I broke the blade clamp mechanism trying to > get it out.  I finally looked it up and ordered a new blade clamp > assembly today. DeWalt has been my go-to for many years for battery tools . When I was building cabinets I used the 12 volt drills because they were lighter and had plenty of power . I'm using the 18 volt stuff now except for one 20V drill I picked up at a yard sale . -- Snag Voting for Kamabla after Biden is like changing your shirt because you shit your pants .