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| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: Titchgamer on August 24, 2019, 04:03:49 am ---Bosch make fantastic stuff but its usually heavy if you are using it all day every day. --- End quote --- True.... and the drill and driver are top heavy with 2ah batteries. I keep 4ah ones in them so the balance feels better, but that makes them even heavier. I hardly ever use the driver because I have a little 12v craftsman nextec (discontinued) that is super comfortable. Sometimes I have to swap batteries to finish the job, but it works just fine for most things. Its internals are getting loose, so I'll eventually have to decide on a new 12v system. For driving screws into wood on small projects, the little 12v drivers are the way to go. Sent from my LM-V350 using Tapatalk |
| Vigo:
If I had a project that would beat the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- out of a couple power drills, I wouldn't hesitate to buy a couple of these sacrifices to have a tool with a couple fresh batteries I could always cycle between to get the job done. That said, I now usually need an impact driver as much as a drill. My world changed the minute I discovered impact drivers. That usually eliminates the knock-offs. I try not to be a brand loyalist with power tools. Battery stuff I have the hardest time with, because you are pretty much guaranteeing a purchase with a pretty limited lifespan, you either get a brand that you can't trust the batteries to be manufactured long term, or you are funneled into repeatedly buying the same line of tools to keep a supply of fresh batteries. It has worked out for me with my Ego yard tools so far, but have tossed a ton of battery tools over the years. The company I work for uses the Dewalt battery system. I appreciate how they have a huge line of tools with the same battery system, but I really see those tools get wrecked fast. I know they get used hard when abused on a pro level, but I still wouldn't trust them after seeing drills and saws repeatedly get knocked down for the count within a couple weeks of use. |
| Titchgamer:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on August 24, 2019, 06:43:33 am --- --- Quote from: Titchgamer on August 24, 2019, 04:03:49 am ---Bosch make fantastic stuff but its usually heavy if you are using it all day every day. --- End quote --- True.... and the drill and driver are top heavy with 2ah batteries. I keep 4ah ones in them so the balance feels better, but that makes them even heavier. I hardly ever use the driver because I have a little 12v craftsman nextec (discontinued) that is super comfortable. Sometimes I have to swap batteries to finish the job, but it works just fine for most things. Its internals are getting loose, so I'll eventually have to decide on a new 12v system. For driving screws into wood on small projects, the little 12v drivers are the way to go. Sent from my LM-V350 using Tapatalk --- End quote --- Impact driver is the way to go for screw driving mate. Total game changer! |
| Vigo:
Me the first time using an impact driver: |
| BadMouth:
One time I spent an hour or more backing a broken exhaust manifold bolt out with vice grips 1/8 turn at a time. It sucked. Not wanting to do this with the second broken bolt, I hammered a cheap socket onto it and used the little 12v driver. It backed right out. Bought a set of impact sockets from HF and been using the impact drivers to loosen bolts ever since. They may not break lugnuts loose, but have worked fine on everything else. Saves me energy which seems to run out faster as I age. Sent from my LM-V350 using Tapatalk |
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