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Haven’t bought one in years. Use to really like the Makita made stuff.

Have a “heavy duty” Sears Model I got for Christmas several years ago. Works well. Don’t know who made it for Sears.

Seven pages... has he bought his occasional use drill yet or still gathering intel?

Question was asked, I gave my honest opinion. Most will answer what they own, because they look stupid if they admit it's junk...just like trucks.

Wrong:

Stanley Black & Decker
One, a whole bunch of the top power tool brands — including DeWalt, Black & Decker, Craftsman, Porter-Cable and more — are all owned by the same company, Stanley Black & Decker.

my dedicated limited use cordless tool of choice, use it only one hour a year .... per moose ... the rest of the year is heavy unlimited use on commercial demo/remodel construction jobs

reliability is 100% in rainstorms, blood n guts ....

took a Milwaukee out one year, damn thing quit in the light rain, battery gets wet and they fkn quit

did a metal siding job in Valdez, Alaska & none of the Milwaukee tools would work in the rain, DeWalt cordless tools worked without issue under waterfall roof eaves, soaking wet for three months, my Milwaukee set took weeks to dry out before tools would work again, one battery & impact gun still won't work, brand new out of the box, one day on the job in the rain.... POS ... that's why you only see turd herders and spark in the dark use them,, INSIDE the building

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Bauer. Thats what I use and I use them daily

"ABC and DEF are both owned by company XYZ, so neither is better."

Is that like all Ford trucks are equal for towing a 14' dump trailer full of gravel?

Might not one tool have ball bearings while another has bushings?



Bruce

Pic made me laugh. On a side note, bought my dad a Milwaukee chainsaw & when I got home with it I discovered it's made in China. It's a bummer to see American made sell out.

Until you try to actually get the free batteries. Home Depot ended their free batteries program and now if your batteries go tits up you have to deal with Rigid. I got a couple free batteries...ONCE. They discontinued the older tools and the new lithium batteries don't fit.

Porter cable

Yup this (18), and if anyone needs new batteries for whatever you have check out "triple batteries" I have bought some from them in dewalt and milwaukee at a fraction of the price you find in hardware stores. The onlt difference is they are not marked with the brand name. This is what I load mine with for tapping tree's and they hold up great and priced right.

https://www.googleadservices.com/pa...0AhWtd98KHWorAtMQ9aACegQIARBa&adurl=

I bought a 20V Black and Decker because I already have a trimmer, hedge trimmer, pole saw, and now a portable pump that uses the same batteries. Have about six batteries now and four chargers. Strictly homeowner-grade stuff, but the pole saw and trimmer get used pretty hard and I only had to finally replace the trimmer after about five years. First use of the drill was yesterday, running a bulb-planting auger. The batteries have held up really well too. All are still in use.

I like nice stuff too, but it’s silly to spend big money where it’s not needed.

If it is used that little buy a cheap corded drill and don't worry about it

I was anticipating that someone would, within the first few entries, suggest Smith & Wesson as the premier cordless drill.

Porter Cable are awesome drills for the money and won't break the bank.

Nobody--including Panasonic--made lithium tool batteries 25 years ago.

Reminds me we need to turn the generator shaft to stave off the brushes sticking.

Does Dewalt sell directly to the Public ?

The reason I ask is this Link

https://www.dewaltol.com/?msclkid=42729eaae3931b39f604ff380fec0858

Are these genuine Dewalt Power tools or a scam ?
They seem a lot cheaper than buying through Home Depot,Lowes etc

LOL if it's too good to be true, it's a scam.