Welders? Any welders on this site?
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Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
What are those black squiggly things hanging off the grinders? 
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
I have a mild stroke every time I trip on a cord.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Kinda feeling that way myself of late. Worried I'm gonna fall and break my neck or sumptin.....
Nutball
TreeHouser
That's unlimited instant power. Not waiting on a charger.What are those black squiggly things hanging off the grinders?
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
I have many batteries and rapid chargers, no squiggly things on my tools. 
Nutball
TreeHouser
The ideal would be a corded battery tool, so you can toss the cord when inconvenient, and plug it in when the battery gets low.
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
As opposed to switching batteries? In assembly line situations, Milwaukee has wireless charging. Every time you put down the tool, it charges automatically, like a phone.
Nutball
TreeHouser
extra batteries are expensive, and using batteries, when there's really no need is kind of wasteful in my opinion since they have a much shorter life (total number of cycles) than the tool.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
My bud told me Rigid brand has lifetime on the batteries. It sounded doubtful to me. Nope. It's true. Just have to register shortly after you buy them. I bought a light drill/driver. I like it. Bought one as a present the same time. He likes it too.
Nutball
TreeHouser
Does the warranty include batteries that fail due to normal age/cycle count? Some companies do unusually good warranties. Some electric fence companies warranty lightning damage. They probably build that into the price.
In theory the battery drill could be capable of a lot more for a short time.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
Yes. For the life of the tool.
I have a 1/2 inch Makita that is geared down. My bud refuses to run it for fear it will get the best of him.
I have a 1/2 inch Makita that is geared down. My bud refuses to run it for fear it will get the best of him.
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
I have an M18 Super Hawg, it has a clutch in low range so it won't cave your skull in, should your skull be in the wrong place at the right time.
Kaveman
Treehouser
Milwaukee drills are monsters. I miss mine.
stikine
Treehouser
Yeah, I've got the corded original American Made hole hawg and it's a beast to be careful of.
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
This reminds me of a couple of drill stories. WWII my grandfather got a rationing ticket to buy a new drill for the farm. It was a Mall 1/2" or 3/4" chuck. Later in life, he was was drilling the frame of a car for a trailer hitch. The drill bit caught in the frame, and, even though he let go of the trigger, the long pipe handles just slowly spun him out from under the car.
My plumber friend had an older drill, and the trigger went bad, but no matter, he had an apprentice to plug or unplug the drill at his command.
My plumber friend had an older drill, and the trigger went bad, but no matter, he had an apprentice to plug or unplug the drill at his command.
stikine
Treehouser
Yeah, a clutch is a good development for big drills.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
We had a big old brute. Push button on and off. It didn't kill anybody, but didn't get used much either.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Loved my Milwaukie when I was a plumber. Great score from a pawn shop as my shop would not buy one for my truck. Had to check it out to have one. A lot of pipe went in walls and through top plates with that and a hole hog.
Got stolen with a bunch of stuff I had in storage. Got clocked with it once going through a top.plate hitting a few too many nails at once. Felt like a good punch to the jaw.
Got stolen with a bunch of stuff I had in storage. Got clocked with it once going through a top.plate hitting a few too many nails at once. Felt like a good punch to the jaw.
