6 Feb
2011
6 Feb
'11
7:54 a.m.
On 5 Feb 2011 at 14:10, William Donzelli wrote:
Ever have to pre-drill and drive 500 4" deck screws with a cordless?
It can be done, but you'd better have a pile of charged batteries.
Personally, I hate rechargeable batteries in anything. Every type I've
used (including modern ones) has a ridiculously high self-discharge rate
and a fairly long (hours) charging time, Which emans if you want to use
something powered by such a battery that you've not used for a couple of
months, if you're lucky the battery will only need charging and you'll be
held up until it's charged. if you're unlucky, the battery will ned
replacing.
That's always bothered me a bit. =A0I've replaced the 2-wire cord in a
drill with a 3-wire one, attaching the ground wire to the field coil
laminations. =A0While not perfect, it's probably better than nothing.
Get a cordless. I have several cordless drills and drivers, including
hammer drills
and impact wrenches. They're okay for small jobs, but don't hold up
I can;t see the point of cordless tools in my workshop. Small jobs I will
do by hand, for anything larger, I don't mind having to plug the cable
in.
My father wanted a powered screwdriver recently. In the end he did manage
to find a mains-powered one (110V). All I will say is that it's a lot
nicer than any cordless one I've ever tried.
-tony