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Message started by justin_o_guy2 on 06/04/13 at 09:29:14

Title: Fathers day Tool Sales!
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/04/13 at 09:29:14

Im just plain Tired of fighting the 5 Y/O Ryobi set. Is it the charger? Or, is it just tired old batteries? I Dont KNOW, but IM way tired of the hassle of trying to keep a battery Up & Ready. I have 5 batteries & I still find myself in a bind..
SO, Im gettin Li Ion powered tools. The TOOLS themselves, from Ryobi, I have no complaint against. I dropped the impact from 8 feet onto cement twice & it never changed.. BUt, SEars has a drill/impact combo for about $100.00, just one battery/19.2 Volt. Ryobi has a combo w/ 2 batteries, 18 V, $100.00..
Ohh,, $30.00 gets a second battery at Sears.
Anybody know of a quality product to compete with these options?

Title: Re: Fathers day Tool Sales!
Post by prechermike on 06/04/13 at 09:57:04

I am not a professional anything. I have the craftsman 19.2 and have no complaints, in fact I really like them. There are a slew of tools you can add to those sets, flashlights, dustbuster vacs, stapler (works pretty good), a sawzall, a circular trim saw (I am very impressed with this one). Got two drills and 3 or 4 batteries plus those things above. I have seen the driver combo and have used on the of the drivers, I liked that as well. However, it is an impact driver not an impact wrench. They do make a 19.2 volt impact, which I guess is for car tires and such, never used one.

I like the sears stuff, but sometimes I just need a cord.

Title: Re: Fathers day Tool Sales!
Post by old_rider on 06/04/13 at 11:19:50

The craftsman 19.2V system is nice, wife got me a set like 4 yrs. ago, but like they Ryobi the batteries die and i've ended up with like 4 of them just to do a simple job and keeping up with charging sux when you want a job done today.
Craftsman has come out with the "bolt-on" setup with a 20 volt L-ion, that you simply change the head out and add different one. Each head setup (saw, drill, impact, router, ect...) only cost about $25-40. I'm liking it so far, even tho i've only got the 3/8" inch drill adapter.

Title: Re: Fathers day Tool Sales!
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/04/13 at 11:27:23

Izzat LI IOn you have?

Title: Re: Fathers day Tool Sales!
Post by old_rider on 06/05/13 at 05:41:55

Lithium Ion.... yes 20v craftsman "bolt-on". The saw head is only like a 3" one, enough to cut thru a 2 X 4 ....

Title: Re: Fathers day Tool Sales!
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/05/13 at 05:51:44

So, the Li batteries develop a memory & get wimpy, just like the Ni Cads?

In that 4 years, have you ever built a small load & drained them waaaaay down & recharged them? I used some variable resistors in series w/ a small 12 V lamp & drained mine till the lite was just a little red dot,,
One almost didnt survive, took a Loong time before it started to take a charge again,, I mean I messed with it off & on for days, even gave up & tossed it in the REcycle Batteries Box & decided OHH Ill try again,, It came up. BUt, they just dont have the life they did.. IM a little suspicious of the charger, but IM not spendin the $$$ for a charger when I can drop $130.00 at Sears & have 2 new tools & 2 batteries & a new charger.