Makitas new brushless offerings look pretty bad ass, all black errthang

got this milwaukee set about year ago for $99
https://www.homedepot.ca/product/mil...bag/1000672700

I have a few other drills (18v & 20v) at home, but this is the one I usually end up using most of the times because it is light and compact, and enough power for 99% of the job.

It sucks working with a big drill that weight 5lb
The only times I use the 18v drill is doing a deck stairs where I need to put put of 3/8 & 1/2" lag into solid wood.

The resurgence of this thread just made me buy a 2-pack of Milwaukee M18 5.0Ah batteries, sick price right now at home depot for $160. KMS and others are having sales for $180 but HD always silently lowers their price to compete without advertising it.

5.0ah+ is the way to go now. I have one 5.0 and 4 3.0 Makita batteries and there is a substantial difference in batt life

Everytime I wanna use my drill it's always outta juice. Then I just end up grabbing a screwdriver and doing it by hand.

Last year I bought a Rhyobi drill and 1/4” bit driver combo (with battery and charged) and added a 1/2” impact gun and an extra battery. Can’t remember, it was cheap. All 3 products have earned their keep, and for a sometimes weekend warrior they’re totally worth the price.

Honestly, I’ve watched Mighty Car Mods use them for the last decade (well before their sponsorship) and figured it’s cheap, and clearly good enough for them. And they’re great

Kms will beat advertised HD prices, up to their cost. I prefer KMS customer service as well.

More often than not, KMS cannot match or beat prices. They say it's below their cost.

They couldn't beat HD's price on this kit but they matched it and upgraded the batteries from 3 to 5ah batteries. Works for me.

https://m.kmstools.com/milwaukee-m18...mbo-kit-132791

I'm using Ryobi stuff, I love it! Ryobi days are on right now: http://online.fliphtml5.com/ihvop/iooc/#p=1

There's a huge thread on RFD as well!

I wish Bosch had more selection in North America for their tools. They have cool stuff in Europe/Asia that doesn't come over.

Ryobi... my parents have a set from HD. It's heavy, unbalanced, not very ergonomic - but it was cheap so there's that I guess.

crafsman, black and decker, dewalt are all owned by Stanley.

try to find their tent sales, super cheap.

IE. a dewalt 20V 2A battery is $30.. i use it to charge my cell phone lol

I swear by my 20V DeWalt Brushless combo.
5 years on, built dozens of projects around my house, thousands of screws and they still work like new.

I find the standard dewalt offerings feel much cheaper than they did prior to the black and decker acquisition

Tool prices will go up. they lay'ed off alot of staff this year.. well, guess where is steel from. ?

I use everything Milwaukee Fuel. These last long and warantee is good . But im poor now

How old are you?

thanks a lot, i just bought a portable 18V+/corded portable fan i didn't really need :lol

I just ordered the same one yesterday. Sitting at the ferry terminal for 4 hours on Friday was just to much.

lol, surprisingly, that's actually never happened to me before, even though that was my major concern prior to switching to cordless tools.

But over time, I found combo pack deals that included batteries and chargers.
I now have 2 chargers and 3 batteries. Really can't go wrong here and it'll only get better as I collect more batteries over time.

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Whichever brand you guys end up going with, prepare to stick with that brand if you're going all cordless. It'll make life easier with having a lot of the right batteries.

seriously? doesnt it lose its charge after a while? i kept my black and decker drill/ryobie drill/makita drill in the garage and all 3 of these POS lose their charge. The most usable drill i ended up having is the one from friggin IKEA for 27 dollars (that one has a cord so its just plug and play).

https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/fixa-sc...-ion-00196101/
https://www.ikea.com/PIAimages/07119...606_S5.JPG?f=m

i hear you don't even need the big volts unless you're making a deck drilling on 4 inches of wood.

Probably models with the old NiCd batteries. NiCd batteries have terrible self-discharge (10% a month)

The lithiums (like in your IKEA drill, and new tools) have very little self-discharge (like .5% a month)

at the same time, there is no reason to buy a 12V kit when the 18/20V kits are slightly more (and in some cases, less)

IMO the 12V kits are hugely underpowered even for basic drilling/driving

Agreed.

However I keep a Milwaukee M12 1/4" screwdriver in the house and it's more than adequate for general household stuff, ie: Putting in drywall anchors, assembling IKEA furniture, taking appliances/electronics apart to be fixed (the 20V impact would be total overkill)