01-26-2013, 02:17 PM
WIth my 10 year old HF impact wrench giving up (can't get the battery to work unless it's out of the "pack" and I know me some electronics hacking), I'm looking at getting into one of the 1 battery for-it-all kits. I have a hodge-podge of shitty/old corded tools whose value is negligible so I'll just throw those on CL or something.
Anyone have experience with these kits? I may not even go with a kit and instead build my collection up as my needs define.
The top brands I see reviewed: Makita, Bosch, Milwaukee.
Still seem to be good while saving some serious coin: Dewalt, Hitachi
Budget: Ryobi, Black and Decker, Porter-Cable, Kawasaki
I definitely don't want to go budget (read: really just B&D and P-C), but I'd also rather not drop $2k on the Makita kit when I won't be relying on this stuff for my livelihood.
18V seems the way to go, but 19.2V intrigues me. It seems 19.2V options are few and far between. Did it not catch on? Is it still pretty new (I know it's not)... What's the deal? 18V good enough?
The batteries. Do brands seem to keep a standard until the end of time? I don't want to get invested into this and five years down the line be without power (as I am with my HF impact).
I do know I want Li batteries...
HALP.
Anyone have experience with these kits? I may not even go with a kit and instead build my collection up as my needs define.
The top brands I see reviewed: Makita, Bosch, Milwaukee.
Still seem to be good while saving some serious coin: Dewalt, Hitachi
Budget: Ryobi, Black and Decker, Porter-Cable, Kawasaki
I definitely don't want to go budget (read: really just B&D and P-C), but I'd also rather not drop $2k on the Makita kit when I won't be relying on this stuff for my livelihood.
18V seems the way to go, but 19.2V intrigues me. It seems 19.2V options are few and far between. Did it not catch on? Is it still pretty new (I know it's not)... What's the deal? 18V good enough?
The batteries. Do brands seem to keep a standard until the end of time? I don't want to get invested into this and five years down the line be without power (as I am with my HF impact).
I do know I want Li batteries...
HALP.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
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4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.