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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
 but there's never a reason to get rid of a tool!!! ( unless it is broken |
You kiddin'?
Battery operated tools change every six months. I've gone from 7.2V to 9.6V to 12V to 14.4V and stopped before 18V because those monsters are too heavy for the fine work I make with them. I have about 20 drills and drivers I don't use, many of which have dead batteries that in pair cost more than a new drill. So I dump the drilss and start over!
Have you ever tried an impact screwdriver? Those are great! So if I change voltage sets, I need: one impact, two drills, a battery operated nailer and a skilsaw.
I just bought a new
Makita kit before Christmas. 10.8V Lithium battery kit. They are GREAT!!!
Half the weight of my 12V kit!!! Batteries last longer, it's just as powerful, it's got lighting and comes in a neat little aluminum case. When I do an installation somewhere, the big guys laugh it off saying they look like toys. They don't laugh when they punch down a 3"screw then. I just love to see their faces!
And the there are sanders, I wear down at least two a year...
And then sawblades, specialty tools, carving tools...
Oh, and routers! I have 11 in different sizes, power levels, speed and weights. I used to work in a place that had one router for every type of moulding profile. That's a lot!!! And those router bits! I've got at least 300 varying from 12$ to 150$.
And it never stops...