Matt Kestenbaum
07-29-2010, 5:34 PM
Has anyone had experience with Kawasaki cordless tools? Specifically the 18V compact Drill/Driver?
I was at Costco today and they had the 18V Cordless Drill/Driver for a surprisingly low price...$39.99. I have needed a new cordless for a while...my 13 year old blue Delta model is pretty much shot...chuck is close to stripped and neither battery will hold a charge for more than 15 minutes. Since I've spent so much energy on larger power tools and specialty hand tools in putting together my shop, the rudimentary drill/driver has been low on the priority list.
I've been burned a few times passing up a Costco special so I can research with the intent of returning to buy later. So, this time I bought one and am hoping it was a good move.
Note: I did see a decent thread about this dating back to 2006...and there were some comments on the true manufacturer , but after 4 years of real shop time some opinions may have changes for the better or worse.
I was at Costco today and they had the 18V Cordless Drill/Driver for a surprisingly low price...$39.99. I have needed a new cordless for a while...my 13 year old blue Delta model is pretty much shot...chuck is close to stripped and neither battery will hold a charge for more than 15 minutes. Since I've spent so much energy on larger power tools and specialty hand tools in putting together my shop, the rudimentary drill/driver has been low on the priority list.
I've been burned a few times passing up a Costco special so I can research with the intent of returning to buy later. So, this time I bought one and am hoping it was a good move.
Note: I did see a decent thread about this dating back to 2006...and there were some comments on the true manufacturer , but after 4 years of real shop time some opinions may have changes for the better or worse.