Bob Aquino
04-14-2004, 11:44 AM
My old CMAN 15.6 v "Professional" drill has bit the dust. It was a good drill with enough power and battery life and it lasted well over 5 years of heavy homeowner use. A while back I picked up another sears 15.6 v drill for 50 bucks on sale just to get the batteries, which happen to fit the older drill and do pretty well overall. It is a one speed drill and does pretty good considering what it cost. But I want a better unit (2 spd) as my main drill. BTW, I also have a 3/8" bosch and 1/2" CMAN corded drills.
So there I was in Lowes looking at cordless drills and I happen upon the cordless combo kits. I focused in on the Bosch 18V set. The price is kinda high (just about 500 bucks), but you do get quite an assortment of tools. The drill is a 1/2" impact unit with 475 in/lbs of torque. Normal price about 230. Included in the kit is a 6.5" circ saw, recip saw, jig saw and a crummy flashlight. Kit comes with two batteries and a charger and a bag. Now, I don't use a circ saw too often (have an old sears) and had a grizzley 18v cordless saw that I just donated to Habitat since it was IMHO a POS and was just taking up space. I have a Milwaukee sawzall and an old sears jigsaw (corded) that I don't use too often, but are there when I need em. I have been wanting a better jig saw and have considered a Bosch or something equivalent. So it's not like I don't have the tools and would kill several birds with this one tool buying stone.
So I can't justify this purchase based on need alone and need some good rationalizations as to why this would be a good set of tools to get. Anybody that has specific experience with this 18v line of tools please let me know how you like em or not. So far the best deals I can come up with are at woodworkers supply using the 10% first time buyer discount or at a place called burns tools where they will throw in a cordless planer (have a corded makita too) for about 530. http://www.burnstools.com/default.aspx?page=item%20detail&itemcode=BOS93618HDCRFJ And of course there's a rebate that will get you a 3rd battery on top of everything else.
Any and all comments about THIS SET of TOOLS would be welcome. Thanks in advance.
Bob
So there I was in Lowes looking at cordless drills and I happen upon the cordless combo kits. I focused in on the Bosch 18V set. The price is kinda high (just about 500 bucks), but you do get quite an assortment of tools. The drill is a 1/2" impact unit with 475 in/lbs of torque. Normal price about 230. Included in the kit is a 6.5" circ saw, recip saw, jig saw and a crummy flashlight. Kit comes with two batteries and a charger and a bag. Now, I don't use a circ saw too often (have an old sears) and had a grizzley 18v cordless saw that I just donated to Habitat since it was IMHO a POS and was just taking up space. I have a Milwaukee sawzall and an old sears jigsaw (corded) that I don't use too often, but are there when I need em. I have been wanting a better jig saw and have considered a Bosch or something equivalent. So it's not like I don't have the tools and would kill several birds with this one tool buying stone.
So I can't justify this purchase based on need alone and need some good rationalizations as to why this would be a good set of tools to get. Anybody that has specific experience with this 18v line of tools please let me know how you like em or not. So far the best deals I can come up with are at woodworkers supply using the 10% first time buyer discount or at a place called burns tools where they will throw in a cordless planer (have a corded makita too) for about 530. http://www.burnstools.com/default.aspx?page=item%20detail&itemcode=BOS93618HDCRFJ And of course there's a rebate that will get you a 3rd battery on top of everything else.
Any and all comments about THIS SET of TOOLS would be welcome. Thanks in advance.
Bob