[TheForge] Cordless drills

[David E. Smucker]

I am in the Panasonic camp.  Best batteries out there and the weight and 
balance and high torque I think are better than any other.  They are harder 
to find because they don't sell through the big box stores the last time I 
checked.

Dave Smucker
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From: "Gladish Family" <gladish at cnw.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:38 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Cordless drills


> My builder friends swear by the Panasonic, of all things.
> That and the Bosch...
> I got a Makita cordless 12v drill and flashlight set for my birthday about
> six years ago. The light only worked for a few months and the drill chuck
> went out recently...batteries were getting pretty weak, too.
> Also a 1/2" Makita pistol drill (or "drill motor" as they call it around
> here) that looked like it had been left in a bucket of drywall mud after
> being run over by a truck. I paid a couple bux for it at a yard sale and
> it's still running hard daily seven years later. Really an all time great
> tool. The Milwaukee version is just as good.
> Go figure.
> Andy g.
>
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