This goes against the grain of most pros here but as a hobbyist, I prefer corded power tools when they make sense. I&#;ve had to use my reciprocating saw exactly twice in the last year. My hammer drill about 6 times. Each use was for a few minutes total.
I bought a nice Bosch hammer drill and a us-made Milwaukee sawzall. Maybe I&#;m naive but at my current use rate I expect they&#;ll still work in 50 years.
If I bought them as cordless, there is no chance they&#;ll last even half as long. The batteries will die, even without use, and they&#;ll be new and better batteries that won&#;t retrofit in the old cordless tools.
The one cordless tool I do have and prefer cordless is a regular drill. The one I have now is a makita that cost me $100 and if I have to replace it every ten years it&#;s cheap enough, but I don&#;t want to replace ALL of my power tools, especially the ones I don&#;t use often.
What prompted this thread is I was reading up on corded impact wrenches and how they suck compared to cordless. 1/3 the torque for corded. So for that, it makes no sense to have a corded impact wrench. And since I don&#;t need one enough to justify a cordless or a compressor and an air tool, I just go by hand.
It seems like corded tools are going the way if the Dinosaur and I&#;m convinced st least some of it is to force hobbyists and homeowners into replacing their tools every decade with forced obscelence.
So I want to get a few more corded power tools over the next few years before it&#;s impossible to get a good one with a cord.
Any suggestions? For one, I think I want a regular corded drill. At least as a backup to my cordless drill if the battery dies. And maybe when my makita eventually dies completely, if I am still a hobbyist corded I buy now becomes my primary drill alongside a future drill press.
Second, what corded tools are just crap like the impact wrench.
Third, what corded tools are gradually getting worse and I need to buy sooner rather than later?
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If you&#;re not using power tools professionally, it can be difficult to separate the difference between quality and garbage. If you&#;re buying new power tools and overwhelmed by the options, we have some tips just for you. When you&#;re done reading this, check out our buying guides to help you choose specific tools.
It&#;s perfectly understandable that you like the Florida Gators (it&#;s a little less understandable if you&#;re an FSU fan but to each their own&#;). Please don&#;t buy a power tool just because it&#;s blue and orange. That&#;s just dye in the tool plastic and it won&#;t do anything for the performance and durability.
Cordless tools are incredibly convenient and make many projects easier. You don&#;t need everything to be cordless, though. When you&#;re looking at miter saws, table saws, high-power grinders, and other tools, don&#;t be afraid to buy corded or pneumatic. While professional tradesmen often gain a great benefit from cutting the cord, most DIYers and occasional users are better off spending the money to get a more refined corded version.
If still need convincing, there are a ton of corded and pneumatic power tools on professional jobsites all over the country.
Consider what you need your tools to do. If you&#;re going to remodel and do your own plumbing rough-in, a 12V drill isn&#;t going to run a 2 9/16-inch self-feed bit through studs. Make sure you&#;re buying the right tool with high enough performance for the job.
On the other hand, that same 12V drill we just talked about is great for a wide range of projects around your home and for lighter professional work. Even our Pro team prefers to use lighter, more compact tools whenever they can. While you need to make sure you have enough performance, you don&#;t always need the biggest or strongest one available.
There are some outstanding warranty programs out there. Brands such as Flex and Milwaukee offer 5 years, Ridgid has a lifetime service agreement, and Metabo HPT has a lifetime warranty on their lithium-ion tools&#; but you need to register them to get the warranty service in most cases. Many registrations are online now. If you need to send in your reciept, be sure to take a photo of it first, just in case.
Many major power tool brands sell on Amazon and you can get some excellent deals on quality tools. Not all great brands sell through the online giant, though. Ryobi and Ridgid are Home Depot exclusives, Hart is a Walmart exclusive, and brands such as Stihl retail only through their dealer network.
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Additionally, Amazon prices are constantly changing. Before you complete your purchase, check Acme Tools, Home Depot, Lowe&#;s, Ohio Power Tool, or other reputable retailers to see if they have a better price.
It&#;s possible to buy Milwaukee products on Amazon. The problem is that there are NO authorized retailers on Amazon (including Prime) and the sellers are constantly being shut down. Even if you get a legitimate tool or battery instead of a knock-off, it&#;s ineligible for Milwaukee&#;s 5-year warranty. You&#;re better off buying from an authorized dealer.
Milwaukee isn&#;t the only brand that doesn&#;t have an authorized Amazon dealer, but it seems to be a bigger problem for them than others.
If you&#;re looking at buying into a cordless system, make sure it has all of the power tools you anticipate you&#;re going to need. Some lines cover a few core tools and that&#;s it. There&#;s nothing wrong with having multiple brands, but the more you can stay on one platform, the less you need to spend on additional batteries and the more convenient your tools are to work with.
We hear from people who swear they&#;ve never had an issue using knock-off batteries or battery adapters to save some money. We don&#;t recommend it, though. The cost of new original manufacturer batteries can hurt, but they are guaranteed and are designed with electronic communications that safeguard the tool, battery, and charger. While there might be a relatively low number of catastrophic failures each year, we&#;re not willing to risk burning down our shop or house with batteries that lack the proper design.
There&#;s nothing wrong with being loyal to a brand, especially if they do a great job of taking care of you. Some folks take it too far and try to convince you that only their brand is worth buying while trashing other ones. The truth is that it&#;s rare for a reputable brand to make a bad tool, but you can put a good tool in the wrong situation.
We group tools into 3 main categories: DIY, prosumer, and professional to help you understand where it fits. Try to use a Black and Decker impact driver on a commercial jobsite and it&#;s going to hinder your progress. It&#;s a DIY tool. If you put that same tool in the hands of a homeowner with a few repairs to make and it&#;s a fantastic fit.
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