Wed, Sep 27, 2006, 9:33am (EDT-3) From: snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com (RJDurkee) Guess I'm stuck in 1991 as I do not own a cordless tool. I know they would be more convenient, but I just don't feel like the hastle of the batteries - charging, finding one that has a charge, banging into the charger and it breaks on the floor, replacing them, etc, plus the expense of a battery powered tool. I suppose if I was in an area that was hard to get to a power plug, like many home-builders, I would probably buy one, but since I spend most of my time within easy reach of a plug, I guess I''ll put up with the inconvenience of corded tools. Rich
I own two cordless drills. One of my sons has one, the last I saw of it was right after I bought it actually I bought it so he could use it.. The second is in my shop, I've never even tried it out - and I still don't know why I bought it..
Both sons use cordless tools in their work, heating & air, and refrigeration, they work at sites with no electricity, period.
Me, I'm with you, as long as I've got extension cords and electricity I'll use corded tools. Personally I don't feel they're inconvenient at all. It's nice to be able to work for hours and the drill be just as powerful at the end as it was at the beginning, and no betteries to have to remember to charge, which is or isn't charged, etc.
I just remembered. I bought a cordless drill in 1975-76. Immediately thereafter bought a corded B&D drill, which i still have and still use. I don't knnow what happened to the cordless drill, and don't care.
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