I aagree with you regarding the corded drill. I just bought one at sears for under fifty bucks. It's a three eights inch drill. A half inch trally isn't that much more. The only drawback to me is that you can't get a corded drill with an adjustable clutch and I really find the clutch very useful. Well, that's my two cents worth.
Thanks, Tom Hodges From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 9:35 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] portable drill & saw combo Here is my own two cents. I know most people will disagree with me, but for the most part, I prefer corded tools over cordless. Except for my little Bosch driver, most of my experiences with cordless tools has been not good. >From my own experience, they offset the weight of the batteries by making the rest of the tool pretty lightweight. The tools often have less torque, and several of the tools I have used were awkward because of the position of the battery pack. If you are only going to be using them once in a blue moon, the batteries can be annoying. As they do discharge over time. Lastly, if you are doing a larger project, constantly exchanging batteries is annoying. For about the same money, call it a hundred bucks, you could easily get a corded circ saw and drill and never have to worry about batteries going flat. Finally, does Terrie know that you are considering taking up the hammer and saw? *GRIN* -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
