Need it to do anything special? I'd tend to recommend either Mikwaukee or Dewalt before Makita.
What battery pack are you on? I generally tend to stay on the same one, once I am on one.
I've owned nothing but Makita's for 20+ years, and except in one case where the drill did not survive a drop on to concrete from up on top of a vertical stabilizer of an aircraft, they have only ever been replaced because buying a new batteries after years of almost daily use cost damn near as much as a whole new drill set. The newer impact drills and the li-po batteries are super nice. 9/10, have banged again several times.
So I decided a few months ago to get a full cordless tool set, considering I've somehow lived nearly 5 decades without one. I asked the Baja team guys what they would recommend, noting that we have Dewalt, Milwaukee, Makita, and darn near every other brand in the shop and at everyone's personal bench or shop. They all said basically any of those three, and that anything else was essentially "lesser quality". I asked about Ryobi stuff, since it can be had for a fair amount cheaper and it's a brand that's been around forever. They were all like... "Meh. It's okay, the other brands are just like pro level, and Ryobi is like more for expert class."
This right here makes some sense... a lot of it actually. If you have other tools already, staying on the same battery makes sense to me. 100%
My understanding is that for the typical home user, 18v is plenty. Unless you're doing something like removing lugnuts or other high-torque applications on the regular, 20v might be a bit overkill.
Good info right here, longevity of these things is a factor for sure. Are they gonna last?
Considering your state of alertness, I feel like we should not only forgive you your wingding transgressions but also help rectify the situation. Perhaps either of the below examples could be added to this morning's GMT title, in tribute and solidarity to your lack of sleep?
As you point out in your first post, really kind of depends on what you're application is. At least around here, 18v is pretty universal. With the impact driver, if you can't break out a screw with the 18v, the 20v isn't going to do shit either and you've most likely already ruined the screw. Brushless is nice, helps with battery life supposedly, and I've never run into any torque issues when drilling holes in most materials. I'm not sure you can even get a drill with brushes anymore, and even if you can, you have to put some serious miles on a drill to even worry about replacing them. I suppose super high torque applications probably still exist, if your drilling concrete or something, but we don't use anything like that around here so I couldn't really say.
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Look at cheating and using HD financing for discount px, then paying off in full at eom.
That just makes you a ‘smart businessman’.
Best to use someone else's money when who can. Especially if it costs you nothing or less than you can make with your money in the same time.
Did her symptoms get worse? Do you have test results for you and the kiddo? What's going on over there? Shoot me text if you don't wanna broadcast to the world. Jayzus, dude.
Where is said ski trip taking place?
But I don't wanna, it gives me teh sads.
100%. Think big picture, and if you intend to get additional tools, make sure you buy into a system that is mature.
Ryobi is quite a bit better these days, and certainly more than adequate for the average homeowner. They also have lots of tools in their system now, so its definitely a decent budget option.
Brushless > brushed, both from a power consumption and longevity standpoint. Id tend to recommend brushless for the stuff you use a lot, but brushed is fine for those lesser used tools. Save a few bucks for batteries.
Remember, most hotels have an AC. Depending on how it circulates the air you might be at risk even when in your own room.
I dunno about out your way, but there is no WAY I'd plan any ski "trip" type things for the foreseeable future.
Also good to note, I should add that to the list of reasons I would stay in a condo/townhome sort of thing over a hotel: no shared HVAC system.
Have you done Better Call Saul?
