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Could be a couple of things. Sounds goofy, but are you sure nothing is stuck in the collar? If thats not it, try "carefully" taking the chuck out and you can open the drill. Something sounds like it could be in the gearing.

That saw is awesome. I have one and it rocks. I have never used a Prazi before, but have heard good things about them. I would like to know how you like because I want to get one. Personally I would remove the blade gaurd instead of trimming it. It will not effect your work when you use the saw with a regular blade, but it also will not provide as much safety when using the 7 1/4" blade. Not sure if your union or not, but some sites will not let you use a tool that has been tampered with in regards to the safety. Again it will not affect the useage of the saw as long as the gaurd can still move freely.

It has to be something with the gearing. These are pretty good drills. Has it been under a lot of load or is this something you have been using on and off and the problem just stared to happen? Is it still under warrenty? It just sounds like the clutch is not engaging. I have not idea what is inside if you take it apart.

The cord idea is great. Changing a cord on a power tool easy, but I would rather keep a spare just in case. Changing a cord does take time away from the job site. This would be a nice option to just uplug and attach a new one, one would take a couple of seconds. For the belt clip, I would like something fast. Sometimes the belt clips are hard because they are so tight, it almost takes two hands to attach the tool to your side. I think a holster would be better. Something I could attach to my tool belt or belt and the screw gun would slide in and out easy. Holding the screw gun on the back does make it easier. I always switch back and forth, not sure why. By the way, ice fishing was great this year. Didn't catch a lot, but it was fun up there.

I use screw guns for decking or I should say I use to use them, but with the economy, I don't get much use lol. I see drywall man said one item to add would be an auto feed system for the screws. Makita makes one, but it is twice as heavy as the traditional screw gun, that's why I don't use it. The clip idea is good, that might bring down the weight. To nicascott1 I use a Makita screw gun for decking mostly. I do landscape and decks and not too much inside work. We have three Makita screw guns. We run two and two. We have one guy drilling all the preholes and the second guy coming with the screw gun and fastening the decking down. Goes much smoother. I would say that's the only trick I use, even though most people do it this way. In terms of complaints, I don't really have any. A screw gun is pretty simple and does exactly what I need it to do. Now I am not saying something can not be improved on, but I just don't think like that. There have been a lot of improvements on tools that have helped, but I never realized that until I saw the tool in action. The only improvement I could see if it makes my coffee for me.

I will be interested in your reviews of the Hitachi kit. I owned a couple of their tools a while back and didn't like them. They always seemed under power and had probelms. Maybe they have changed, but will be interested in seeing.

Wow where to begin. How about everything. Just kidding. I think a good test would to be go head to head with three popular drills to see what one is truly the best. I see everyone is talking about Makita, Milwaukee and Dewalt drills. I have my favorite, but would still love to see what the differences are. Just a thought, but I would be happy to learn about any power tool.

Its fine as long as you don't leave it in the solutions for a long time. Thats great for steel blades. I also use coffee grounds and let is sit in their with some water and the grounds. Not sure what it does, but it works.

Hands down I would go with the Milwaukee. Dewalt is a great tool also, but I love the weight distribution, the blade lock and durability. I have a Milwaukee and never had one complaint. I think it is the best of the best. You can get a very nice Milwaukee for about $150. If you have other Milwaukee cordless tools or plan on getting other Milwaukee cordless tools, as a weekend warrior this will do the trick. But if I were you, either way I would go with a corded saw for a couple of reasons. First you never have to worry about running out of power. Second, batteries can only take so many charges and last technology changes very quick. The batteries you have now may not even be around in 10 or 15 yrs, so will have to replace your saw. As a weekend warrior, a corded tool will last you a lifetime. I have seen some very old, old sawzalls still working today. One item I would get is make sure you get the Milwaukee saw with the quick connect power cord (this is one of the best inventions I have seen). This saw is used to demolish items, which means they will fall to the floor and eventually cut the cord, maybe not today or tomorrow, but sometime it will happen. Replacing just the cord is so much easier. 10, 11 or 13 amp will work. I own an 11 amp, corded (quick connect) sawzall and it has never bogged on me. As long as you have a good blade in the saw it will cut through anything. Just remember if you ever read through some reviews of an saws, the people who saw their saw doesn’t cut well (any brand) is probably using an old blade. I have seen this time and time again, people just don’t think. Anyways, I would go with the orbital, it really does cut a lot faster through wood. They also make a variable speed which I didn’t think I would use, but actually I use it a lot. One of the main things I love about the Milwaukee is the blade lock. I have never had a blade get stuck in the shank or come out while using the saw. They have a very nice locking feature that no one else has. You can get want you want based on your needs, but these are just suggestions for a nice saw. I bought mine so long ago, I am not sure if everything I told you might be over your $200 limit. Hope this helps

I like Porter Cable Nailers, the B&D rogue is talking about is alos a great nailer. I have used the following two nailers and I can say I like them both about the same http://www.porter-cable.com/index.asp?e=547&p=2606 the major difference between an 18-23 ga besides the diameter of the shank is that most 18 ga brads have a slight head. this serves to actually help hold the moulding in place. i`ve not looked, but if you`re able to find a kit with an 18 ga and a 15 ga, or just an 18 ga that`ll shoot 2" nails i think you`d be better off. reason being the only benefit i see with a 16 ga over an 18 is an extra 1/2" of nail length. both nails will curl back and bite you, whereas a 15 ga is much less likely to curl and bite you. for furniture/trim type of work an 18 ga and a 1/4 crown stapler would be a good combo too, and i think i`ve seen these? in otherwords if you`re able to get the 18 ga and anything but a 16 ga you should be well served......

I have only had one problem before with the chuck and it was also when I was cutting pipe. I was wondering if the shavings were getting lodge making it harder to release the blade. Anyways, I pulled the blade so the screw part was visiable. I used a pair of plyers and had to jam down pretty hard to release the blade, but it worked. Since then I have never had a problem. I would try a pair of plyers to see if you can release the blade.

I noticed the same thing on google. It looks like yahoo still has you on their result for "power tool forum", but I didn't see a direct link from Google. I neighbor tried to find the site a couple of days ago because he had a questions, but couldn't find it.

Hello. I still buy Milwaukee tools even though I would personally rather buy American tools. From what I have hear and read is that they are going to keep the lines seprate. My only question is that now it is a China company, who really watches over these companies. Is this just going to end up another Porter Cable story back in the 60's. I guess for now I still buy Milwaukee, but I also look a little bit closer at Dewalt tools.

Good question. I have seen this problem occur a couple of other times, but have never seen a good reason why. I will see what I can find.

Good Question. We have looked around and found some good websites, but the problem is everything is geared towards advertising and the consumer. This is the only website that I found where they took the time to come up with a bunch a plans and not try to charge a fee. If anyone sees anything else please let me know. They just all seem to be the same out there and this is the only one I have seen that is different.