PutnamEco
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It's a cheaper way of doing it with better results.
I don't believe they have a HEPA Dustbuster yet.
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Either way it sucks
No, the 50hz sucks more, I have the technology sitting in my shop right now to run a 240v tool, however I cannot run a tool designed for 50hz.
Well not for long any how......
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I guess Terminator was ahead of its time.
No it was from our futures past.
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I looked in to aftermarket batteries but I don't really need the drill anymore. I just keep it for the fact that it was the first.
Rebuilds can often be cheaper than aftermarket batteries. I don't know about you, but I can always find a use for another drill, if for nothing else, old drills make wonderful tools for carrying in your vehicle.
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The first of the slide in battery type.
By today's standards they were crap but back in the day it was like Mr Armstrong brought it back from the Moon.
But if you were putting in a lot of short screws they were great.
That was one of the reasons I didn't pick up the 7.2v, it could hardly drive in a wood screw, when my corded Screw-Shooter could with ease. That and the fact that you could only drill about four 1/2" holes.
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I don't remember the last printed tool catalog I got. Probably Channellock a few years back.
Well actually, if you count smaller companies, I do still get brand catalogs, companies like Lee Valley still put out a dead tree version of their catalogs, I haven't seen a power tool manufactures catalog in a while though.
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It was a little over the top LOL but the amazing part is the 18v which I used to get a good 7 or 8 inches through while my Pal went to get the leads and set up the corded drill.
You know it's stuff like that makes me think even more that we need more 36v and maybe even 48v cordless tools....
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For that kinda money I'll have my buddy hold a shop vac under the hole as I drill.
My old trick is to use a Dust Buster. I've been using that trick since Black & Decker first came out with them.
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Makes you wonder how long before Estwing gets into the titanium market.
I doubt they will, but I would buy one.
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240V is a bummer : (
It's not the 240v that is the bummer its their 50hz vs our 60hz. It is easy to change voltage with a transformer.
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The original Makita cordless drill was mine chuck key and batteries that lasted slightly longer than a sneeze but I felt like a screwdriving God. LOL
Did you have one of the 7.2v drills or an even earlier version with the internal battery?
I had tried out one of the Makita 7.2s but I just couldn't part with my money for one. I was still a fan boy of Black & Decker at the time and if I had felt cordless drill were worth it at that time I probably would have bought one of theirs. It wasn’t until the manufacturers started to come out with 9.6v tools (and one of my workmates bought an AEG cordless drill) that I became interested and bought my first cordless drill, I got the Milwaukee and followed that about 18 months later with my first Makita. My 9.6 Milwaukee has a bit of play in the shaft but still works, my Makita has a worn out clutch that slips well before maximum torque is reached making it pretty much useless. I don't think I'll ever repair either as I have later tools that still function well, and I can still use the Milwaukee for stirring paint and the Makita for drilling 1/8" pilot holes.
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It seems the way it is going is to have it made in China but watched over, designed, and marketed by someone from your own country.
I hate it but short of everyone saying NO I only buy from us and our allies,the trend will continue.
I'm buying more used tools, luckily there are still a fair amount of them in good condition around....
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Metabo fixed my drill No quibble and no charge.
I will learn not to abuse my power tools.
I will learn not to abuse my power tools.
I will learn not to abuse my power tools.
I will learn not to abuse my power tools.
I will learn not to abuse my power tools.
I will learn not to abuse my power tools.
Oh sod it 3 inch core bit 2 foot thick wall 24v drill ooooooooops LOL.
Sounds like you lucked out having them fix a tool you abused....
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I've noticed a spike in magnet application as well. I hate the fact that my Klein torpedo level is magnetized. I don't own a magnetic tape measure and I prefer to keep it that way.
I could see Kleins usuing magnets as they are aimed more towards the electrical trades and those guys are going to be using them for setting conduit and the like. It is companies like Dewalt and Milwaukee that don't have an option for a non magnatised level that has me wondering. While it would appear that Milwaukee is targeting trades that could use a magnet, I don't know about Dewalt. I don't even think Irwin offers a non magnetic torpedo level. I think Stanley is the only consumer grade producer that is offering one and it would be their cheapest plastic level.
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. I always by Channellock pliers and Estwing hammers without exception.
I used to use Estwing hammers and still respect the brand, but if you use them all day the vibrations will eventually get the best of you. Stanleys anti-vibe line is what I now use for my knock about hammers. Estwings newer line of wood handled framers has got my interest though and I may end up giving one of their California Framers a try
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For Christmas when I was 14 I got a 9.6V Dewalt drill kit and a 10 amp recip saw. I still have them both and while the drill batteries died long ago, I still use the recip saw fairly often.
You may be able to have the batteries rebuilt. I just had my Milwaukee 9.6s rebuilt not that long ago, from MTO Battery. I have always been happy with their service, I get their heavy duty rebuilds and they are better than new. I cna't see letting a perfectly serviceable to go to waste.
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Very true, lol
Interior decorators too. Not to mention the dreaded house frau. At least most space planners have some concept of reality.
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I miss getting all the latest tool catalogs, It has been a while since I received a tool brands catalog. I think the last new one I got was Snap-ons, now it seems all I get are sales fliers and tool supply house catalogs like Graingers. I really hope someone is archiving all the digital catalogs so future researchers can know about what tools are available in our day and age.
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I can't see laying down big money for dust collection of this type. I suppose a lot of people do though.
I can, picture working in occupied buildings. Those office wenches can be mean.
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It is next to impossible to keep track of who owns who these days. If your really interested in a company, watch their stock reports.
I had no idea Stanley owned Facom or that Danaher owned Fluke.
SK tools was part of Facom for a while. I have some of their tools from that era.
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The first power tool I received was a hand me down Black & Decker U-400 1/4" drill. I got it from my father because he got tired of me always borrowing it to fix my bicycles and such. I still have this drill somewhere in my shop and even use it on occasion. It still runs like a Swiss watch. Remarkable that it still works after all these years. It has become a reminder that they used to make tools to last a lifetime.
The first power tool I purchased on my own was a 1/3 sheet sander, again from Black & Decker, I have forgotten which model it was as I no longer have the tool. I got it to sand down an old rowboat I was refinishing at the time, that I got fed up with trying sand by hand. That tool was a major purchase at that time in my life. I wish I still had that sander but it was lost in a move.
So what was your first power tool, and what memories do you have of it?
What was your first power tool?
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In that case your best bet would be to buy another drill with batteries off of Ebay or Craigslist.