Front page LA Times today regarding Ebikes

[PCeBiker]

I've had my tool set for over 10 years and it's holding up well for me.

I supercharged one of my batteries.

That hasn't blowed up yet.


My drill gets the most use and I've found that I have to turn the chuck a lot further to tighten or loosen it now but I just run the drill to tighten and loosen it.

When I first got the set, I decided to cut up a bunch of pallets with the circular saw and wrecked it in less than a week.
The bearing was SCREAMING.

I took it back and they gave me a new one.
I'm more careful with it now and make sure that I don't jam the blade.

 

[PedalUma]

I did something similar to my first chainsaw. I killed it in two days. Then I got a big one that I used daily for four years before selling it.

 

[Kayakguy]

Yeah, I have used and abused a Ryobi impact driver for years. Never a whimper out of it. But some of their tools don't do it for me, such as their little bench saw (although all little bench saws, such as B & D, Skil, etc. are pretty light duty. I'd rate Bosch and Porter Cable as medium duty, and (for me at least) not up to Powermatic and Unisaw standards. I also have a few 40 volt batteries, and like the chain saw. I just use it for bucking up tree trimmings etc. and wouldn't use it for cutting cordwood. Had a Homelite for that.

Forgot to mention their routers, which are very light duty, and have only a 1/4" collet. Hard to beat Porter Cable routers, and I have both the 690 and the 7518. Their main advantage, besides the robust construction, is the 1/2" collet. Sears, last time I looked, did not have any with 1/2" collet, even on their biggest model. May be different now. Nope--just checked. The only router I see with 1/2" collet is the Milwaukee.

 

[PCeBiker]

cordless isnt quite there yet,my little 18 volt chainsaw is a joke mainly for emergency work

I was worried about a cordless chainsaw being powerful enough, so I bought a corded electric one for $79.

It works quite well. A sharp chain makes all the difference too.