Julian Tracy said:
Wow, $655 for a cordless drill. I take it all back, I'll take two.
JT
I am just about to order the 18v Protool full set from Warren at Toolfest and have no qualms about parting with that kind of money for a drill.
Firstly I have been using the Festool T15+3 for the last few months and am very happy with it, however a friend of mine was using the Protool last week on site and was drilling joists with the angle attachment and 32mm Irwin auger x6 bit and it had no problems at all. By having the angle attachment I can get rid of my cordless makita angle drill and also will probably also have to get my 110v corded makita angle drill and transformer out of the van less now. So straight away I can possibly get £100-£150 for the cordless makita on ebay, have 1 less tool in the van as the Protool now covers 2 jobs and save time carrying the corded and transformer on site for just a few joists etc. I understand I will use the corded still when drilling lots of joists for a full rewire/new build but there is nothing more annoying than lugging a transformer and angle drill up to a customers property for 10 holes. The Protool will breeze that.
In the weigh up between corded and cordless I use a lot of Hilti products and have a 36v cordless SDS and a 110v 4KG corded SDS in the van and in the last 6-7 months have not had to use the corded one as the cordless is nearly as powerful and has great battery life. I also own a Panasonic 14.4v Cordless Circular saw and again have never had to bring out the 110V Hilti for floorboards etc, even on tough/hard wood.
I think with the introduction of Li-ion batteries, cordless tools have come on in leaps and bounds. When I first started work as a contractor I had all Bosch tools with Ni-Cad batteries and these still did the job fine but the batteries let them down.
