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Posted by Desoto61 [138.162.0.42] on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 14:06:58 :
In Reply to: Re: second the DeWalt posted by D Sherman [72.47.153.24] on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 10:42:24 :
Yes, I have a big DeWalt corded hammer-drill for punching lots/big holes both because it's stronger and because you will chew through batteries quick!
Depending on the model the batteries can be expensive. The 18-volt dewalts are about $40 for the NiCad and closer to $80 for the Lithium. The Lithium are lighter and can be recharged more.
The new 20-volt line of DeWalts are basically the same hardware but use a different type of battery pack that tends to be cheaper.
If you use them very heavily batteries life would be an issue. For the average home user, even a heavy home user though my original set of batteries lasted at least 5 years.
Honestly I got the second drill because it was only another $100 to get the drill and battery packs over the batteries alone, and I get a second charger too.
Once you have a few batteries you get also get bare tools for pretty cheap to build out your kit. The impact driver without batteries can be purchased for less than $100.