Any woodworkers?

What brand of power tools are you guys using? Looking at getting a full new battery powered set.

 

Makita drill/drivers, jig saw and track saw. Got the jig saw on Prime Day $60 off. Nice feel and balance

 

All Makita. Impact driver, drill, jigsaw, circ saw, angle grinder, sawzall, flashlight, leafblower, impact gun

 

I just cant commit to a battery powered set yet. Yes, they are convenient, but the juice (pun intended) isn't worth the squeeze to me yet. You need a multiple quantity of batteries to swap out and charge. You'll need a charger or multiple chargers. Battery memory causes batteries to last not as long over time (yes, they almost have this one figured out with the LIon). This ones the kicker for me though. Say that you decide to switch brands, you'll need an adaptor or buy all new batteries. Until there's a cost effective solution, I'll stick with the annoyance of swapping out plugs. That's just my opinion.

Edit: And you cant forget the economic/environmental impact on the manufacturing and disposal of batteries.

-J

 

Makita has been using the same battery configuration since my dad started buying them about 12 years ago (or maybe even earlier). I got my first Makita drill/driver set 3 years ago and it uses the same battery style as the one drill driver set my dad got 12 years ago. As for battery life, we've only seen the knockoff batteries experience shitty lifetime. I actually think we still have one of the genuine ones from 12 years ago...

 

Makita for battery tools.

 

numerous adapters now
https://surebonder.com/products/dew-20v-ryobi®-to-dewalt®-battery-adapter

Life is an environmental impact...im sure some one is crying some where about our woodworking stuff...

 

Swoop miters are back baby!

 

That glue squeeze out is making my OCD kick in a bit

 

I keep 4 batteries going, 3 drills, drill, countersink, and drive. I can run a deck all day long with no down time.

 

Yup, the cordless hammer drill ive used a lot. Just keep an extra battery if doing deck work.

 

Can’t go wrong with dewalt. I have some porter cable stuff too.

 

Only makita tool I have that i don’t like is the circular saw, definitely lacks some power on full dept cuts and it’s really easy to tell when the blade is dull. If I were a contractor doing this for a living I’d probably stick to a corded saw but the cordless one does a pretty damn good job for what I use it for. Super easy to rip a sheet of plywood with only one hand.

Palm sander is the most impressive cordless tool. Gets around 2 hours of runtime with the larger makita batteries. Also leaves very few swirls unlike the corded ones my dad has.

 

Yeah I find that in the time it takes me to drain one battery driving screws I’ll be able to fully charge another battery. The 5Ah batteries makita makes are a great too, I think it’s about double the cap of their small ones. Charge time isn’t bad either.

 

The circular saw is good for ladder work, or when I’m too lazy to drag a cord out and only have a few cuts. It doesn’t last long doing rips and bogs down easy.

 

I’m still using the 4Ah batteries. Every time I go to buy a 5Ah battery, there’s a deal on 2 4Ah batteries that I can’t pass up.

 

If I had all the money, I’d go with Festool hands down. But I have Makita and pretty happy with them. Had Craftsman before, but the quality seemed to just be going down hill.

 

you're living in the Dark Ages bud