Cordless Tools - 18volt Or 36volt - Overkill?

2ndGen

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silvertree

I camp out next to this thing for a couple of days and the batteries on my 12 volt Makita put out about 12000 volts. No need for work lights either.

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2ndGen

From what I've seen Garage guys do...this would be the ticket:

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comp

cooling towers do it

MasterEngineer

Dewalt also makes a 28 volt kit that is pretty nice also. If you can find them on Ebay, the original 24v kits are awesome. They were convertible, so you could run them cordless or corded.

MR.WRENCH

i'm not impress with the reciprocating saw, or the circular saw. 36v tools should preform better than that.

GregS

The drill has a LOT of power. A lot, almost too much for it's housing. I use it quite a bit. The circ I just use for 2x4's and 2x6's and the recip I honestly mostly use for cutting vac pipe..

bcradio

I am VERY impressed with my 36v dewalt recip saw... I used it to cut down around 80 6 nich+ diameter trees on a single charge and still had juice left.

That made a believer out of me

The 36v drill is mega powerful, but yes a bit heavy and bulky (I usually use smaller drills or impactors)

The 36v Circ saw is for lighter duty applications but still works great

My favorite is the 36v rotary hammer.... man I love this tool

2ndGen

Agreed.

I for one prefer corded tools for hardcore applications.

I thought a 36V circular saw or recip would be feasable for roofing where we'd need to cut into 100 year old 3/4"-5/4"s T&G board at times, but I doubt it. For now, I'll keep the cord.

As it stands now, the only tool that is cordless worthy is a drill.

Besides that, nothing in my opinion is ready for prime time.

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samthedog

I could not have said it better myself. The only cordless tools I have are drills and impactors. As for the rest, I won't sacrifice grunt and build strength for convenience. To add to that, cordless costs twice the price and the batteries degrade. Unless I ABSOLUTELY need the tool cordless, I'll stick to a corded tool. Even my cheap corded De Walt recip saw will beat a 36 volt recip saw in a cutting race at less than half the price .

GregS

Depends on your job.. If I'm on a jobsite in the middle of winter and the only power is on the pole outside down the street.. I'm grabbing the cordless stuff first

Hobroom

There something wrong with his tools. My dewalt 36's work way better than he's showing. I usually use a freud diablo blade on the circ and it will cut anything and cut it super fast. It will keep up with most corded sidewinders. I've ripped up flooring and roof sheathing with it, normal things you do with a corded saw. Doesn't stall out, especially cutting the END of a board like him. It does have a motor burnout shutoff like some corded tools, if you're cutting in the middle of a board and you push down hard and pinch the blade, the motor will cut out, saves kickback too. Recip saw has never stalled out either.

So I don't know what's wrong with his setup here.....he seems to be more interested in the light anyway.

pscinteriors

1 of the first decent tools I bought was the dewalt 18V drill and it did well for me for a long time(wish I didnt give it away to an employee.)I had dropped it off of a few 10-15 decks and dropped from ladders a few times and it never broke.bent whatever bit i had in it but never broke the drill.Now I am using the Bosch 18V Blue Line and it was a great drill til I burned it up the other day drilling 3" holes for waste pipe.But I have abuse the hell out of it too...I use to do everything from deck screws to mixing buckets of thinset when I burn out my cheep corded mixing drill.
On a positive Ive got a family member that works for skil/ bosch at their repair shop and gives me great deals on rebuilds.

bcradio

agree... I really have no problems with stalling mine either

Danksoldier

Hi all new here. Just wanted to let the original poster know, a couple buddies of mine install garage doors and use the old 18v Ryobi stuff (for like 5 years know), mostly the impact with a 3/8 adapter bit, but keep in mind they have like 10 batteries each. That being said any 18v li-ion kit should get the job done. I recently purchased the Makita 7 piece li kit and its amazing. The drill will do 3 inch bore bits no prob, the circ saw will cut 2x4,6,8s and they have a 1/4 inch and two 1/2 impacts to chose from, I have three batteries for my kit and using the various tools they last all day. All the new Makita tools also have l.e.d.s built into them which is great for those dark spots also increases the cool factor a bit. Whichever you do at least get li-ion.

TheKat_D

dont look at the voltage, look at the Amp Hour on the battery. And whatever brand you choose, make sure it's Lithium Ion.

Joining_heads

I have a few lithium Ion tools and they have yet to win over my love for my Nimh Pannys. Panasonic are by far the best ive found.

bcradio

actually look at both voltage AND amp-hour... they both play a big factor in cordless tools

I figured someone who's job was power tools would know this, but now you do