what are some tools that were worth the price tag?

[Mikegh]

Agreed... that's for Lithium Ion certainly, they don't like very high or very low charge for too long.

Top 10 Lithium Ion Battery Storage & Safety Tips | DEWALT

The Power Tool Institute is encouraging you to Take Charge Of Your Battery through proper battery selection, usage, transportation, storage and disposal.

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Interestly re:long term storage

The main considerations with the batteries seems to be to avoid complete discharge and excessive load, storage temp too.

Some of the new batteries (Makita)apparently won't operate at all if you try to do too much work with them, the electronics cuts out

 

[Mike Johnson]

The diss-charge cycle of LiIon batteries is quite level, but they do reach a cliff where they do not have enough power to keep the unit going, if you try to keep using the battery it will be irreversibly damaged.

 

[nicebutdim]

Nice new Makita set sitting at my feet. Middle of the road stuff, but more than capable for the work most sparks would ever ask of them. Impact has a decent range of control that lets it perform tasks that earlier impacts would have been too aggressive for and both it and driver are smaller than my 12V Makita gear, although obviously a 5Ah battery changes that.

Just remembered the thread title, so link below as the set comes at a very respectable price.

Error 410 | Screwfix

Thousands of products at low trade prices | FREE next day delivery available | 30 day money back guarantee on all orders.

www.screwfix.com

 

[timhoward]

Nice new Makita set sitting at my feet. Middle of the road stuff, but more than capable for the work most sparks would ever ask of them. Impact has a decent range of control that lets it perform tasks that earlier impacts would have been too aggressive for and both it and driver are smaller than my 12V Makita gear, although obviously a 5Ah battery changes that.

Just remembered the thread title, so link below as the set comes at a very respectable price.

Error 410 | Screwfix

Thousands of products at low trade prices | FREE next day delivery available | 30 day money back guarantee on all orders.

www.screwfix.com

I have the same set. (I paid more than that!)
So far I'm impressed. I got the the angle drill too.

 

[nicebutdim]

Bought a 12V angle drill a while back. Torn between that and its big brother, but figured smaller form would be of more use than additional power - that and the fact that 12V was much less expensive ?

 

[Zerax]

Bought a 12V angle drill a while back. Torn between that and its big brother, but figured smaller form would be of more use than additional power - that and the fact that 12V was much less expensive ?

Do you find that you use it much ? I've been tempted to get one... but can't quite justify it.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Very rare that I need to drill at right angles, but I bought one of these to do it if I need too: Offset Screwdriver Attachment - https://www.toolstation.com/offset-screwdriver-attachment/p41325? I think I have only used it twice in ten years.

 

[WallaceP]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001CKAR4Q?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Got it on a prime deal for £20, males getting floorboards up a breeze

Amazon.co.uk

£25, cuts through everything like a hot knife through butter, not meant for SWA but does it nicely. Meter tails are a breeze too

Its funny the price of both of these have gone up since you posted this

 

[nicebutdim]

Do you find that you use it much ? I've been tempted to get one... but can't quite justify it.

Not used it so far, but I clearly remember every past occasion that I wished I'd owned one. Might never need it, but won't find myself needing it and not having it.

I do have an angle attachment (dewalt woodbutchery spec), but it's not ideal. Handy for driving, but not really robust enough for drilling with spade bits.


These guys were the cheapest I could find for 12V Makita, although not much use if you don't have batteries to suit:

MAKITA DA333DZ 12v Angle drill 10mm keyless chuck | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for MAKITA DA333DZ 12v Angle drill 10mm keyless chuck at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[ipf]

Not used it so far, but I clearly remember every past occasion that I wished I'd owned one. Might never need it, but won't find myself needing it and not having it.

That's worthy of a 'Confucius he say'.....brilliant!
Niceonedim ?

 

[Lister1987]

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[nicebutdim]

That's worthy of a 'Confucius he say'.....brilliant!
Niceonedim ?

A play on the commonly used, local expression 'I'd rather be looking at it, than looking for it'.

 

[Rockingit]

A play on the commonly used, local expression 'I'd rather be looking at it, than looking for it'.

As I had drummed into me as an apprentice, and I do likewise pass on now mostly with regards to cable lengths / slack

 

[Sread008]

I'm a labourer atm and it's only been the past 2 years I've started buying tools and I was immediately converted to dewalt I love a new dewalt tool

While slightly off topic but within the same field
The dewalt flexvolt dust extractor and wall chaser has anyone had any experience with them ? I can't find a decent review for beans I guess the obvious answe would be that it would be as powerful as corded equivalent

 

[Mikegh]

Bosch 18v 300nm , bought last year only used it once yet, good bit of kit.though