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<p>Not sure that it's changing of the guard as much as the
technology has really advanced in the last few years. Back in the
day, I plumbed everything for air and when I used to need a real
tool, I'd run up the compressor. About 3 years ago I bought a
Makita 18v hammer drill and found battery life better than I was
expecting....and power was better than my corded Bosch hammer
drill.</p>
<p>Suffice it to say, I now have a hammer drill, impact driver,
impact gun, drywall screw gun, angle grinder and a few lights and
other bits and pieces in this system. I'm still on original
batteries (but I do have 4 of them) and find recharge time to be
about 20 minutes. I can live with that. I do have a cordless
(Li-Ion battery) Bosch screwdriver that's probably pushing 8 years
on and both original batteries are still live. Actually, I found
that the battery charger for that works with my cordless Dremel
tool (I also have 2 corded versions that never see the light of
day)<br>
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<p>It's easy to underestimate what cordless battery tools can do if
you haven't picked one up in the last 5 years. Unfortunately, my
compressor only sees service these days when I need to throw
something in the 'blast cabinet or to run air ratchets (haven't
found a reasonable cordless option for those!). <br>
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<p>Steve<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Wow, I would not have thought that possible, but I
see how it reflects the changing of the guard.
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<div>If someone grew up without electrical cords to their tools,
to have a airline to their tools probably even seems more
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<div>Very interesting observation, particularly for an old timer
who does not use battery-powered tools in his garage. :-)</div>
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<div>I so worry about the landfills or where all these dead
Li-ion batteries are going...</div>
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<p>This is probably blasphemy on this list, bat a year
or so ago I bought a Makita 1002Z 18v impact gun and
have found it to be VERY good. </p>
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I was talking to the owner of a pretty big shop (15 or so
bays) a year or so ago. He said none of the techs under 30
had air tools. They all use battery powered tools. He had
to put in new outlet circuits where the off duty toolboxes
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