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I didn't say I was going to spend 320. I said "if necessary". </div>
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I already have a mitre saw. In fact, I have a full shop including 80-gallon compressor, blast cabinet, parts washer, panel beating tools, and a boat load of hand tools. </div>
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I simply want the best cordless drill/screw driver out there. My experience with ryobi is that they don't hold up to even how much I use them. </div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> John T. Blair <jblair1948@cox.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 10, 2021 10:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] Cordless drill/screw driver</font>
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<div><font size="3">At 10:58 AM 1/10/2021, Tim wrote:<br>
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>I have a $100 menards rebate check and a $60 rebate visa card that are both <br>
>burning a hole in my pocket. Also, I have the 15% "anything you can fit in the <br>
>bag" sale bag. I figure $160 is a good starting point and am willing to at least
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>match that 160 or more if necessary to get the best out there right now. <br>
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>I am not worried about a little heavier than most as I am not contractor and this
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>won't get used every day. I am just getting tired of dragging cords. I'd like <br>
>whatever I get to be the start of going all cordless (skill saw, Sawzall, etc).<br>
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Tim,<br>
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If you are not going to be using it every day, why do you want to spend a ton of<br>
money on a cordless drill. You say you have $160 burning a hole in your pocket<br>
and are willing to put another $160 to that. Man that $320!!!! You can get a <br>
Roybi or such for say $100. Usually around Xmas which you just missed, you can<br>
get a Roybi kit with a drill, saw, and another tool for less than $150. That's where<br>
I'd put the first $160. Then I'd look at something else like a sliding compound <br>
miter saw, or a nail gun or two, or some other tools.<br>
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Now that being said, let me say I buy a lot of Harbor Freight tools. And for the<br>
occassional use they work well. I have a $25 ish oscillating saw, which I've used
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for something over 5 yrs. It just died in the middle of a remodel in a bedroom.<br>
So I bought another. Especially if you don't know what you're going to use it for.<br>
I also have a cheap $20 H.F. recriprocating saw that has paid for it's self. If I'd<br>
have bought a $100 to $300 version of either of these tools, I'd never had really<br>
gotten my money worth out of the tool. I'm 72 and it's getting harder and harder<br>
every day for me to do a lot of the things I used to do, like bend over. :) So why<br>
should I pay for a tool that would last me for the next 30 years or so, if I'm only<br>
going to be around for another 10 years?<br>
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Spend a little less money on a tool, and get more of them. Especially if it not your<br>
bread and butter.<br>
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John<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" class="x_cite"><font size="3">Thanks all<br>
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