Cordless Tools and Printers: What do cordless tools and printers have in common? The unit itself is reasonably-priced, but what you need to use it is expensive. Printers are cheap; ink...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

What do cordless tools and printers have in common? The unit itself is reasonably-priced, but what you need to use it is expensive.

Printers are cheap; ink cartridges aren't. I solved that problem with an Epson ink tank printer. I've had my eye on a Ryobi cordless brad nailer. Home Depot has it on sale for $99, but a small battery and charger costs almost as much. I have lots of DeWalt cordless tools and batteries, so I ordered a DeWalt/Ryobi battery adapter. The nailer arrives today, and the adapter arrives on Thursday. I prefer name brand batteries for tools because they are built better and last longer, but they are sooo expensive.

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

We have a cordless hammer drill (DeWalt) and it as handy as a knob on a drawer.
Almost all of the tools we use at work are battery powered.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

jerryc41 wrote:

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I didn’t realize there were adapters - cool idea. I solved this by paying more for the tool that comes with the battery and charger. I use some Ryobi outdoor tools also, and now I have 2 batteries and 2 chargers - lots cheaper than buying the batteries separately. Actually comes in handy sometimes to be able to recharge both at once.

davidv Loc: salt lake city utah

Rigid tools have a lifetime warranty on the tool and the battery. I have a hammer drill I purchased 25 yrs. ago , and has been repaired a couple times and batteries replaced 3-4 times. The original batteries were nicad and then replaced with lithium. All you need to do is register the tools when you purchase them and never worry again. If the tool can’t be repaired they will replace it free of charge, how can you go wrong?

wjones8637 Loc: Burleson, TX

Several years ago I needed a new battery for my drill and found the battery was outrageous. Looking down the aisle I found a new drill and an impact driver with two batteries and the charger for about $10 more than the single battery.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

davidv wrote:

Rigid tools have a lifetime warranty on the tool and the battery. I have a hammer drill I purchased 25 yrs. ago , and has been repaired a couple times and batteries replaced 3-4 times. The original batteries were nicad and then replaced with lithium. All you need to do is register the tools when you purchase them and never worry again. If the tool can’t be repaired they will replace it free of charge, how can you go wrong?

Rigid is Home Depot's house brand. I wonder who actually makes it

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

The best thing about a new tool is discovering things to do with it that they were never designed for.

chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand

You have cheap printers and expensive cartridges.
You also have cheap drills and expensive batteries and chargers.
Work out for yourself what appears to be common here.

Adapters work great. I use adapters for Makita batteries to B&D and Milwaukee tools. I have standardized on Makita tools so I only have to worry about one battery type and charger. Anybody who has more than one battery type either couldn't care less about the environment or has too much money.
I don't use inkjet printers anymore either as the cost of the paper and ink comes to more than the local shop charges for the same print on a high end printer that is better than the best home printer.

It is all about working smarter.

starlifter Loc: Towson, MD

I have several cordless toolbought thru Amazon. The brands are Popoman and Cacoop. Have had several months and so far so good. Even the 4amp hr batteries are reasonable. Of course I also use 3rd party lenses so why not tools too.

AGO

I have several Ryobi cordless tools, one charger, and several batteries. Yes, the batteries can be expensive, but once a year, usually around Thanksgiving, Home Depot has run sales where you get two batteries for the usual price of one.

bamfordr Loc: Campbell CA

boberic wrote:

Rigid is Home Depot's house brand. I wonder who actually makes it

Ran across a Ridgid rep at our local HD. According to him, Ridgid plumbing tools (an old well-known brand) are still Ridgid. The power tools, which was his area, are from third parties (perhaps like Sears used to be with Kenmore and Craftsman).

I seem to see a lot of (nearly) exclusive arrangements between brands and big box stores.

BusterCrabbe Loc: Montreal

I use cordless Dewalt for 90% of my work (except chop and table saws wich are corderd) . I had it with cheap tols that underperformed. As one salesperson (not from Dewalt) mentioned to me that, where they can, Dewalt will use metal instead of plastic which is why they are sturdier and last longer.
Apart from the cost, I have no complaints to date.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

BusterCrabbe wrote:

I use cordless Dewalt for 90% of my work (except chop and table saws wich are corderd) . I had it with cheap tols that underperformed. As one salesperson (not from Dewalt) mentioned to me that, where they can, Dewalt will use metal instead of plastic which is why they are sturdier and last longer.
Apart from the cost, I have no complaints to date.

Yep, i’ve Always found that DeWalt makes excellent tools, and have a number of Dewalt corded tools including a mitre saw and a sawzall. I started with Makita cordless back in the NiCad days, then moved to Porter Cable for all my hand power tools. All my corded ones were bought back when they were made in the US. I am using a Porter Cable cordless drill and driver, which have served me very well, but since they’re later models, not sure where they was made without checking. I also Like Milwaukee.

Bob Werre

As a weekend 'worker bee' at best, I typically bought either Craftsman or Makita tools. Most are still with cords but I did buy a battery powered Craftsman multi tool. It's the tool that kind that vibrates-- cuts holes, sands and removes paint. I found it a valuable tool. The problem I have is that it's so strong the battery vibrates loose. So I have to hold it together from the back after turning it on up front. It's a few years old now and now the battery only lasts 10-15 minutes per charge. So I really don't want to add a new battery as it's only used a couple of times per year but I really don't need a whole new unit either. So while charging I take a long break!

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

jerryc41 wrote:

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Do you use the Epson ink tank printer to print photos? And if so, how would you compare them to photos from an ink jet photo printer, if you’ve used one? Thanks.