Any recommendations for one of these? I can’t believe I waited so long to buy a Dewalt 20V impact gun.
Cordless 3/8” Ratchet
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Dewalt has a 20v ratchet coming out soon. I would wait a moment or pre-order it. That way you won't be swimming in batteries.
I try to buy my dewalt tools without batteries if/when possible. Have enough batteries to last all day.
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I try to buy my dewalt tools without batteries if/when possible. Have enough batteries to last all day.
Dewalt Cordless Ratchets are Finally on the Way
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I have to say, I’ve had my harbor freight one for several years and it is pretty awesome. Especially for the price
I too have recently dicovered the beauty of a cordless ratchet and mini impact driver. I like Milwaukee brand stuff.
Same here, I use Milwaukee and stay in m12 battery platform so I can share across multiple tools.
Rex Kapriellian
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I have a dewalt half inch if you need to borrow it, not a tool that gets used often for me.
All of this talk of battery operated tools has deflated my air compressor's ego.
I have several Hitachi 18v tools that I'm quite satisfied with. They are now branded Metabo. I'd love to find a ratchet by them so I could stick with the same battery family, but sadly they don't seem to make one.
The recent rise of powerful, long-lasting battery powered tools has been a real boon to the thievery business. Angle grinders for locks and sawzalls for stealing catalytic converters. A friend of mine is a manager of an Ace Hardware here that happens to be broken into rather frequently. Also sees a fair bit of grabbing and running out the store. Stealing a Li-Ion angle grinder is like a BOGO but without the "B" part: first you stole the stealing implement, now you're ready to go steal other stuff with it.
I have several Hitachi 18v tools that I'm quite satisfied with. They are now branded Metabo. I'd love to find a ratchet by them so I could stick with the same battery family, but sadly they don't seem to make one.
The recent rise of powerful, long-lasting battery powered tools has been a real boon to the thievery business. Angle grinders for locks and sawzalls for stealing catalytic converters. A friend of mine is a manager of an Ace Hardware here that happens to be broken into rather frequently. Also sees a fair bit of grabbing and running out the store. Stealing a Li-Ion angle grinder is like a BOGO but without the "B" part: first you stole the stealing implement, now you're ready to go steal other stuff with it.
Rex Kapriellian
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I actually witnessed this first hand at the Depot. Drugged out kid grabbed a hand of full of Ryobi batteries, 4amp hour ones ($100 each) and ran out. Nobody stopped him.
As I am clearing out my garage, I let go of my 80 gallon compressor. I still have a small one, bigger than a pancake compressor and has a 5hp motor but the tank is maybe 25 gallons. I still use the impact gun (rarely). It’s mainly on tire filling and nail gun duty.
Same here.
Mine isn't terribly large. Like yours bigger than a pancake, but not by a whole lot. Still not the kind of thing you want to move around a lot. Mine mainly gets used for tire filling and with a blow gun for cleaning things these days.
What about your
Media blaster?
Plasma cutter?
Mini cutoff tool (cordless angle grinder often too big for tight spots)?
High CFM blow gun
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Those are things that you need when you actually restore a car. I just let my project sit in the garage while I spend time on the forum.
Hey! I resemble that remark!
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