Timeline for Basic power tool set for Home repair and simple projects
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| Jun 14, 2019 at 18:21 | comment | added | JimmyJames | @NateStrickland I'd agree except that starting torque is, in my experience, much better in a cordless (18V+) and it's much easier to control the speed of a cordless. While a corded drill might be less, I don't think they are worth buying unless that's the only thing you can afford. | |
| Jun 14, 2019 at 18:06 | comment | added | Nate S. | @ChrisH, true, I think we mostly work with different materials, so that makes sense. Interesting perspective! | |
| Jun 14, 2019 at 18:00 | comment | added | Chris H | @NateStrickland am electric one might well be able to do it, but some of the stuff I do on plastic or aluminum benefits from a gentle touch, and that plus some light softwood framing is what I bought the saw for. I'm not averse to buying power tools when they're needed, but with limited space and budget I have to be selective. I think we start from different assumptions, and I got something very useful and compact for about $30 a few years ago | |
| Jun 14, 2019 at 17:55 | comment | added | Brad | @NateStrickland yeah, the extra cost is most definitely worth it. Having a drill with a cord is a big hassle IMO. The If I'm working on the outside of my house or in the yard or in a closet or even just hanging something on the wall quickly I don't want to bring out an extension cord for all that. You get two batteries so one is always charged and never deal with cords to clean up/trip on again. | |
| Jun 14, 2019 at 16:55 | comment | added | Nate S. | @Mazura, yeah, those are nice for sure. I just went with the non-gliding 10" kind for myself because it was 1/3 of the price, and I don't cut 2x12 that often. It can still cut 2x12, you just need to turn the piece over to finish the cut, so it takes longer -- for me that was an acceptable trade-off. | |
| Jun 14, 2019 at 16:51 | comment | added | Mazura | Good chop saws have the arbor on a glide so you can cut 2 x 12 - those are like $300 though, but anything's better than a $5 miter box. Good for closets. | |
| Jun 14, 2019 at 16:43 | comment | added | Nate S. | @JimmyJames, agreed. Really, either corded or cordless can be built to any level of power/quality, so it's not too hard to find example of a cordless drill that are more powerful than a corded. Dollar-for-dollar, corded are probably more powerful just since you're not paying for the battery and charger, but IMO that's an extra cost that's well worth it. | |
| Jun 14, 2019 at 16:41 | comment | added | Nate S. | @ChrisH, I'm curious what you find a hand miter saw can do that an electric one with an appropriate blade cannot? I don't doubt it would be useful sometimes, but if buying one or the other, I'd go with the electric one every time. | |
| Jun 14, 2019 at 14:47 | comment | added | JimmyJames | I'm not convinced a corded drill is necessarily more powerful than a cordless. I used to think so but I had to drill through a steel beam once and my corded drill just jammed and burned out. The cordless saved the day and the corded when to the landfill. I've never looked back. | |
| Jun 14, 2019 at 9:32 | comment | added | Chris H | I find a hand mitre frame (much more accurate than a box, designed around its own saw) very useful, but I also have a hacksaw blade for mine which sees use on aluminium and plastic. The biggest project for it was probably building a bed-frame for the campervan from something like 60 metres of 2x1 and 2x2 and probably the best part of 100 cuts. Cut, assembled, and varnished in a day | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 18:10 | history | edited | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 13, 2019 at 17:47 | history | answered | Nate S. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |