I finally caved in and bought the cordless Ryobi kit special at Home Depot and ended up getting an unexpected 10% off discount on everything. My wife liked the idea of getting other Ryobi cordless tools. (She wants a sander, string trimmer, and hedge cutter.) So, I guess it makes some sense.
I also bought a nifty 68 piece driver set with nut drivers and socket adapters. Two employees had to go on a search and seek mission to find it. The system showed 30 in stock. Finally it was found in a box over the drill bits area.
I kind of liked this Milwaukee set and while I can swear there was a display of them when I walked in, they disappeared all of the sudden, perhaps in preparation for a demo:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauke...act-Driver-Combo-Kit-2-Tool-2494-22/203111686
I think it might have also been eligible for a free 4.0 AH battery, too, which would have made it a white hot deal. They felt really good in my hands are are much more compact, manageable, and refined than the unwieldy Ryobis; who cares if its a 12V set. Two employees went looking for the kit since they showed two in stock but no dice. As I was checking out, one of them set me up with a 10% discount for my purchase, making the Ryobi kit $89, yay.
I've already put up a set of blinds here in my lower level computer room (aka "the Dungeon" - my wife's term). It turns out that it's a pain in the ass since I kind of need to punch a hole in the top of the window frame and then manually screw a little first before using the impact driver. Apparently, when I first started using the drill, I had it set to reverse (yeah, I know, total noob). I'm thinking about buying some drilling bits now so that i don't have to pound a nail for each screw spot.
So, overall, I ended up getting a mediocre brand drill, impact driver, two 18V Lithium batteries, a charger, and a case for $89 with the option to purchase other Ryobi products as "tools only". Good deal, bad deal? Time will tell.
I finally caved in and bought the cordless Ryobi kit special at Home Depot and ended up getting an unexpected 10% off discount on everything. My wife liked the idea of getting other Ryobi cordless tools. (She wants a sander, string trimmer, and hedge cutter.) So, I guess it makes some sense.
I also bought a nifty 68 piece driver set with nut drivers and socket adapters. Two employees had to go on a search and seek mission to find it. The system showed 30 in stock. Finally it was found in a box over the drill bits area.
I kind of liked this Milwaukee set and while I can swear there was a display of them when I walked in, they disappeared all of the sudden, perhaps in preparation for a demo:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauke...act-Driver-Combo-Kit-2-Tool-2494-22/203111686
I think it might have also been eligible for a free 4.0 AH battery, too, which would have made it a white hot deal. They felt really good in my hands are are much more compact, manageable, and refined than the unwieldy Ryobis; who cares if its a 12V set. Two employees went looking for the kit since they showed two in stock but no dice. As I was checking out, one of them set me up with a 10% discount for my purchase, making the Ryobi kit $89, yay.
I've already put up a set of blinds here in my lower level computer room (aka "the Dungeon" - my wife's term). It turns out that it's a pain in the ass since I kind of need to punch a hole in the top of the window frame and then manually screw a little first before using the impact driver. Apparently, when I first started using the drill, I had it set to reverse (yeah, I know, total noob). I'm thinking about buying some drilling bits now so that i don't have to pound a nail for each screw spot.
So, overall, I ended up getting a mediocre brand drill, impact driver, two 18V Lithium batteries, a charger, and a case for $89 with the option to purchase other Ryobi products as "tools only". Good deal, bad deal? Time will tell.
<meatcurtains.png>Who puts up curtains in the man cave?
So we started at $20 and went up to $90 dismissing good drills as being too expensive along the way.
Sears just had the Dewalt 20v drill/driver kit for $95, but I didn't think you were interested so I didn't post it.
I finally caved in and bought the cordless Ryobi kit special at Home Depot and ended up getting an unexpected 10% off discount on everything. My wife liked the idea of getting other Ryobi cordless tools. (She wants a sander, string trimmer, and hedge cutter.) So, I guess it makes some sense.
I also bought a nifty 68 piece driver set with nut drivers and socket adapters. Two employees had to go on a search and seek mission to find it. The system showed 30 in stock. Finally it was found in a box over the drill bits area.
I kind of liked this Milwaukee set and while I can swear there was a display of them when I walked in, they disappeared all of the sudden, perhaps in preparation for a demo:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauke...act-Driver-Combo-Kit-2-Tool-2494-22/203111686
I think it might have also been eligible for a free 4.0 AH battery, too, which would have made it a white hot deal. They felt really good in my hands are are much more compact, manageable, and refined than the unwieldy Ryobis; who cares if its a 12V set. Two employees went looking for the kit since they showed two in stock but no dice. As I was checking out, one of them set me up with a 10% discount for my purchase, making the Ryobi kit $89, yay.
I've already put up a set of blinds here in my lower level computer room (aka "the Dungeon" - my wife's term). It turns out that it's a pain in the ass since I kind of need to punch a hole in the top of the window frame and then manually screw a little first before using the impact driver. Apparently, when I first started using the drill, I had it set to reverse (yeah, I know, total noob). I'm thinking about buying some drilling bits now so that i don't have to pound a nail for each screw spot.
So, overall, I ended up getting a mediocre brand drill, impact driver, two 18V Lithium batteries, a charger, and a case for $89 with the option to purchase other Ryobi products as "tools only". Good deal, bad deal? Time will tell.
Yeah, I guess things got out of control. I concluded that I wanted both a drill and impact drill, because everywhere I go, people are singing the praises of the impact drill, so I needed to get a set with both and I do prefer cordless items over corded. I guess things really did kind of get out of control, but as this went on, I just started thinking of more and more potential projects I might use it on: storm door installation, maybe medicine cabinets, tightening down popped up deck screws, possibly in stalling a light over the sink. I also like the idea of being able to use it as a nut driver / socket wrench.
It's not about being snobby. It's about fail. I would rather spend $50 on a cheap drill that I can trust to last a few years. But not $20 to gamble.Sheesh, what a bump of champagne-sippers. Get a sub-$20 Harbor Freight cordless. For your needs, anything else is a waste of money.
I have a decent Dewalt that I like and use a fair amount, but putting up blinds does not require anything more than spinning a small bit around a few dozen times. Save your money for other stuff. If you ever become a master woodworker, you can garage-sale the Harbor Freight drill for $2 and buy yourself some fancy tool-porn drill.
Yeah, I guess things got out of control. I concluded that I wanted both a drill and impact drill, because everywhere I go, people are singing the praises of the impact drill, so I needed to get a set with both and I do prefer cordless items over corded. I guess things really did kind of get out of control, but as this went on, I just started thinking of more and more potential projects I might use it on: storm door installation, maybe medicine cabinets, tightening down popped up deck screws, possibly in stalling a light over the sink. I also like the idea of being able to use it as a nut driver / socket wrench.
I was going to post this, because it has been on sale at Aldi for like $25 this week
It's not about being snobby. It's about fail. I would rather spend $50 on a cheap drill that I can trust to last a few years. But not $20 to gamble.
Damn, that looks like a good deal. Unfortunately the nearest Aldi is about 200 miles away. I'm hoping my town gets one along with a Trader Joes.
Harbor Freight also has a (low power) $20 Impact Driver (no battery). I had been thinking about going there to get a cordless drill - flashlight combo with one NiCd battery ($20 with coupon) and then the Impact Driver. Maybe I should have just done that. The replacement batteries are only $13. Thing is, I figure that the NiCd batteries will just die quickly.
Overall, I don't feel too badly about the Ryobi purchase since we can use the batteries for other cordless tools.
I'm in the market for a hammer drill/impact combo, preferably brushless for whatever reason... It seems like brushed hammer drill/impact combo kits aren't much cheaper than brushless ones, no idea why... Been looking at DeWalt 20V XR and Milwaukee M18.
I love my Dewalt impact driver. It's compact and ridiculously powerful. 90% of the time when I need something done that's what I grab. However, she's a fistful of rage, so if I need precise work I grab the regular driver.
I borrowed my co-worker's DeWalt impact driver over the weekend (this one to be exact), and it worked well for me. Installed some vertical blinds and removed some lag bolts from my deck, pretty powerful little driver. This is the combo kit I'm looking at, which includes that impact driver, but I want to find a better deal on it... Can get it for $240 refurbished, but I think I can get it close to that new if I keep waiting...
Sheesh, what a bump of champagne-sippers. Get a sub-$20 Harbor Freight cordless. For your needs, anything else is a waste of money.
I have a decent Dewalt that I like and use a fair amount, but putting up blinds does not require anything more than spinning a small bit around a few dozen times. Save your money for other stuff. If you ever become a master woodworker, you can garage-sale the Harbor Freight drill for $2 and buy yourself some fancy tool-porn drill.
I finally caved in and bought the cordless Ryobi kit special at Home Depot and ended up getting an unexpected 10% off discount on everything. My wife liked the idea of getting other Ryobi cordless tools. (She wants a sander, string trimmer, and hedge cutter.) So, I guess it makes some sense.
I also bought a nifty 68 piece driver set with nut drivers and socket adapters. Two employees had to go on a search and seek mission to find it. The system showed 30 in stock. Finally it was found in a box over the drill bits area.
I kind of liked this Milwaukee set and while I can swear there was a display of them when I walked in, they disappeared all of the sudden, perhaps in preparation for a demo:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauke...act-Driver-Combo-Kit-2-Tool-2494-22/203111686
I think it might have also been eligible for a free 4.0 AH battery, too, which would have made it a white hot deal. They felt really good in my hands are are much more compact, manageable, and refined than the unwieldy Ryobis; who cares if its a 12V set. Two employees went looking for the kit since they showed two in stock but no dice. As I was checking out, one of them set me up with a 10% discount for my purchase, making the Ryobi kit $89, yay.
I've already put up a set of blinds here in my lower level computer room (aka "the Dungeon" - my wife's term). It turns out that it's a pain in the ass since I kind of need to punch a hole in the top of the window frame and then manually screw a little first before using the impact driver. Apparently, when I first started using the drill, I had it set to reverse (yeah, I know, total noob). I'm thinking about buying some drilling bits now so that i don't have to pound a nail for each screw spot.
So, overall, I ended up getting a mediocre brand drill, impact driver, two 18V Lithium batteries, a charger, and a case for $89 with the option to purchase other Ryobi products as "tools only". Good deal, bad deal? Time will tell.