Thread: 18v power tools

Originally Posted by bigbear

After running dewalt for 15 years now and been out off the trade a little while i need to buy a new set.
We have full kit of dewalt at work and also just gone to a milwaukee grease gun and socket impact driver on the digger

All am wanting for home is a drill, 1/4 impact driver and skill saw for now. Still do the odd building project.
Dewalt seems to have lost the plot with there batteries

I have no first hand experience with Milwaukee but will be out of these to brands
Dewalt 3yr warranty
Milwaukee 5yr warranty

I think you should add a 125mm angle grinder to that list of essentials. lots of uses other than just grinding steel. Flapper discs and wire wheels and parting off discs make them a very flexible bit of kit. Things I use mine for that are not grinding steel: cleaning heavily goo'ed up paint brushes, reshaping cows' hooves, sharpening the knobbies on my dirt bike, making manuka outdoor furniture fit right. Also good for cleaning up really rusted pins, bolts etc.

Its a good idea to do some research on yt or similar regarding the tools you are looking to purchase. Most manufacturers make 3 or 4 tools (say a drill) very similar, but with differences that may be quite important to your intended useage.