"Phisherman" wrote in message
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On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 16:35:38 -0400, "John Lynch"
wrote:

After years of thinking I can get along without one, I've decided to buy a
portable drill. What should I look for? Volts, Amps or what? Sears has
one going on sale for $70. The ad says it has 14.4 volts. It doesn't
mention amp. I want one that I'll be satisfied with.

Any advice would be appreciated.

John


A quality corded drill will give you many more years of service for
the same money. Expect a cordless drill to die in a few years.

I quite agree- unless you expect to be working far from an outlet on a
regular basis, or use the drill to make a living, cordless tend to die
before they pay for themselves. (Not to mention, they all look like ray-guns
lately, probably done by the same stylists that make trucks look like
gigantic Hot Wheels cars.) I have a cordless, a 24v B&D that I
impulse-bought off the closeout table at the Borg for $25. For the
occasional small job, it is great. But when replacing the rotted stairs on
the deck smoked my 30 year old B&D corded, I went out and bought a makita
corded to replace it. That cordless just didn't have the torque or energy
depth to even think about doing 100 deck screws with, in this old hard wood.

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