On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:42:37 -0700, John Larkin
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On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 18:37:39 -0400, wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:07:38 -0700, John Larkin
wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 18:50:31 GMT, Jan Panteltje
wrote:
On a sunny day (Thu, 10 Apr 2014 09:16:12 -0700) it happened John Larkin
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I avoid battery-powered tools. They are wimpy, and the batteries will die in a
year or two.
You have a cellphone?
Sure, a simple one. I charge it about every other week, and I've
replaced the battery once. But it's not a power tool.
You're not going to get a horsepower or so out of a battery for long,
especially when the battery is two years old.
You're not going to get a "horsepower or so" out of a hand tool.
You're in the stationary tool realm at a HP (Craftsman HPs don't
count).
120 volts, 15 amps is 1800 watts. Lots of circular saws pull 13 amps,
1560 watts.
Utter nonsense. Show me one with a 14GA cord. Better yet, put a
meter on one and show me where it's drawing anything close to 500W, in
use. They may draw 15A at stall (doubtful), but it'll be an
interesting ride if you do stall one. A stalled saw isn't very
useful, either.
A battery powered circular saw isn't at all useless (I have two) but
it's not a replacement for a corded saw. Drills and drivers are
another matter. I only have one corded drill anymore (and over a
dozen cordless drivers and drills), a 1/2" hammer drill that I've
never used.