Sunday

Reconditioned Power Tools and Cordless Tools

Purchase of power tools is almost a capital expense. Whether you source it from discount power tools, very special tools or from factory-reconditioned tools, you would like getting best value for your money. You may need these tools as a DIY hobbyist or may be your profession demands you to have these; it’s worth looking for reconditioned power tools. Certain tools are easily available, but you may have to look for some specific tools that you need. In any case you really can’t expect one of the recently launched latest models be sold among the reconditioned power tools. But, there is a very good probability of getting the next best model down the line. If you visit a couple of suppliers of reconditioned tools, you’ll get a fairly good idea of what is generally available and at what price.

But, what prompts the users to go for reconditioned cordless tools or any other reconditioned power tools. Very simply, it’s the price and there is a substantial difference in prices. Yet, at times one may be looking for a particular power tool that is not being manufactured anymore or available at eBay.

The words “manufacturer reconditioned tool” or “manufacturer refurbished tools” don’t truly describe the product, as you really wonder if the product had been sent back to the manufacturer for some kind of a renovation. Long ago I had an excellent power drill from
Black & Decker, even the manufacturer’s representative acknowledged it to be a great product. Finally, when the time came I sent it back to the manufacturer for being repaired, reconditioned or refurbished, whatever term you want to use. I believe it certainly is cheaper to buy a new replacement tool from a factory reconditioned tool retailer.

So exactly what is a Manufacturer Reconditioned Tool?

As per the instructions of the manufacturer, in most of the cases a product that is returned to the dealer cannot be sold as a fresh piece and needs to be sent back to the factory, except when the box and packaging of product remained undamaged or unopened. On reaching the factory the product is entirely subjected to rigorous checks to ensure that it qualifies as a new product dispatched from the factory. It is repacked the changed nomenclature printed on its packaging. For all practical purposes it is a new product that visited the factory a second time.

When you buy a power tool as reconditioned power tool, the only difference that you can spot is the word “reconditioned,” printed on the packet. You get the same warranty from the manufacturer as in the case of a new product. Often the factory reconditioned may be termed as factory outlet stock.

Though most of the manufacturers offer reconditioned products, some will have a limited number of dealers or retailers. Some dealers are considered specialist in this kind of business and deal exclusively in such tools. Some manufacturers don’t approve of the idea of their dealers selling reconditioned products along with their brand new products. Even the buyer could be a bit skeptical when required to choose between two identical looking products with a massive difference in price.

If you intend buying a Makita cordless drill, Milwaukee corded power drill, a Paslode nailer, Porter-Cable router, a Bostitch stapler, Bosch reciprocating, an 18v cordless drill or a product from another major manufacturer then just go straight to the factory reconditioned tool suppliers.

Wednesday

Differences Between Hammer Drills And Impact Drills

There are a large variety of power tools available these days but the two most common ones that everybody is required to use at some stage or the other are Hammer Drills and Impact Drills. The two do have some common features, yet each is designed for specific applications of different jobs. Both have their respective advantages and limitations and the choice is largely dependent on the nature of job. But, generally hammer drills have more power whereas impact drills give you more torque. One is required to use different drills for different applications.

There are many manufacturers for such machines and each has many models to offer. They are available in varying capacities as far as speed, size and torque is concerned. Some of the better-known brands are: DeWalt, Hilti, Hitachi, Milwaukee, and Makita.



Many of the drills are not battery-operated and necessarily need to be plugged into the mains. They operate on different voltages, varying from 12 volts to 120 volts. The specifications very from one manufacturer to another, and the differences between a hammer drill and an impact drill are not difficult to spot.

Hammer drills come with a large spectrum of specifications and one has to judge, which would best suit the job at hand or what is the nature of job that frequently calls for its application. Be it drilling a hole in the wall or in the ground, there is a suitable drill available for that. As already said, it is the nature of job and the quantum of work that decides an appropriate drill for you. There are many drills available that offer a choice of bit-sizes varying from small to medium to big. You have to choose the required size to suitably drill a hole. Any operating tools needs to be handled carefully, with certain precautions to be followed for the safety of the operator, and drills are no exceptions. It is advisable to get familiarized with the machine or entrust the job to an experienced worker.

Likewise, impact drills are also available in a number of designs with varying specifications and one needs to assess the nature and volume of work before hand rather than going in for one randomly. It is interesting to know that a vast majority of users employ an impact drill for jobs that were so far being done with the aid of a simple screwdriver. The reason is simply that the use of an impact drill saves you from straining your wrists and shoulders. These are quite versatile machines and can be used at project sites for handling big jobs to as mundane a job at home as tightening of screw of any of your household equipment. Its ease of operation is encouraging people to its frequent use. Impact drills are also available with varying bit sizes as well with spade bits that enable one to undertake any drilling operation without the use of a hammer drill.

Howsoever big or small a job may be there is always a suitable power drill available for its execution. You have to make a judicious choice of the drill. Shall it be a hammer drill or an impact drill? That largely depends on the nature and size of the job at hand.

Saturday

Milwaukee V28 Combo Kit 0928-92

Techtronic Industries took over Milwaukee in January 2005. It has been three years now that the bought over was completed; time enough to check if the new company has been successful in offering any new tools with new designs, and find out the level of quality So we decided to check the tools through a new set of power tool tests to find if their quality has changed. This article covers what’s in the package and gives a quick overview of each power tool. In the forthcoming reviews of power tools we will cover each Milwaukee V28 in detail.

The Milwaukee V28 combo kit offers a good assortment of professional power tools. Here is a list of the power tools which comprise a Milwaukee's V28 Combo kit.

Hammer Drill

The first that we noticed on picking up the Milwaukee Hammer Drill was that it was perfectly balanced with the chuck and battery. This helps to keep at bay the weariness of your hand and arm and you won't feel exhausted even after long hours of use. As is usual with the rest of the power tools from Milwaukee, the chuck is good and has carbide jaws for extraordinary long life and is provided with a lock to keep the job in tact. The drill has a rated torque of 600lbs. Its no load speed is 0-600 and 0-1800RPM with a bare load BPM of 0-9000 and 0-27000. With a weight of just 4.4lbs, it is as light to pick up as cotton.

Circular Saw

Its weight of just 7.1 lbs makes it one of the lightest saws. Such a low weight facilitates easy maneuverability and convenience of use. On picking it up, we could feel it was well balanced equipment. The machine works at 4200RPM

Sawzall

As you know we all find the Sawzall so irresistible and this model is no exception. Milwaukee incorporated all the good feature of the corded Sawzalls into the V28 Sawzall. There is provision for quick-lock blade arrangement. Here we may share with you this bit of information that we compared and tested it against the corded variety of the Sawzall and the results were very really impressive. For more of the story, please wait a while to read our coming up V28 Sawzall power tool review

Work Light

A very functional and effective light has been included in the kit. It offers running time of five hours with one battery. Its head is pivoted for 140 degrees. It involves no LED’s, as a result of which the light is slightly yellowish but on the whole the brightness is great and will illuminate any part of the working area. A noticeable feature of the battery is the on-off switch. It is provided with a cut looking button that you have to move for turning the light on. We find it much better than the traditional push button switches that tend to turn off most of the time when you drop them or move them; else they would get turned on as you just toss them into your bag and unnecessarily consume battery.

Charger

The charger is again very good. It has the capacity to charge not only the 28V Lithium batteries, but can charge 18V lithium and 18V Nicd batteries too. Now, that may not sound too good, but the convenience it offers shouldn’t be overlooked. All too often we have experienced that at times we have a number of chargers plugged in and there is no room left for anything else. We may continue to use multiple Milwaukee tools, but there is no need for too many chargers. Just this one charge will charge all the batteries that you would normally be using. This charger takes about an hour to charge Lithium batteries and just around forty minutes for charging of Nicd batteries.

2 V28 Lithium Ion Batteries – Another thoughtful feature of this combo fit includes two Lithium Ion batteries, and we all know that such batteries are expensive. For a long time we have ad adverse reports about such batteries, be those from any manufacturer. Lithium batteries are notoriously bad starters in cold climatic conditions. We are looking forward to a confirmation of this characteristic of the batteries being offered by Milwaukee. We intend testing that feature by leaving one of the batteries in the fridge overnight and then watch its behavior.

Thursday

Difference Between A Cordless Drill And A Cordless Hammer Drill

It’s not only children who love Christmas for the gifts it brings them, even the grown ups look forward to it. But, then there is not as large a variety of the kind of gifts for men as is perhaps for children. But men who like to tinker with household gadgets and love to undertake DIY projects are pleased to receive gifts that add to their list of often used tools. And, a drill machine is one such tool.

It is essentially required for doing minor repairs around the house or for another small project. There is a large variety available and many of you may not be aware that a drill machine is different from a hammer drill, though both perform the same functions of drilling and cutting. The article helps you to understand the difference between the two and decide if you could gift a drill machine to a friend.

A Plain cordless drill is a machine with a cutting tool called drill bit that rotates in a circular direction. While it rotates, the user applies a physical pressure to drive the bit into the material that needs to be drilled for making a hole. The bit has groves or cutting edges that latch on and make their way into the material. The material that has been cut or the waste is automatically thrown up. Plain cordless drills find a wide application in drilling of wood, vinyl, or other such soft materials.

Hand hammer drills on the other hand are very powerful machines and would normally be used by a skilled person. Here too, the drill turns a special drill bit in a circular motion but performs an additional function also. It exerts pressure on the cutting drill bit, thus pushing it down the material being handled. Such machines are provided with special drill bits that can penetrate thru as hard materials as steel and concrete.

So, you can realize that both the machines primarily perform the same function of cutting or drilling thru a given material; it’s the characteristic properties of material that call for different machines. Hard materials like concrete and steel need more of thrust to be applied to the bit to enable it perform. This extra force is provided by the machine itself as it will be beyond the operator to apply so much of physical strength.

One doesn’t use a hammer drill around the house for doing small do it yourself kind of projects. So a hobbyist shouldn’t normally be expected to receive such a kind of drill as a gift.

Finally, who offers a better drill machine, DeWalt and Milwaukee? Well, both perform equally well. Milwaukee does make good machines comparable to DeWalt, but certainly takes advantage of the brand value it has been able to create for itself. DeWalt makes good quality dependable drills that are reasonably priced. Thus they offer value for money. For the price of a Milwaukee drill, you could perhaps buy a DeWalt machine with couple of useful attachment thrown in.

Tuesday

Milwaukee Cordless Drill Review

Of course, Milwaukee Cordless Drill is one of the most favorite of customers, but does that make it the best quality machine available in the market? Let’s have a look at some of the models of drill machines from this manufacturer.

The 0824-24 is one of the more popular models. It comes ready with two numbers of V18 batteries. Of further convenience is a charger provided. At times drills comes without one and you need to charge the battery on the machine itself. That really negates the purpose of having two batteries, as for all practical purposes you are able to use only one at a time. In the case of Milwaukee Cordless Drill you continue to work with one battery while the other one gets charged on the charger.

The motor delivers a torque of five hundred and fifty inches-pounds that is good enough for most of the applications at site. It’s provided with a case, and can thus be hauled around with ease.

Milwaukee Cordless Drill

The bits are held securely in place by a chuck made of half an inch thick metal and you can surly go ahead with your job without having to worry about the bits getting blown out.

The battery charges can be used for reloading of batteries of eighteen to twenty-eight volts. The maximum time it takes to reload a battery is sixty minutes.

I may hint here about refurbished Milwaukee cordless Drills. Though renovated, they are of good quality and save you a lot of money when compared to the price of a new machine. They are as good as a new machine minus the price tag.

Let’s have a look at its model 0612-20, which is the latest and comes in a very compact size can fit into smaller places. And, at times conditions at site demand that feature. It works at a speed of 1400 r.p.m. (revolutions per minute) to deliver a torque of nearly 400 inches per pound.

The chuck can be adjusted to 20 different clutch positions without using a key for that purpose. That really is great as it enables a much quicker insertion or withdrawal of bits. Depending upon the point of purchase, you can get it with batteries. It is designed to work thru half an inch of steel or three quarters of wood.

It falls short of ten inches, if you like to compare its length with other models. That is a plus point again, as far as maneuverability is concerned. It’ll suffice to say that the Milwaukee Cordless Drill continues to get great reviews from users who rate it as one of the best available machines.

Thursday

Milwaukee Power Tools History

Continued patronage extended by professionals and craftsmen to Milwaukee power tools has earned them the reputation of the most reliable power tools ever produced anywhere. Some of the most selling tools from Milwaukee are reciprocating saws, band saws and drive drills.

Milwaukee Sawzall

The Milwaukee Sawzall reciprocating saw is the strongest and the most dependable saw available in the market that you could buy. With a weight of seven pounds it offers the best power to weight ratio. The Sawzall is provided with the patented Quick-Lock system that enables a quick change of blades. It provides a better grip thru a rubber foot and is ergonomic

Milwaukee Driver Drills

High performance driver drills from Milwaukee have unparalleled performance and convenient features. It weighs just 5.4 pounds, is 9 ¼” long but is capable of delivering a torque of up to 650 pounds. The machine is provided with a battery-life meter that enables the user to see the remaining run time of innovative lithium-ion battery pack. Further, it is very appropriately designed to keep the work area illuminated by incorporating LED’s. These unique features facilitate working in tight and awkward places.

Milwaukee Power Tools

Milwaukee Band Saws

Professionals consider Milwaukee band saws as their first choice because of the built-in self-lubricating system, meaning that you won’t ever have to oil these. Other features of Milwaukee band saws include: worm gear and chain drive system and ball bearing construction. This ruggedly designed machine goes on and on. This is a very powerful tool that consistently gives high torque which imparts a high speed to the blade and offers improved output.

The latest series of cordless tools from Milwaukee comprises of the powerful and ergonomic M18 system. Undoubtedly, any tool with M18 system offers the best torque and power. The M18 lithium-ion battery packs are longer lasting than any other make and give more output and power. The M18 cordless Milwaukee power tools are warranted for five years or 2000 charges. Isn’t that amazing?

No doubt, Milwaukee power tools deserve to be rated as the best for performance, power and the versatility that they offer.

Irrespective of your craft, you can count on Milwaukee to provide you a complete set of required tools. Apart from supplying the most dependable, rugged and ergonomic tools at the most competitive prices, Milwaukee offers an unparalleled “heavy-duty” warranty of five years. Before venturing into your next project make sure that you are better prepared with power tools from Milwaukee.

"Power Tools"

Ladies of the house really no longer have to depend on male members and wait endlessly for carrying out those simple jobs around the house. Power tools make such jobs and many of the DIY projects a real fun for ladies too. You just need to choose the right tools.

For doing any job properly you need to accumulate your own tool box. Having a couple of tools of your own makes it easier to carry out minor repairs at home.

Here's the list:

• Level. It is important to have a good level to ensure that you get everything fixed right in the first go. The latest laser levels further make things simpler and much faster.

• Stud Finder. The best thing about a stud finder is that it almost brings to zero the chances of any failure of locating the right point for fixing a nail or a screw and you won’t have any accidental holes in the wall, which keeps it very neat. Your nail or screw straightaway goes to into the stud, thereby making sure that the photo frame or the mirror that you fixed remains there for ever.

• Claw Hammer. It’s high time to get rid of the stiletto. Have a good hammer for pounding things. Choose a hammer that has a soft and comfortable handle as it reduces strains. You get one with a fiberglass handle. Make sure that it has a claw design; so convenient for removing set nails.

• Cordless Electric Drill. For making neat and quick holes there is no better option than an electric drill. You will find it so convenient around the place for doing those petty jobs of replacing door knobs, fixing of curtain or shower rods. Execution of these small jobs with a screw driver alone is a slow and tedious process and one tends to keep postponing such jobs. It is not uncommon to realize at the end that it was a shabbily done job. Apart from taking care of some of the irritating but much needed repairs, it will not hurt your wrist and elbow that is often the case, if you ever tried doing it with those obsolete tools.

Milwaukee drill

• Multi-purpose Screwdriver. It is a better decision to buy a screwdriver with interchangeable heads as it saves you from the trouble of having a number of screw drivers. You do need screwdrivers for those petty small jobs, where it may not be very desirable to use power tools.

• Tape Measure. Make sure that the tape you decide to have is provided with a protective coating to ensure its long life. This should have a length of at least 35 feet.

Powered with these tools you are ready to deal with all those small repairs that have been irritating you for weeks. Good luck!

Wednesday

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