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3rd November 2008, 08:39 PM #1Member
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Dropped My Ryobi Cordless Drill...oops
It was cheap, it was heavy and it was about as slimline as a chieftan tank, but I was rather fond of it. It fell from the top of a stepladder and still worked. Then 10 minutes later, I achieved the same trick and she's dead.
I have to say that after buying her about a year ago, I have been swooning over the compact and petite lines of Makita cordless but they are a price.
Ms Ryobi, bless her, was 18v with a battery pack as big as a volvo.
I expect that I will have to downshift to 14v if I am going to be able to afford a Makita or similar.
Any suggestions for a good price/power/weight/bulk ratio cordless drill?
thanks
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3rd November 2008, 09:34 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Thought I had killed mine once when I dropped it, felt real silly when I found the switch that turns it from foreward to reverse had been bumped in between the two settings, and just had to switch it to forward and off it went.
Donna
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3rd November 2008, 10:54 PM #3
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3rd November 2008, 11:12 PM #4Senior Member
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3rd November 2008, 11:16 PM #5
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3rd November 2008, 11:17 PM #6Member
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Strange thing is that I heard earlier today that the Makita welcome truck is pulling into our town soon- laden with every conceivable Makita goodie that a chap could want. You dont think that I might perhaps have subconsciously wanted, nay, desired that the Ryobi should die this evening to clear the way for the Makita?
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3rd November 2008, 11:20 PM #7
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4th November 2008, 07:35 PM #8Member
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ok, I've gone lithium and I've gone Makita, 18v, and I wont be dropping this one at $360
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5th November 2008, 10:35 PM #9Novice
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Dammit. Paid $430 for mine.
I don't regret what I have, not at all. Regret what I paid, a little bit.
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5th November 2008, 10:47 PM #10
I paid $520 for a Metabo Impulse 18V 18 months ago and one of the batteries is already dead. Of course, this means that the other will probably also die shortly.
Still, it has survived several ladder drops and more than paid for itself several times over. I'm undecided whether to go for another 18V Metabo or drop my standards a bit and go for a 14V Mak.
- Andy Mc
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8th November 2008, 09:32 AM #11Senior Member
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I would not say it will be a down shift to the Makita. I'd be tipping if you got a Ryobi 18V and a Makita 14V, inserted a bit between the two, turned them both on, then the Makita would win. A chippy I worked with claims over ten years ago, his old Makita 7.2V smoked a brand new GMC 14V within a couple of minutes doing the same.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe it has more to do with the gearings, cheaper ones will be plastic, while the better stronger (more expensive) will be steel. Thus the higher the voltage does not always equate to a stronger drill.
If you can get the 14V Makita, Bosch (blue), Hitachi or Panasonic at a price you like, you will be well ahead of a 18V Ryobi, GMC or any other hobby intended drills.
Cheers, Steve
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