Makita has gone crackers....

[mark david]

In most movie and tv scenes where there is child birth depicted the babies are usually cordless.
Maybe Makita are responsible for these too.

[Handyjack]

How about a cordless, batteryless drill. Yes the battery never needs replacing. This type of drill has been around for a long time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filerill004cropped.jpg
Now largely unused, might make a comeback when there is a disaster.

[elanjacobs]

How about a cordless, batteryless drill. Yes the battery never needs replacing. This type of drill has been around for a long time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filerill004cropped.jpg
Now largely unused, might make a comeback when there is a disaster.

For the hammer-drill version, just add an apprentice with a hammer and keep your head out of the way
An optional hand guard will be available for those with less coordinated apprentices

[ian]

First we had the cordless coffee maker, which is actually not a bad idea.
Then, the cordless fan, also a good idea.

But this, is starting to get out of control. Ok,ok, Lollypop people here in the mountains, Shovel Leaners etc might like need one.





They do have quite the range of cordless skins these days:

If it's the Makita badge that's getting to you, there's always the other German tool maker's version



works with 14.4V batteries too !

[Seymore Butts]

How about a cordless, batteryless drill. Yes the battery never needs replacing. This type of drill has been around for a long time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filerill004cropped.jpg
Now largely unused, might make a comeback when there is a disaster.

There's also the one they called the Gutsbuster which was used for spade bits and larger drills.

[Last Dog]

There's also the one they called the Gutsbuster which was used for spade bits and larger drills.

The old "Belly Brace" got one and love it Can be a bit awkward trying to explain to someone who's been watching you with your back turned what you were doing when your Red faced and gurning tho

[Boringgeoff]

Morning all,

In May 1969 when I first came to Aus', I left all my warm weather gear in NZ as the "experts" told me that Aus' is pretty damn hot. My first job was at Lake Varley in the South and it was not very hot at all, in fact very cold.
I bought an electric jacket from a shop in Newdegate which, from memory, was owned by Tom Wardle "Tom The Cheap" who was one of the first in Australia to trade with China.
The jacket had three heating panels, one in the back and two in the front and had a cord from a pocket that plugged into the cigarette lighter socket of your vehicle. It was a beauty but failed after a few days when I jumped out of the tractor with out unplugging it and tore the cord out of the pocket.
I don't think it had a thermostat or on/off switch, just either plugged in or not and I have heard that they were dangerous if you plugged them into a 24v outlet.
The first I heard of an electric jacket since then was when I spotted one in a Milwaukee catalogue a couple of years ago.
Cheers,
Geoff.