Thread: cordless drill sale

Any ideas how it stacks up against the DeWalt?

Products-Powertools-Cordless - Drill-Drivers-18V Drill/Driver - DEWALT

My dead DeWalt is the older version but was a strong workhorse while it lasted.

The Dewalt has better batteries ..Lithium Ion

The Metabo has been updated to have Lithium Ion, and this is the old model.

My FIL had a very similar one (with a 13mm chuck, and only 5 touque settings, and included a hammer drill) and then bought the L-ion one, and gave me the Ni-cad old one.

The drill is awesome. a bit heavy, but that's what the gym is for . The hammer is very effective and it's a powerful drill. The batteries still have a lot of life left in them, and in part I think this is because my FIL bought the torch that goes with it which is very useful for deep draining of the nicads - something not required with ni-mh or l-ion, I think.

When I saw this sale I was seriosuly tempted, but after all, one just landed on my lap for free so I couldn't justify it.

Oh, and the battery charger charges Ni-cad and Ni-MH, which means when the cells die, I'll repack them with Ni-MH sub-c batteries (would probably cost about $80-ish, but you end up with a 2.7 AH Ni-mh battery ) I did this for a 12v ryobi and the difference is awesome.

Cheers,
Dave

The major problem with all cordless is the cost of repalcement batteries (and they all need them eventually) RIDGID tool give a lifetime free replacement for batteries. They make a top end product at a competitive price IMHO.

Thanks for the replies I am so tempted.

Just had a check in the shed (love working from home )

My drill is quite differemt - same battery spec (18v, nicad, 2.0Ah), but it seems to be a different model.

This one is mine:
18 Volt Cordless Impact Drill SBP 18 Plus

I have no idea how they compare. I stand by what I said though, the one I have is awesome!

Cheers,
Dave

Originally Posted by Ozkaban

Just had a check in the shed (love working from home )

Oooh yeah.

Sorry... me again

Just found the drill I have on Just Tools - Metabo 18V Cordless Impact Drill C45. #SBP18 PLUS C45 Retail is $599, so I guess the retail on the other Metabo would be $220 + $250 = $470, so that should be almost useful for comparison.

I'll have to make the FIL something awesome - I had no idea how much it was worth

Cheers,
Dave

In my former life as an electrical contractor, the only power tools I bothered with were Metabo or Makita. IMHO Makita is not the product it used to be and their batteries have to be the worst performing and shortest lifespan. I still have an old 9v Metabo 10+ years old going strong(ish)
I bought one of the Metabo on special so I'll give you an update when it arrives.
Bruce.

I'd be interested to read your thoughts on the drill when you get it Bellyup