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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Thanks Van Dell, Did you get them online or at a store?  Were they a package 
price deal?  I'll see if I can look up both brands on Amazon and ebay stores.

 Just to make sure -- If you had to do it again , you would go with 18 volt 
with one of the two brands you mentioned and whatever batteries and rechrager 
that comes with those brands?


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--- On Mon, 1/12/09, VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com> wrote:

> One of the best investments I ever made was a set of
> Milwaukee 18 volt cordless tools.  It came with drill,
> saws-all, circle saw and light.  Two batteries and charger
> included.  The newer batteries charge very quickly, and
> provide full power until the charge is used up, and have a
> series of lights to show amount of charge.

> I don't know if this is any better than other brands
> just that has worked very well for me.
> A friend has a similar set of DeWald.  The only obvious
> difference that we could see is that the DeWald is easier to
> change batteries.  Sometimes depressing the catch to release
> the Milwaukee batteries can be a real pain.
> Van Dell   
> 
> 




> --- On Mon, 1/12/09, bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Homestead] Random thoughts ( & tools
> ?)
> > To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 9:30 AM
> > Hi Don;very good to hear from you and that your mother
> and
> > family are doing well.  When you have a bit if time to
> > reply, I have a "tools" question".  I
> want to
> > buy some battery pack tools.  Like maybe a bttery
> powered
> > drill, skillsaw, sawzall, things like that.  You wrote
> about
> > these once, but I can't find the post.  
> > 
> > 1) Is there a certain 'brand' that is the best
> for
> > the money with these type tools?  Sears and home depot
> have
> > multi brands of multi strngths and battery types.  I
> > imagines other retailers do, also.
> > 
> > 2)  I want them all to run off the same battery packs,
> if
> > possible.  What is the best strength and type of
> battery? 
> > Also, Does the type/brand of recharger matter / and
> does the
> > type/brand of batteries?
> > 
> > 3) Other than the ones I mentioned, what are the other
> very
> > good tools to have as battery powered; and are there
> other
> > factors I should consider with battery powered power
> tools.
> > 
> > Thank you for your time..............................
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
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> > 
> > 
> > --- On Mon, 1/12/09, Don Bowen
> > <don.bowen AT earthlink.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
> > > Subject: Re: [Homestead] Random thoughts about
> the day
> > > To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 7:29 AM
> > > I have not had much to say but I have been busy. 
> A
> > couple
> > > of days after
> > > xmas we drove up to my mother's place in the
> Bay
> > Area
> > > with my son and his
> > > wife.  We had an early 90th birthday celebration
> with
> > my
> > > mother.
> > > 
> > > Then last week I drove up here again.  My brother
> flew
> > in
> > > from Saipan and we
> > > had a real 90th for her.  She did not know he was
> > coming in
> > > so it was a
> > > surprise.  My other son is flying in from North
> > Carolina
> > > tomorrow so there
> > > gets to be another slightly delayed celebration.
> > > 
> > > She had a heart attack last fall so we all
> decided to
> > > spring this on her.
> > > She is looking better all the time and could well
> > outlive
> > > me.
> > > 
> > > Other than that we have been visiting, went to an
> > aircraft
> > > museum, and
> > > visited Common Ground Garden supply.  Today we
> are
> > headed
> > > for the maritime
> > > museum in San Francisco.
> > > 
> > > I will be back in Southern California by the
> weekend
> > and
> > > will start planting
> > > the garden there.
> > > 
> > > Don Bowen  KI6DIU
> > >
> >
> http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html
> > > 
> > > 
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