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- From: ameres@ithaca.cat.rpi.edu (Eric Ameres)
- Subject: Re: 9.6v/12v cordless drills
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- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
- References: <1993Jan22.214413.27851@slcs.slb.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 14:53:18 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.214413.27851@slcs.slb.com> weissborn@dfwdsr.sinet.slb.com writes:
-
- >but both seem to be the same to me. The one thing I don't
- >like about the Dewalt is that in the screw-driver mode, you
- >have to press down to engage the chuck. Looking at their
- >"see-thru" model, there are two little "hickeys" that catch,
- >one on the chuck shaft, the other on the drive-shaft. Seems
- >like these would be prone to breakage.
- >
- >weissborn@dfwvx1.sinet.slb.com
-
- While the sheet-rockers were installing the drywall in my house I
- noticed that their drywall screwguns also had such a feature. These
- guys definitely punish their tools and the mechanism holds up or them.
- I didn't notice the brand and they were definitely not cordless. Of
- course the mechanisms are probably a little different but, given the
- quality of DeWalt products in general I wouldn't worry. I would've
- definitely bought the DeWalt 12v instead of the Skil TopGun 12v had I
- known the DeWalt had this feature.
-
- I was amazed how these guys were able to drive so many screws without
- ever even shutting their drivers off. Probably saves some start/stop
- wear and tear but would eat up battery packs.
-
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