Where would we be today without buyouts?
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The biggest buyout in our trade was QEP buying Roberts many years ago.
I did a search a while back looking for the relationship between Craftsman and Rigid.
Many products of those two look the same except for color and minor differences.
I came up with that link in the process. Everyone has other companies make specific products for them under a private label. Nothing new, just hadn't seen the actual links.
Many products of those two look the same except for color and minor differences.
I came up with that link in the process. Everyone has other companies make specific products for them under a private label. Nothing new, just hadn't seen the actual links.
Black and Decker makes Dewalt. To bad some of those tools parts aren't interchangeable-like batteries.
Daris
Daris
FYI, The guts from a Black and Decker battery fit perfectly inside the shell of a Dewalt battery. At a fraction of the cost. They are just a bunch of AA batteries in some kind of shrink wrap with a little bit of wiring. Only five torx head screws holding the Dewalt battery case together. If you have a dead one, disassemble and you'll see.
Try it. You'll like it!
I took apart a Craftsman 14.2 battery once thinking I could rebuild it. I didn't have the right tools. We have a place here that rebuilds the batteries but it cost as much as a new one. Then Craftsman changed the to a different battery style so I trashed the drill and I loved that drill. Batteries probably lasted 3-4 years on that drill.
Daris
I found a company in Fullerton, Ca, which is about 30 minutes away from my house, that repairs batteries at a very reasonable price. Many from other web sites say these rebuilds last a long time.
http://www.toolbatteryrebuilders.com/
http://www.toolbatteryrebuilders.com/
A friend gave me his old 20volt Craftsman drill. He said the chuck kept sticking. He had bought a new drill set.
The old one he gave me has the old style slide in battery with a charge level indicator. My newer (4year old) 19.2volt battery is partially inserted up inside the handle.
That old drill he gave me was an easy fix. The older 20volt drill is labeled Diehard instead of Craftsman. It feels much better built and weighs 2X as much as my newer 19.2 volt drill. Maybe a pro model?
Batteries Plus sells new batteries for it, but they are $85 a pop.
Kman
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I buy all Hitachi tools when I can find them. Had very good luck with them.
My only complaint is the battery cost. The new 18v batteries are about $70, just for one battery.
I can go to Lowe's and get a drill, two batteries, and a charger for about $130. I got one during the holidays on sale for about $100. Either way is less than the cost of two batteries.
So now I have three drills and four working batteries. At some some point I'm going to end up with more drills than batteries.
My only complaint is the battery cost. The new 18v batteries are about $70, just for one battery.
I can go to Lowe's and get a drill, two batteries, and a charger for about $130. I got one during the holidays on sale for about $100. Either way is less than the cost of two batteries.
So now I have three drills and four working batteries. At some some point I'm going to end up with more drills than batteries.
I buy all Hitachi tools when I can find them. Had very good luck with them.
My only complaint is the battery cost. The new 18v batteries are about $70, just for one battery.
I can go to Lowe's and get a drill, two batteries, and a charger for about $130. I got one during the holidays on sale for about $100. Either way is less than the cost of two batteries.
So now I have three drills and four working batteries. At some some point I'm going to end up with more drills than batteries.
Just did the same as I lost my charger
Cheaper to buy a new drill with batteries
