![]() ![]() I’ve also got a set of 12V Milwaukee tools. There are two 1/2” drills, an impact driver, 1/2” impact wrench, which sees a lot of use, oscillating multi tool, reciprocating saw, 18v leaf blower (faster than sweeping), flood light, jig saw, and angle grinder (new). No equivalent in the Makita ecosystem.ĭown at the shop are the rest of the Makita tools, all 18v, and a coup,e of chargers. We’re completely electric for normal yard work. There are dual 18v chargers for the lawn mower and leaf blower. Not in view, but at the house, 18v job site radio, 18v oscillating multi tool, 18v string trimmer, 18v hedge trimmer, 36v leaf blower and 36V lawn mower. In view, 9.6V Makita, the 14.4V driver and drill, an 18v driver, and an 18v 1/2” impact, an 18v reciprocating saw (mostly used for pruning). Great tools, great performance, great batteries.Īt the moment, most of my cordless tools are down at my shop. Battery #1, a 12 year old battery, ran my impact all day yesterday doing suspension work. I labeled all the batteries with a Sharpie to keep track in case one wore out. Those new batteries have great capacity, and seem to run forever. But they run.Ī dozen or so years ago, I needed another cordless for a project. Naturally, I got a Makita set, in 14.4v NiMH. When I built a deck in 2004, which had hardwood decking, I needed a driver and drill to run the few thousand screws. I still use it, even though the 9.6V NiCad batteries aren’t made by Makita any more. So, I got my first cordless Makita was around 1990 and it was a game changer. My 20 year old Makita 10” slide compound miter saw is still great. My 30 year old Makita 1/4” plunge router is still great. My 43 year old Makita drill, a 3/8” corded model, still works. This would actually save you money if you sold the old saw.I mentioned it previously in that thread, but it’s simple: Makita was the first to offer cordless drills. your getting less batteries, but more battery power with the 5.0, so another amp hour of runtime if the adapter set comes with 2.0 batteries. Yea, the bare tool saw is only $99 right now.Īnother option, on sale for only $20 more than your adapter kit - you can get the new 20v saw, with charger, 5.0 battery, and soft case. There may be more to your situation, but just off what you posted, buying new seems like more for your money. Just doesn't seem to make sense to lay out the money on the adapter kit to keep 1 tool going that you can replace for less money. If there is ever gonna be a time to upgrade tools and get the most for your money spent, this is it.Ī bare tool 20v Dewalt saw should be cheaper than the adapter kit if you already have 20v stuff and batteries. Just making the point, you have options here. I was in the same boat, and upgraded to the Milwaukee m18 system. IMO, The adapter kit only makes sense for people that have a large collection of older Dewalt tools. MOST people use the opportunity to upgrade into a new system. Even sold for $40 for each tool, you won't be far away from the money you'd spend out of pocket anyway - but with new tools and an impact driver and flashlight too. You can sell what you have on eBay to put towards it. ![]() This 4 tool kit is on sale, $100 off, for $249. The adapter kit you're looking at is $129 with the small batteries. A new sawzall bare tool would be under $100 I think. Just putting this out there, but for the cost of the batteries, adapter, and charger, - you are not far away from a new drill kit, with batteries and charger, or maybe even a drill impact combo kit on sale. I'll leave it up anyway for other people since sales are posted, and someone else might be in a similar situation. Edit - I posted all this assuming you were gonna buy the adapter "kit", and not just the $40 adapter. ![]()
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