Time to replace my Makita NiMH Drill/Impact, any kind of recycling options?  The Cells are spent, I've seen people rebuild them but I think it's time for something modern/smaller.

I know how you feel. I had a tough time letting go of my 9.6v drill but the lithium battery systems are just so much better.

I've been trying to see if anyone makes a AD/DC converter for a plug-in option.  I don't always need cordless around the house and would extend the life on these tools.

I've been collecting the Ryobi 18V batteries and tools.  I like that  they continue to develop more powerful and longer lasting batteries that work in the tools I have.

I have about 4 drill drivers and impact drivers, a reciprocating saw, hot glue gun (best one I've ever used + cordless), work light, and even an electric caulk gun. 

I probably have 6 or more18V lithiums with a variety of mAH ratings.

I've had 2 of the expensive "fast" chargers go bad.  I just wait for the Black Friday sales with chargers bundled with batteries, and add to the collection.  Always nice to have spare batteries sitting in a charger.

The last cordless tools I bought (last Black Friday) were the DeWalt cordless circular saw and oscillating tool.  It uses their new FLEXVOLT 60-Volt MAX Lithium-Ion battery system.  You can get cordless table saws and miter saws and use the same batteries as the other 20V MAX and 60V MAX tools.  A circular saw may only need one 20V battery, but a table saw might need multiple 60V batteries.  I haven't delved into which tools work with which combinations of the MAX batteries, but it appears the table saw needs 2-3 of the 60V to increase runtime to be useable.  My circular saw runs on a single charge all day if breaking down a few pieces of plywood.

From what reviews I've seen, DeWalt has released a great series of products with these MAX batteries and tools.  I do like mine,

As for the "AC/DC - corded - cordless" solution, you're better off using an inexpensive corded drill.  They have more torque and higher speeds than most battery operated ones.  You'd be losing the cordless advantages while also losing the few benefits of corded tools

The sick laugh about new cordless tools is seeing the price of the tool without power source being less than the cost of a couple batteies and charger.

Did pick up a DeWalt oscillating tool with the batteries and charger as another super discount item at Ace hardware.   Bothe less than just the cost of the batteis/charger usually.

Guess I am now a DeWalt system guy.  No worries, my old Bosche drill is still chugging.  DeWalt hopefully will not start diddling the battery voltage and backward compatibilty.

The sick laugh about new cordless tools is seeing the price of the tool without power source being less than the cost of a couple batteies and charger.

Did pick up a DeWalt oscillating tool with the batteries and charger as another super discount item at Ace hardware.   Bothe less than just the cost of the batteis/charger usually.

Guess I am now a DeWalt system guy.  No worries, my old Bosche drill is still chugging.  DeWalt hopefully will not start diddling the battery voltage and backward compatibilty.

The MAX system is relatively new and seems to have a good following of satisfied users.  The DeWalt tools in the past had all kinds of issues.  I know I almost swore off DeWalt cordless when the drill driver I had died and the battery would not hold a charge for more than 1-2 minutes -- after 6 months of very light use.  Glad I trusted the new reviews.  Very happy with my cordless circular saw.  No more dealing with a long cord on top of a workpiece.

Time to replace my Makita NiMH Drill/Impact, any kind of recycling options?  The Cells are spent, I've seen people rebuild them but I think it's time for something modern/smaller.

They sell nimh to li-ion adapters for like 20 bucks.

Id just buy a new drill set on sale. Buying just the batteries n charger is expensive.

The newer brushless tools and 21700 battery based lithium packs are a pretty big leap forward in power and efficiency.

My 60v worm style saw is actually more powerful than a corded full size skilsaw. I think it pulls 23amps. Cuts as fast as u can push it.

More Amps . . . (I always wanted to say that).

More Amps . . . (I always wanted to say that).

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The old stick battery Makitas are unkillable. Or at least they did not suffer nearly the same amount of shortcuts that modern tools do. Finding aftermarket batteries or soldering your own together is well worth it.

This is the best channel for finding out what is inside your tools. Also it is hosted by a hilarious Canadian which makes watching it way more entertaining than one would think.

with brushless motors and lithium batts you can't beat new gen tools.
I harvest 18650 batts for fun and because Im pake. I have a little over a 100. You can easily retrofit those old tools and they;d probably work better too with the current (amps) output of lithium ion batts. But the NiMh chargers won't safely charge a lithium batt.

I am surprised at the available options, kinda overwhelming at first.  I'm thinking 12v Lithium, might be a good idea to wait til the Holidays.

For modern li-ion tools I like Milwaukee because they do not constantly change their battery lineup and the warranty is pretty solid. For Johnny Homeowner the Ryobi stuff is probably more than enough these days.

I bought into the black and decker versapak tools many moons ago.
I'm a light duty user so they suit my needs and aftermarket replacement batteries are still available and fairly cheap.
I love my cordless screwdriver since it turns slowly, thus more controllable than my drill/driver.

I also bought into the black and decker 20volt line and have a weed wacker, drill, leaf blower and recip saw.
So far so good. These light duty tools are adequate and allows me to be a menehune. 
When the nurse lady next door is not home, I jump over the wàll and trim her grass and weeds.

my Ryobi 18v tools are still going good after probably 15+ years. I had to get a couple batteries over the years but the tools work great.  I mostly use the drill and the Sawzall, but I have to replace the drill soon bc sometimes sparks shoot out of the motor but it still works.   

only had the Ryobi 40v blower for over 1 year and its blowing really slow.  i'll have to take it apart and see what's causing that.

just got a Worx 20v portable pressure washer.  it's not as powerful as a non-portable one, but I only use it to wash my car so its much more convenient and I don't need that much pressure to wash my car so its perfect
funny thing is I ordered this snub nose barrel for the washer but the pressure was significantly less so I went back to the longer barrel.  just like firearms, the shorter the barrel the less the velocity.     Heads!   

I picked up a few DeWalt 20V Max tools recently.  They can be found on sale for pretty good prices and so far I'm liking them.  Not heavy duty use at all, but seems great.  Use the compact drill quite often. 

When I bought my first house in WA, I bought a few Porter Cable power tools.  At that time, Makita and DeWalt were the popular names, but I read good things about Porter Cable.  The tools were excellent and they help up for many years, but like mentioned above, the batteries are the achilles and eventually replacement batteries were more than new tools. 

Ryobi makes a 50ft. hybrid power drain auger.It is not a pro grade tool but like many ryobi tools it is for the home owner.
I just found it at home depot.
$359 plus tax. This is about what a plumber could charge you on the week ends.
If you got careless renters or kids it may pay for itself after one use.