Have you ever bought a corded carpentry tool to save money over a battery-powered one and regretted it?

[Dennis S]

I've decided that a corded circular saw is the way to go.

[cbelt3]

I haven’t used a corded tool in years. Still have them...

[C(-)ris]

I ran into that with just about every Air tool I have. Impact, ratchet, grinder, nail guns. The battery versions of all of them are so much better. The only thing I use the air compressor for now is painting or cleaning out things.

[MrNoBody]

Only non-saw corded tool I own that is indispensable is a Hitachi 1/2"
Hammer Drill. Cost of a cordless version with equivalent specs was
3-4 times more. Based on use, I couldn't justify it.
btw, wouldn't trade my old corded Skilsaw circular for a cordless version.

[d4]

Unless you wear a hardhat at a worksite, always buy cordless nowadays. When shopping for tools many people like to think and dream big and all the POWER they need. When in reality, for the garage, tool shed, basement, and home use, a consumer level "home" tool will do. Of course the PRO level tools feel heftier and more manly. The psychological benefit is that the POWER is there if you need it, but at home (for most people) you never really do.

[Rick-o]

I haven't yet met a cordless circular saw that can keep up with a corded version. That said, there is a place for my cordless circular saws. They have saved the day on a few occasions.

[tenders]

You will pry my Ingersoll-Rand pneumatic impact gun, pneumatic paint shaker, and pneumatic tire inflator out of my cold, dead hands. There are no battery-powered substitutes. Lesser tools are a pure waste of time.

There is a time and a place for battery-powered drills, saws, and grinders. I have both, use both, but if I had to pick one, I'd pick the 120V versions. Several marathon Sawzall sessions inform that preference.

Staple guns, I can see, might be great in battery flavor. Mine is pneumatic but I'm not attached to it. Plus, that would hurt.

[macphanatic]

mattkime wrote:
battery powered circular saws are useless unless they're the only way to get the job done.

Rick-o wrote:
I haven't yet met a cordless circular saw that can keep up with a corded version. That said, there is a place for my cordless circular saws. They have saved the day on a few occasions.

Not any more. My DeWalt 7-1/4 inch flex volt cordless saw keeps up with my corded circular saw. I haven't used my corded circular saw since I got it. It cut thru wet, pressure treated 4x6's as easily as the corded saw did.

tenders wrote:
You will pry my Ingersoll-Rand pneumatic impact gun, pneumatic paint shaker, and pneumatic tire inflator out of my cold, dead hands. There are no battery-powered substitutes. Lesser tools are a pure waste of time.

There is a time and a place for battery-powered drills, saws, and grinders. I have both, use both, but if I had to pick one, I'd pick the 120V versions. Several marathon Sawzall sessions inform that preference.

Staple guns, I can see, might be great in battery flavor. Mine is pneumatic but I'm not attached to it. Plus, that would hurt.

I've got the DeWalt flex volt 1/2 inch impact. It's a beast. My neighbor compared it to his commercial grade impact and it performed as well. He's so impressed with it's capabilities, he's transitioning to his cordless tools to DeWalt.

The $100 saw or impact isn't going to compete with corded. If you step up to the higher end models, you might just be surprised what they are capable of.

[NewtonMP2100]

.....and bought.....courd......eroy pants.....