Hello,
I'm a novice woodworker, and am trying to build myself a beginner set of
power tools.
I noticed the Jobmate cordless drill is peanut-cheap. I imagine it's crap to
some extent, but is it worth buying for a start or should i wait a little
and save up to buy a better drill? how long will a jobmate drill last me
before it breaks?
What about Black & Decker?
Thanks
fred
"P©WÉ®T©©LMAN ²ºº4" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> "Frederic Elias" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm a novice woodworker, and am trying to build myself a beginner set of
> > power tools.
> >
> > I noticed the Jobmate cordless drill is peanut-cheap. I imagine it's crap
> to
> > some extent, but is it worth buying for a start or should i wait a little
> > and save up to buy a better drill? how long will a jobmate drill last me
> > before it breaks?
> >
> > What about Black & Decker?
> >
> > Thanks
> > fred
>
> Lets sum it up this way...Jobmate is one of the few tools comparable to home
> use B&D these days very basic light duty power tools but if used for light
> use only you cannot beat the value & price.....if you are buying them from
> Crappy Tire just make sure they break before the warranty runs out.
Remember Murphy's law of tool breakage: The more you want something to
break, the longer it lasts.
I have a cheap 3/8" corded crapsman drill that I would love to burnout
so I can replace it with something with power. So, when I put up my
fence (128 feet, 6 screws per board) I decided that I would only use
the crapsman and hold down the trigger between screws for good
measure. Damn thing wouldn't burn out.
"Frederic Elias" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> I'm a novice woodworker, and am trying to build myself a beginner set of
> power tools.
>
> I noticed the Jobmate cordless drill is peanut-cheap. I imagine it's crap
to
> some extent, but is it worth buying for a start or should i wait a little
> and save up to buy a better drill? how long will a jobmate drill last me
> before it breaks?
>
> What about Black & Decker?
>
> Thanks
> fred
Lets sum it up this way...Jobmate is one of the few tools comparable to home
use B&D these days very basic light duty power tools but if used for light
use only you cannot beat the value & price.....if you are buying them from
Crappy Tire just make sure they break before the warranty runs out.
--
© Jon Down ®
http://www.stores.ebay.com/jdpowertoolcanada
[email protected] (Jay) wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Remember Murphy's law of tool breakage: The more you want something to
> break, the longer it lasts.
>
> I have a cheap 3/8" corded crapsman drill that I would love to burnout
> so I can replace it with something with power. So, when I put up my
> fence (128 feet, 6 screws per board) I decided that I would only use
> the crapsman and hold down the trigger between screws for good
> measure. Damn thing wouldn't burn out.
I guess I don't understand. If the tool doesn't do what you want it to do,
give it away, or throw on the back of the bottom shelf, or something, and
buy what you need (OK. want...)
Oh, wait. I get it. You weren't complaining, were you.
Sometimes, I'm slower than other times.
Patriarch
Frederic Elias wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm a novice woodworker, and am trying to build myself a beginner set of
> power tools.
>
> I noticed the Jobmate cordless drill is peanut-cheap. I imagine it's crap
> to some extent, but is it worth buying for a start or should i wait a
> little and save up to buy a better drill? how long will a jobmate drill
> last me before it breaks?
>
> What about Black & Decker?
Save up for a decent one, DeWalt, Porter Cable, Milwaukee, Makita, or Bosch
(anybody I've left out?). A crappy cordless drill is _really_ crappy, a
good one is remarkably good. It's not a matter of "how long will it work
before it breaks", it's "how long will you suffer with it before you give
up in disgust".
There's also the issue of batteries--they're rechargeable but they don't
last forever, and in heavy (don't anticipate "heavy use"? Neither did I.)
use you'll want several so you can have one in the drill and one or two on
charge--if you've got an off-brand you may not be able to get more
batteries when you need them. Further, the major brands have "systems" in
which a number of different tools use the same type of battery, which is
not only convenient but can save you money when compared with having a
bunch of tools that use different batteries. When you buy, take a look at
the whole system and buy into whichever one is going to match your needs
best.
> Thanks
> fred
--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
You're probably not rich enough to afford crappy tools. This is my
motto. That's why I always invest in high quality tools that will last
me a lifetime. Anyway, you always forget the price but the quality
last.
To answer your question about when it will break. It's simple: it will
last as long as you don't use it!
Buy quality tools or rent them when you need them.
Wally.
On Tue, 11 May 2004 10:49:58 -0400, "Frederic Elias" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I'm a novice woodworker, and am trying to build myself a beginner set of
>power tools.
>
>I noticed the Jobmate cordless drill is peanut-cheap. I imagine it's crap to
>some extent, but is it worth buying for a start or should i wait a little
>and save up to buy a better drill? how long will a jobmate drill last me
>before it breaks?
>
>What about Black & Decker?
>
>Thanks
>fred
>
>
>