You know, if I started over buying new tools, and I might just do that in a few years when I just get tired with what I have, I would go with air tool. Buy a compressor and then the tools don't cost much to keep adding on new tools. It's also about the power. I hate, just my opinion, cordless electric tools. The power is not there equal to other power tools and then you have to switch out the battery all day long. After you buy 4-5 batteries to keep working, you have to spend an arm and a leg to keep the tool running and then the limited power that it started with dwindles as the battery weakens. Not for me. I rarely use my cordless power tools.
and that's the reason to buy ridgid cordless tools and register them with the LSA. free repairs, parts and labor, for life, including batteries. just be sure to properly register the tool with the LSA.
Here's a true example of cordless Ridged tool I bought. I wanted a brad nailers for some finishing work. I sent my son back into the store to get one since I was already at the register. He got a cordless Ridged.
a cordless ridgid battery powered brad nailer? i've never seen or heard of them having such a product. what was the model number of the item that so terribly disappointed you?
It cost me $60. I did not look at it when I bought it, my error. I didn't realize until I got home, over 100 miles, that it was cordless and we didn't buy a battery. I couldn't use it until I made another trip to Casper WY about a month later and bought a battery and charger for it for another $60. I saw a brad nailer at a different store for only $30, but it had a cord. To make things worse, the battery dies quickly and the nailer does not have as much power as I would like. It ended up being $120 for a tool that I could have obtained for $30 just to get rid of a cord.
Again, in my opinion, if you are going to get a lot of tools or plan on in the future of getting a lot of tools, air is the way to go.
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