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I love cordless drills; they get me into tight
spots without extension cords, but they
can get heavy when you have to use it for
hours going back and forth between
batteries.
Keep the battery, but take it off the tool.
Keep it where lots of tools already are, in
the toolbelt. It is closer
to your center of
equilibrium, and will save your arm from
unnecessary fatigue.
Only a short cord is needed to attach the
tool to the battery pack on you utility belt.
Makes sense for workers constantly using
a cordless tool, by taking away strain from
their arm, distributing it to their waist.
PAG belt
http://www.amazon.c...ssory/dp/B000FLK9BO
[angel, Nov 12 2006]
similar
Cordless-Tool_20Cord
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Nov 12 2006]
[link]
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But now you can no longer easily set the tool down and move away from it. |
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I find that very little of my time spent with cordless tools is in repetitive production line activities. It is more like: use the cordless reciprocating saw to open a hole in the ceiling; use the cordless circular saw to make a pair of 16" 2x4 braces; carry them up the ladder to the ceiling; use a cordless drill to attach the braces to the existing joists; go get the electrical junction box and attach it to the ceiling joists or braces with the cordless drill; pull some wire into the box and make all the initial connections; trial fit the previously cut piece of drywall board in the cavity; make a new hole in the patch to accomodate the position of the new junction box with the 4" hole saw bit; replace the phillips head bit and now use the cordless drill to affix the drywall patch to the newly installed braces. |
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During that process I've probably been up and down the ladder ten times for bits and bobs and wire, and I've used my cordless reciprocating saw, my cordless circular saw, my cordless drill, and maybe even a cordless lamp. Please don't make me holster all this equipment on my belt. |
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jurist, you seem to be more of a general
constructionist-er. The activities you
are describing do not sound like
"production line activities". With use of
many different cordless tools, this
wouldn't be for you, first. |
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it would be for those, like i said, who
are constantly using a cordless tool. like
someone on a crew with a dedicated
job, like a dedicated drywaller.
Calculating it, giving a worker more
energy and time saves you money. |
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If I was a "dedicated drywaller" I'd want the dedicated power and minimal heft of a corded screwgun. |
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it's a corded, cordless tool. you get the
portablility without the added weight. |
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Maybe its just me but I seem to be able to handle the immense weight of a drill battery....Perhaps I have super human strength? |
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Try using one raised above your head all
day long for ceiling work and you will soon
buckle. |
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Totally baked for video camera lighting gear (linky). |
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The second link cited is for an idea that
puts the cord back into the tool, taking
away the portability provided by my
proposed idea. The PAG belt is similar I
admit. |
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I'm at least happy that someone else
knows the feeling of holding a cordless
drill above your head for hours. |
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Seriously, is it that heavy? I spent the whole day today cutting over my head with a cordless sawzall. I never felt like I wanted it to be attached to my belt. I do however think it would be a good option other than you would have to carry around 2 or 3 batteries, and the time it would take to plug and unplug each as they were needed. |
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If you had the batteries on the belt, you could use a heavier battery. Suggest a SLA, sealed lead acid battery, like a battery from a motorcycle (still fairly large) or the smaller SLA's used in uninterruptible power supplies for computers. So you'll have to use 12V tools, or 24V tools. |
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