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   seeyou | Jul 29, 2005 12:08am | #1

   Don't know anything about them, but the 19 volt made me think of Spinal Tap's amps. They went up to 11.

   Birth, school, work, death.....................

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   Soultrain | Jul 29, 2005 01:08am | #2

   My brother has a Craftsman combo kit with two 19.2V batteries.  The only thing that really doesn't do to well is the circular saw.  It does fine with the small stuff, but cutting 2x material is tough & the batteries wear down pretty quick.

   All the other tools do pretty well though.

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   skyecore | Jul 29, 2005 01:55am | #3

   look on ebay for cheap makita batteries

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   --> measure once / scribble several lines / spend some time figuring out wich scribble / cut the wrong line / get mad

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   JulianTracy | Jul 29, 2005 05:57am | #6

   18volt Makita batteries are available all day long on Ebay for often less than the 14.4's.Probably folks making money breaking up combos, but I've seen the 18's going for $38-50 very often.Is there anything Sears that's any good anymore?If you want to buy a piece of crap, at least by Ryobi, theirs has a 2 year warranty. Still crap though.You might look at the Bosch 18 volts kits these days - they represent the very best value these days among pro combos, HD had (has) the Bosch 6 pc kit, Hammer dr., circ, recip, jigsaw, planer, flashlight and 2 batteries and bag on clearance for $399! Try pricing out a Dewalt setup like that, but you'll not be able to get a planer.JT

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   4Lorn1 | Jul 29, 2005 05:28am | #4

   Sears has gotten a reputation for, at best, marginal quality cordless tools. That said I remember a review of cordless drills that included a 19v Sears drill.

   In their article they noted the Sears reputation but also that the drill ranked well in power and features. In the end is made a 'best value', or similar terminology, award based on its good performance and low price. It had kept up with or beat many better thought of brands and at a third the cost was considered a good deal.

   At worse a beater unit for those nasty jobs where you don't want to risk or get the high dollar unit dirty or as a backup. Maybe as a loaner or for the younger handypersons.

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   CAGIV | Jul 29, 2005 05:33am | #5

   No personal experience other then one guy I used to work with had the set.

   It was marginal at best, not horridly bad   Personally I'd spend the extra money now and get a good quality set.