Have We Ruined Power Tools By Making Them Cordless?
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- 🛠️ Join Vince from VCG Construction as he delves into the transformative world of power tools in our latest video, "Have We Ruined Power Tools By Making Them Cordless?" Discover the evolution from corded to cordless and what it means for professionals and DIY enthusiasts alike.
🔌 Corded Power Tools: Known for their reliability and consistent power output, corded tools are a staple in industrial and heavy-duty environments. They offer uninterrupted operation and are preferred for tasks requiring continuous, high-powered performance.
🔋 Cordless Power Tools: Celebrated for their portability and convenience, cordless tools have significantly closed the performance gap with advances in battery technology. These tools provide freedom from cords, enhancing safety and flexibility across various work settings.
Pros and Cons:
Corded Tools: Higher power, continuous operation, and cost-effectiveness, but limited by the need for a power outlet and less flexibility.
Cordless Tools: Superior mobility, user-friendly designs, and versatility with interchangeable batteries, though they often come at a higher initial cost and require battery management.
🎥 In this video, Vince will guide you through a detailed comparison, highlighting scenarios where each type excels, and sharing tips on choosing the right tool for your needs. Whether you're renovating a home or tackling a quick repair, understanding these tools' capabilities will empower you to make the best choice.
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I went mad for cordless tools but I killed so many and spent a fortune. I'm now back to my old trusty corded tools that have done 10 times the work with and treated bad and they still going like a champ
If you’re doing a lot of rips, it doesn’t make sense to use a battery tool. The Skill 77 is still unmatched in this regard.
Why if you have batteries you have batteries🎉
I couldn’t agree more Max, I wanted to show it in this video but both of mine were out on job sites!
My old porter cable was the BEST circular saw
@@aetorres7422 that’s right I’ve ripped all day long with a cordless rear handle 9/16” 4x8 OSB stacked three high.
@@aetorres7422 I have cords in my van that are over 20 years old and still going. Your batteries will be dead within 5. I have plenty of cordless tools but I'm not gonna waste battery cycles on anything I don't need to. My corded tools paid for my cordless tools and are still going strong.
Corded drills make a lot of sense for mixing drywall mud or other high demand tasks
I have an old Sears Craftsman corded drill (like really old, it was my grandfather's) that I use for mixing drywall mud. It only has forward, reverse, it weighs a ton and it doesn't spin very fast but it was built to last several lifetimes!
Why do you Americans call it mud?
Most of the time, you folks don't even call Mud, mud - you tend to call it dirt.
I tried knocking off concretes on the ceiling with cordless drill and I can tell you it was not fun
@@daveash9572 Well then, what do YOU call drywall (stuff)? (When it's wet anyway)
Many Americans call (wet drywall mix) "mud" a lot of the time because it resembles dirt mud in consistency, texture, and messiness...
And as far as dirt mud goes, "mud" is basically just wet dirt, whereas actual dirt itself is mostly dry, like a powder almost, but usually harder compacted in most cases.
@@JoeJ-8282 Apologies, I should have clarified that in my question.
Thank you for your question too.
The wet stuff used on plasterboard (what we call drywall) is called plaster, or sometimes bonding depending on whether you need something fine or a rough gap filling.
Those in the trade often call it "muck" which I suppose is similar to mud. Muck carries with it, connotations of excrement but literally means something similar to mud (dirt, filth). Confusingly, muck is also used as a colloquial term to mean sand and cement for mortar between bricks.
As for the mud vs dirt point, I think again I failed to explain. Here in England, the stuff you plant flowers in is called soil. When soil becomes wet, it turns into mud. For me, dirt usually means something which is literally unclean - for instance, after feeding a baby, they might have a "dirty face", but that wouldn't mean they had soil on it. Equally, a baby's "nappy" (diaper) might be described as being dirty if the baby had gone to the toilet while wearing it, but again, no soil would be involved.
Confusingly, something which is dirty is sometimes called "soiled" (this is an archaic expression).
I find these slight but distinct differences between English and the USA's use of English is fascinating, and very often points to an old English expression which we abandoned 200 years ago, but is still technically correct, if barely used here.
Its exactly my philosophy, I'm milwaukee on my cordless as a lot of my work is automotive. However for home diy woodworking and other odd jobs I have all sorts of corded stuff from other brands, I'm never gonna need a cordless circular saw, router etc, I just dont use them often enough, and its always in my shed where I have power.
Yep I'm doing the same thing.
If your drilling thick steel on a regular basis corded drills are always nice to keep around.
If your _what_ is drilling thick steel on a regular basis?
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Corded tools make sense for stuff that is going to be used in one spot, for home gamers that are rarely using them and for production work, if you're standing at a station using the one tool all day corded makes sense
This. There's nothing quite as annoying as going to drill a couple screws to find you left your drill effectively dead a month ago...
I agree with your standpoint on the high power tools. Specifically with table and miter saws, these are typically tools that are set in a stationary location, thus making sense to have a cable run since they aren't running the risk of moving around and unplugging. Circ saws I think you could go either way, but I believe that corded makes good sense still there. Sawz alls and such I think cordless begins to come in handy since that can be needed anywhere anytime.
Cordless tools are a dreamy, low drag option, especially on a job site. But, for home gamer like me, it's hard to beat the value of a hardwire tool that's occasionally used. I use a grinder or big saw maybe a couple times a year, where I use a drill/diver monthly, in awkward places, so you're right on with the recommend.
This is facts!! I had to repaint a deck and wasn’t about to use my M18 orbital sander lol picked up a corded Hercules and it rocks! Doing my 3rd job with it this week.
Around the house, I have access to an outlet 99% of the time and in the garage I have a compressor so pneumatic also comes into play. Old corded and especially pneumatic tools can be bought cheap because there's always that one guy in the area that's looking to dump everything for a matching set of cordless tools. I just have a cordless drill and cordless Brad nailer. I used to have a set of old DeWalt cordless tools that was gifted to me but when the batteries wouldn't hold a charge they weren't worth much anymore.
Modern drills are able to go so fast BECAUSE they have way more torque than the older drills. They don't have to gear down so far in order to have enough torque to do tasks.
You sir, are correct!
unless you are mixing plaster or mortar then cordless is the way to go
Cordless tools you always need outlets for charger , have not seen even one with solar panel, also that solar panel needs to be big, at least 1000W for double charger .
What we dont need is 40v tool to drive small screws , 12v cheaper tools do that job just fine, i have 12v Bosch router and planer, for most jobs those are enough.
My sanders are mainly corded, 5 of 6 are corded, when you use sander usually indoors and big battery on top of sander make those unbalanced and hard to grab.
The brushless tools use less battery per operation, but are more expensive to purchase.
That's not true at all. Modern corded drills spin their motors much faster than corded tools, they are absolutely geared (usually a planetary gear set and sometimes more than one) down to produce what torque they do have and this is especially true with brushless motors. The main difference is AC vs DC power and that it's easer to make higher RPM's with a DC source than an AC source that's at a fixed 60Hz. A modern brushless drill motor is hitting 20+ thousand RPM, a corded drill is somewhat under 3,500 RPM. A big thing being missed here is heat, to get those RPMs a cordless tool is going to make a lot of heat compared to a corded tool under load.
Holy shit vince got JACKED!
Fantastic video! It’s exciting to see this channel engaging in a lot of discussion topics that professionals are having about tools. It has a distinctly Popular Mechanics feel, and that is great!
I made this one with you specifically in mind Max, thanks for the inspiration!
I have old-school corded tools that are 30+ years old, and they work flawlessly! And if Im doing work, with all the preparations I don't mind throwing a cord extension cable 😅
Spot on, everything in my shop is corded, except for my drill/driver. Oh, and a budget cordless circ saw that lives in my trunk, for breaking down pallets or stuff that won't fit my tiny trailer.
Loved the My Cousin Vinny reference with the "I-dentical." 😂
You can prevent corded tools from unplugging from extension cords by tying a simple knot where the 2 ends plug into each other.
Yep, I do that on the job site.
I think you're spot on with your conclusions.
Thanks Ron, I appreciate that!
Also another VERY good place to use a CORDED drill instead of a cordless one is when you need to drill a LOT of extremely large holes with a self feed bit of 2+9/16" diameter or LARGER, like a plumber has to do when running drain pipes and sewer lines in a 2-story house that's under construction, simply because extremely large holes through 2x wood studs, especially multiple studs together, like through top plates in walls, etc, takes a LOT of torque, and especially if you're drilling multiple large holes throughout a construction house, then you're gonna definitely want to use an extremely powerful corded drill for that, like a "hole hawg" or right angle type, because otherwise you'll be eating up your batteries extremely quickly with just using a cordless drill for doing that because high torque requirements ALSO require VERY high current draw from a battery, making it discharge MUCH faster than just driving screws, etc!...
Also, ANOTHER really good place to use a CORDED drill instead of a cordless one, would be when you're mixing cement or mortar in a 5 gallon bucket with one of those "beater" type attachments, because that stuff is extremely heavy and thick, so again, extremely high torque is needed, AND for an extended period of time, usually a few minutes nonstop for each batch, and therefore it would also result in VERY high current and VERY fast battery drain on a cordless drill!
Save your cordless drills for all of the relatively "lighter duty" AND usually shorter duration jobs like driving screws, drilling an occasional smaller diameter hole, or working above your head where a heavier and bulkier corded drill would just be a major pain to use, that way you get considerably more life out of your very expensive battery packs, AND you then don't run the risk of them ever overheating either.
if you burn through 3-4 amp hours in a row with a cordless drill, you pretty much have to give it a rest or it will cook off. a large frame cordless drill can run continuously for hours.
Edit: a CORDED drill can do continuous duty.
I got a 54v Dewalt "hole hawg", it was way cheaper then corded stuff, I already had the batteries, on top of it it was almost the only sound option. - Larger V meant lower Amps.
In general the whole point of corded was always "reliable access to already available power" while cordless tools have their power buckets, saving Us when the tap runs dry... that whole debate about which is better always seemed point less to Me, each has it's pros and cons / limitations and advantages - so why bother arguing? at some point it dawned on Me, that it's not about the tools but people, who want to seem smart.
Even when it comes to the 'economic' point of view, I'm yet to see someone take the value of 'work hour' into consideration, as the thing is everything involved has it's cost... but "overly precise" calculation may miss the point entierly, as when the tool is able to save Me enough time in the short run to be viable, it obviously is, longer run? again - sure.
There never was a point in talking sides other then ego, of people who want to be correct/validated/prove-themselves.
While the important metric should be "does it do the job?", "is it effective?", "is it cost effective?", "is it convinent?", "is it safe/predictable/in working order?" etc. as a tool that's a hassle to use is bordering on a liability, or is a danger to the operator.
Tools are great, thinking of being more effective / less wasteful - shouldn't have ever been stigmatised as 'not cool' and most important of all should be "the eradication of stupid people", through shame and education.
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@@kenbrown2808 Yep, agreed. I was going to like your reply initially, but until you edited it, it didn't really make sense to me.
@@SSODP Cordless tools are better for convenience and ease of use, (and therefore better productivity overall), under more "average" or "typical" situations, but battery pack lifespan and replacement cost is still the biggest limitation.
Corded tools are still better for long term extended use, and/or extremely HEAVY duty use, because they're working LESS hard than cordless tools would be under the same circumstances, so corded tools are still usually more reliable and longer lasting than cordless tools are, especially when you take into consideration the battery pack replacement intervals of cordless ones.
Also, you cannot directly compare the "amps" of corded tools with cordless ones at all, because the operation voltage is always less with cordless tools than with corded ones... What's most important is the tool's overall raw POWER (watts) output and of course torque, of which has become pretty comparable among the two different types of tools nowadays, but even though cordless tools have definitely come a LONG way since the "ni-cad" battery pack days, the absolute MOST powerful CORDED drills and saws, for example, are still even MORE powerful overall than even the best cordless ones are... But that gap is getting closer and closer, smaller and smaller each year, with cordless tools continually getting better and better with each new generation of tool...
So I agree with you in most parts, but with a few "caveats", as mentioned above.
@@JoeJ-8282 yep. Typo is my native language.
Hello again, Vince and Vcg
Thank you for another Great Video. When I started as a Aircraft Mechanic. I used air tools drill and impact wrench. As I had access to a air compressor and hoses. To be honest, I rather use air tools. No concern for how much charge is left in the battery. Cordless allows you to be more mobile. Again thank you 👍
Wow that’s a great point George, thanks!
@@VCGConstruction Thank you have a great weekend 😀
The best thing about so many shops switching to cordless over air tools is being able to pick up deals on used air tools.
If I was a mechanic who had to pay for my own tools I would stick with air that runs off of the shop's compressor rather paying for my own batteries.
I would definitely say that corded tools have a real place in a shop environment. Especially now that you can get them so cheap, I have picked up extra drills and Sanders and grinders, and I just leave them at each of the work tables sitting on the bottom shelf. Already ready to go. It’s much easier in a lot of cases than having a ton of batteries on the charger.
I figured that out after investing in a couple of previous generation of battery tools only for them to go out of production and then you couldn’t find batteries anymore and you were defunct, even though the tool still worked.
So I went back to using a lot of corded tools around the shop though I still use my Milwaukee M12 screw gun because it is handy in a couple of other little things like that in the M 12 lineup.
But let’s give a for example, I own both an M 12 cordless multitool, and a Fein corded multi tool. You might go through two or three 4 amp hour batteries cutting out a bunch of trim around a project to fit some flooring or you could just have the corded one and see if your batteries for something else.
I really prefer using corded tools for things that eat batteries for lunch like grinders and multi tools. I do own a cordless grinder and I like it, but it’s just hard to be a $79 plug-in grinder if any amount of power is available. Sure if you’re up on a ladder or something that’s why I bought the cordless one but if you’re doing any serious amount of work down on the ground I’d rather be using the one with the cord.
I can tell you something else, too, I’m aware that Milwaukee and Dewalt both make some massive battery. Powered tools made for heavy industry… But from my money when you’re doing something like mixing up sheet rock, mud or something like that or stirring paint with aggregate in it I just assume have a corded drill like a three-quarter inch Milwaukee, heavy duty… Who wants to smoke? They’re nice 18 V cordless stirring sheet rock mud? And who wants to break off a big stack of bank to buy a cordless drill to do that when you could buy a corded one for probably quarter of the price and most any house were you would be putting in sheet rock they’re going to have power by that time at least on a temp pole.
The reason that these battery powered tools are so much more bad ass is because the companies have continue to develop them, and they have put zero development into corded tools. Because it doesn’t pay them to develop corded tools anymore. Their revenue stream is not the tool, it’s the batteries which is why they Lock you into their battery system.
Cool video, thanks!
Interesting 🤔 stuff thanks
as someone who works on stuff on the weekend corded tools is the way to go, nothing like finaly having a few hours to finish your project just to find out you need to charge your drill for 2 of those hours.
I had a huge 2 speed Wen corded 1/2" drill for like 40 years, it would, and did, twist itself out of your hands if it stalled or came close to it. It was heavier than about any cordless drill I've used, and what made me retire it was when it shocked the crap out of me when it had a ground fault and I was sitting on the ground drilling holes for antenna cables through the foundation of my house. I fixed the ground on it, but decided I didn't really need a giant drill with enough torque to break my wrist anymore. I have mostly Milwaukee 12V stuff now, and it does fine for what I do, my only disappointing 12V tool is the vacuum. It eats battery life and is just weak compared to even the cheapest AC powered vac.
As a carpenter im have corded tools as backup tools (sawzall, skilsaw, roto hammer) I mostly use cordless tools since i dont have to pull out a cord but when i do rips i gotta use the corded saw since rips drain batteries
I agree with you. I have corded & cordless tools & use them like you showed. Keep’m coming
I do boilermaker work, so I'm rattling big bolts and nuts, so a corded 3/4" drive impact wrenches would be extremely useful for doing regular several nuts and bolts on a day to day basis. At the plant where I'm currently working, we do regular maintenance on vessels that have 100-12" long studs with nuts that require a 1-7/16" wrench. The company buys Milwaukee s our 5.0ah batteries die and heat up on a regular basic when we're working outside. It's a massive pain in the butt, especially when they tell us we can't go home until it's finished, including torqued (which is 450-500 lbs.)
Milwaukee needs a corded mud mixer again!
This is exactly how I use my tools, with 18v battery powered devices in the laundry room on a rack, 40v in the shed, and the few corded tools (a really nice angle grinder, the lathe. Etc) pretty close to permanently mounted where they get used.
I have a Milwaukee heavy duty hammer drill and it’s awesome! it was passed down from my dad’s friend and I use it every time I’m doing woodworking or drilling holes and yeah it’s old but it’s gold
I still use a holeshooter when I got large holes to drill and when I mix cement or use a wire brush polisher and sanders are corded
I’m an auto mechanic where I can say a chorded drill makes more sense is drilling holes in metal the chordless drill will overheat and shut off or when access is limited and it needs to be a straight hole so having a 5ah battery hanging of end is not possible so you run a 2ah and it’s dead and you gotta stop and swap multiple times which also risks you coming off center so I still have chorded for that stuff but 7 out of 10 times in automotive industry I have air only use it for tires blow stuff off and air chisel and painting hopefully the new Milwaukee chisel is a nice replacement to retire the compressor to painting duty
Mechanic? BMW? Gangsta? 🤔
@@Alex.R16 I’m 35 I’ve had this account for years I had the bmw in high school in 2004 so yeah 16 year old kids make dumb usernames
no pneumatic drill?
Plug in tools i use a lot. Circ saw. Portaband. Drill for mixing grout and cement.
Cordless is convenient and for a lot of applications, especially at the homeowner/DIYer level, the power is more than sufficient. The downside is expensive batteries and unless you can afford to have multiples, you're going to end up at some point having to wait on a battery to charge before you can start or complete a job. You can often buy a corded tool for less than the cost of a battery pack alone. Another disadvantage to cordless is either being locked into a certain brand for battery compatibility or having to have multiple brands of chargers and batteries. Add to all that the negative environmental impact of lithium mining and I'll choose corded tools with a gas generator if I'm not near a plugged source or in the case of trimmers, blowers, etc, gas engines.
Just another reason to love the Ridgid LSA even more lol
Wow, I always thought those corded drills were more powerful than battery ones, but... dang!
I do alot of drilling at work. Mostly through steel and occasionally aluminum. I tighten a lot of bolts too. Use corded drills for holes bigger than 1/2". Use air wrenches to tighten bigger bolts. They both have their uses.
Hey man, not related to the vid but would u ever do a vid on the dewalt flex volt miter saw vs the new flex cordless miter saw? I’d love to see which is better cause I’m trying to choose which I wanna get.
Top 10 REASONS Corded Power Tools are KING! 👑
I pretty much agree DIY doesn't really save money when considering tool and time costs, but I'm okay with that because I get to keep the cool toys and I know the job is done right. Plus it's easier to justify more frivolous projects when you only need to buy materials 😂
For me cordless tools are great for 80% of what I do, but corded are a great supplement to have on hand. When I replaced my cordless angle grinder and hammer drill I went with a corded models because they're such energy hogs, and a lighter cordless drill is more convenient.
I have corded tools as backups and heavy duty needs. Including recip saw, drill, jig and several others. My dewalt battery circular saw burned up a few weeks ago and I was lucky to have my corded dewalt saw to keep moving till I could find a good deal and replace my battery saw.
Go Vince!
I love my M18 Gen 4 Hammer Drill. It actually Out Beasted my Gen 4 Impact 😮
Always full beast mode Redd!
You can also buy a battery adapter, use any batteries with any cordless tools
Lol, great vid Vince. I still have my 1996 Black and Decker 1/2 Hammer Drill, Black and Decker circ saw, Saws All, Drywall Screw Gun, Miter Saw All corded B&D and Yeah At home I use them.
On the job, I carry the Dewald battray tools.
"real nice like".
Great old school vid, and yes corded tools are very much relevant.
Thanks Benjamin
I’ll keep a few corded tools handy . There are times I need them .
For me the decision for cord/cordless is always based on the preparation i need to do for the job. If I want to screw a few Plates together, get some holes in a wall or build a garden shed, always battery. But for really precise or just extensive work, e.g. extremely precise cuts or just hammer a thick wall down I prefer corded. Of cause you can have that also with battery, but I don't see a use for both cases. If you really want to make a precise cut you have to preparate measure, adjust the saw, place the wood or whatever on a stable stand etc. which you will do in a Workshop or at least prepared area like a truck bed, so plugging it in isn't a problem
I still have my 3/8 and 1/2 milwaukee magnum drill , bought them 30 plus years ago, and the stll run like champs
Depending on how much work you do, its probably best to have some variety. Corded tools are excellent, as long as you have a functioning outlet you're good to go as long as you want. However some jobs are just so much more convenient with a cordless, especially outside away from a power source.
I have both corded and cordless and use the one that makes the most sense in the situation.
Corded drill? Ehhh. Corded circular saw, yeeee.
Yoooo cuz, hope you doing well, great to see you!
@@VCGConstruction Doing well! Lots of work going on in various ways as always. Hope you and yours are good!
We still have a lot of guys using corded tools for drywalling and building Metal-Stud in the Netherlands!
For a DIYer, cost is arguably the driving motivation. Saving money is the absolute reason to do something themself versus paying someone, excluding simply wanting to do something themself.
However, inevitably, every DIYer realizes that they are willing to sacrifice cost to make their job easier.
That is the point where the benefits of doing it yourself must meet or beat paying someone else to do the job.
Another "however" is the ego aspect mentality of a DIYer of wanting to accomplish something themself, versus having someone else do it for them.
That sentiment is usually justified by owning a new tool and the satisfaction of independency.
There’s a time and a place for almost every tool ever
Corded tools for me millwukee sawzall with a speedwheel function great for metal cuts, skill mag 77, and an old makita 3/8 drill with a speed wheel on the trigger great for drilling metal
I'm a mechanic rather than construction but you can basically replace 'cord' with 'air hose'. For most fastner work particularly in awkward places there's no comparison and basically everyone nowadays uses cordless electric. Drills tend to be mostly cordless too; we don't tend to drill much and when we do it's often in awkward locations. However, where air still wins is rotary tools. I think we're well aware of what grinders do to tool batteries and the cost difference is almost comical my air die grinders and cut-off tools are more powerful and smaller and costs literally about a quarter the price of the only sort of equivalent electric model. There's also no electrical equivalent at all to air hammers.
We don't tend to use many saws, but a recip sees some occasional use. I'd say more of these are corded probably because they're used so little that guys prefer them cheap and will just put up with the annoyance of a cord on the rare occasion, they need them. (Allot of them are also old as shit, since they rarely get used them tend to last forever. Mine is a corded Milwaukee I don't even know the model number of that inherited from my dad that I know is over 20 years old and might be pushing 30).
I used my Milwaukee Hole Shooter today, because I had three very delicate holes to drill. That drill is far more controlled than my cordless drill.
YES! They have. While Battery Powered tools have their uses, NOTHING can replace Corded tools. I still have a 50yo Black & Decker corded Drill that outperforms ANY Battery Drill. And NO battery to run out of Power. :P BTW, I do have a Cordless Drill and Impact. But.... most of my tools are Corded.
I've got that same milwaukee drill and I've had it for years. I ONLY use it to mix buckets of mud. It has mixed hundreds and has never missed a beat. I don't thing I could mix one without smoking the cordless.
Very interesting Video! The Cordless gives more freedom to move around. Keep finding the best tools of the trade for all of your VCG Gang. Have a great evening everyone! 👍🧰😍
Absolutely!
In europe we use corded tools daily because we have bricks/concrete etc. Angle grinder on concretate on a daily basis etc we use cordless tools on easier tasks. Profesionals use hili because others tool die in a few months from heavy work.
pst...I think there's a typo. you are missing a t in Hilti.
I would say my favorite drill type is the corded Makita or Hitachi. For these there is a speed control on the trigger which is good for not drilling too fast and drilling through METAL which you should slow down for and oil. Typical house use cordless drill drivers are great!!!
5:45 30ish years ago i had a 1/2 inch makita using a 3/4 mortar bit for a lag hole grab like that but i didn't let go because i had a GRIP on that MoFo and it tore a hole in my palm that took 8 stitches to close up . i have sds for that now if needed . BTW ... it's cordless ;) . right tool for the right job ......
Hey Vince thanks for the great video, i tend to agree that for drilling in wood and DIY solutions the modern 18-20V cordless Drills should be enough, i agree that more power consuming tools such as the saws you mentioned it's better to go with corded where possible, the batteries are quite a vicious money sink and there is very little to do to prolong their life cycle, or replacing the sells in DIY manner, however i believe you should compare a modern corded Hammerdrill to the best cordless models on masonry and concrete tasks where in towns with higher condo/flat buildings are more common and many of these are at least in decent part build with pre cast concrete plates, and in other countries this building method is more cost effective, and also in the war zone country i am at (Israel) many of the houses and buildings use even thicker concrete for bomb shell integrated bunker rooms, also almost every older building would have integrated bunker. believe me during the current war a Rocket fell 60 meters near my buildling and the damages to the standard concrete were very deep, i.e the outer shell which most of the best Drills in the market will struggle to puncture even a 13mm hole, specially if the concrete is also thickened with steel and iron. i also have collected some of the rocket remains in impact locations. in here every installation pro or a Handyman will always carry with him a real legit hammerdrill to these apartments, i seen guys working with sub cheap MPT sub branded ACE hammers which outperform those Cordless top of the market Hammerdrills. and we are talking at tools of 2.2J and upwards... not for demolition or scrapping chiselling but for... drilling simple holes. (i have a Metabo 3.2J 2860 and a smaller Bosch GB 2-20 for vertical hammer drilling in concrete, both tool made in germany combined cost of both brand new, is still lower than a brand new DCD999 with 5v 20v battery and a charger. in my opinion the chance to smoke one of such cordless tools, specially when hitting that steel filled concrete is not worth the risk and costs. even though i have all the tools i need so far for my light needs in 18/20V cordless brushless versions i would think three times before deciding not to rely on the corded hammer for any concrete drilling here. (please remember that the concrete here is most likely harder, thicker and more reinforced compared to the average concrete used for building in the US. to sum up, yes the cordless hammerdrill you held there is much more compact, and even though comparing them by drilling with left and right arm simultaneously is not the best way since one arm will always be weaker while the shock is absorbed in both at the same time. i am sure your corded drill would perform much better than in these video cuts compared to the cordless. but yes. those corded tools are old technology, they are cheaper for a reason, the motors are brushed in 99% of corded models, their structure was not designed to be small and portable in most cases. parts are cheaper. electronic cicruitry is much simpler and less dependent and also less fragile. and what you may gain in compactness you will lose with the heavier batteries needed for maximizing that promised spec sheet Torque NM's
now if my cordless V20 (Stanley Fatmax Brushless 2.2J) Hammer or identical looking DeWalt but with 2.6J and identical weight are the same size and weight not less than the above mention corded Hammers is have. so for short sessions they will penetrate and deliver, but for that 6Ah and higher batteries are needed, and with those these hammers lose also in the portability and compact parameters. similar i could say for Heat Guns, Corded vs Cordless, size identical, the cheapest corded models beat the most fancy and expensive cordless models. i would risk and compare also Oscillating multiools. it is really an important topic and i am glad your brought this up
I’m a true believer in cordless tools to the extent that I even have a cordless miter saw. But I have still bought some corded tools, mainly for tools that are more stationary, rarely used, and where I don’t want to spend a lot of money for a decent cordless one. For example, was renovating my sisters kitchen, and needed a track saw. A good cordless one would have been crazy expensive, and as I didn’t have budget for that at the moment, I instead bought a cheaper but functional corded track saw.
I’m going to replace the track saw with a cordless one in the future, but I might buy a corded angle grinder for long grinding tasks where my battery powered one isn’t sufficient.
I dislike having to pull the cord around, having getting trapped or being too short. Corded tools are also often outdated from a technological standpoint as the producers have stopped evolving them. On those terms cordless wins always. But, if you need a cheaper tool with decent value, or a tool for time consuming and demanding tasks, then corded is definitely a better option yet
This debate makes the Metabo HPT 36V line look interesting - cordless with the option of AC power, albeit not a full 120V. I bought their 36V belt sander kit for that reason and with the AC adapter to follow at some point. I can't see hooking up an impact or drill to the adapter but for a miter saw, table saws, sander, even grinder - it's a nice option to have. Granted, I'm not a contractor, more DIY/Handyman work so my needs are not as great.
What about corded versus cordless manual hammers?
Just use a corded tool with an big external battery if no outlet is available.
It Makes sense to me that and a Drill station also so it makes sense.
The only reason I still have my magnum Milwaukee is for mixing thinset or concrete in a bucket. The cordless burns through batteries mixing
One drawback of corded tools is your whole operation can be shut down if you pop a circuit breaker you don't have access to.
I do a lot of work on the exterior of people's homes and a lot of time they're not there. If I pop a breaker there's no way to reset it. Usually the outside breakers are tied into the garage circuit. If they have a freezer or an AC unit kick in it can be easy to pop a breaker. Not only are you stuck but you may also be thawing out the customer's freezer.
There's also the trip Factor of running cords all over the place while people are working.
The reason I prefer cordless is its easier to just jump right into any project anywhere with the grid down and some solar panels and with enough batteries you can build a cabin in the woods they also weigh just a little bit less and sometimes are more compact
I still have dewalt classic hammer drill for backup. Ripping need a lot of 12ah like you need 5 to 6 for continuous ripping all day long.
My reciproctatIng saws are corded, as well as my worm drive circular saws. They have the power to go all day.
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Good luck finding corded tools at hardware stores nowadays. Went to two large companies, and they didn't even offer or had a very small selection of cord tool's
Using an active break on those would really improve the efficiency (no over turn, no kickback)
I don't think the point would be to break the drill. You might want to rethink that.
i use a cordless circo saw but im a plumber and only hang a few boards per house to mount pipes and stuff so it makes sense for me but i agree with being a sider or framer you need corded
I am glad someone has made this comparison, Vince. Your points are all well taken. There are a few reasons to keep certain corded tools around.
However, as technology has advanced there's less logic for corded hand power tools. If there is an outlet nearby to run a cord to, it can power a charger. With several batteries, you needn't interrupt the work. And cordless power hand tools are, as you demonstrated, more than equal in power and utility to anything corded. I've changed over. My only corded tool left is my track saw, plugged into my dust extractor to turn it on with the saw, so that advantage to this cord.
Anything apart from screws , corded drills like Bosch GBM 13 Re work great, in manufacturing and workshops where u have employes, corded still seem best only exception shall be screwdriver or an extra cordless drill for quick random things. and angle grinders in fabrication and chop saws. No cordless cutting thingy competes with my dewault dw871. and u can have any platform of tools , me having bosch corded and cordless drills and bosch die grinder, dewault angle grinders and chop saws, black and hecker heat guns , ingco cordless screwdrivers. and I am not limited by platforms.
I got one of those ryobi 6 inch saw, I broke it in a month. But I did really like it. It's actually really good for yard work.
I had an adjustable speed Bosch corded drill years ago and that thing had enough torque it felt like the recoil on a .40 cal
I have both a milwuakee corded and m18 drill and not gonna lie, I like the torque of the corded.
not a matter of cord/cordless. Its all about the motor inside.
Newer powertools use brushless motors that are more efficient, more powerful and less likely to fail. They are also more expensive.
They don't make corded brushless tools because they want to attract you with the power but lock you in with the battery.
They could make these new ones run on AC, but they like selling consumer batteries. And like you said, locking you into their brand because you don't want to but multiple battery types.
I originally switched to cordless to save space in my van. It saved a lot of space
"If I would have had the handle on..."
You already did have one on; it comes with a permanent one.
Having a small generator makes corded tools a lot more portable.
I completely agree with your reasoning about what tools should be corded and what tools should be cordless. What I like about your channel is you have the tool experience to give good advice. I also have that drill, it came with my stand up pam gun. I don't mind it being corded for that purpose
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Great video.
I’m 70 and remember seeing my first “cordless” tool it was a 1/2” drill it had a box with a battery in it and a cord to the tool.
I was in the trades for nearly 50 years and just disposed of a shelf full of dead cordless tools, all nicad Li tools are a vast improvement.
I’m looking for a track saw and there are very few corded ones available. I do have many cordless tools all Milwaukee use the M12 tools the most small compact with more than enough power for 90%+ of the time, the m18 is a beast the hammer drill appears to work as well as my Milwaukee corded Milwaukee. Sanders, routers, vacuums, … that will be a hard NO. And I usually use the smaller batteries
Send me a link to the video please, I’d like to get it shut down!
I have my corded SDS plus blue BOSCH hammer drill and I love it. Since I live in an apartment build from armoured concrete, build by communists... The SDS drill bits just eat the concrete and metal in my walls whenever I need to install something there.
And since I use it at home I really don't need to have twice or three times more expensive drill with the same power that would run on a battery.
Most other tools I like to have cordless but this beast is here for a few holes here or there.
That’s exactly my thoughts. Battery drills are much more refined. Corded saws, especially when making lots of cuts or really hard ones, are much better IMO. Corded drills are still good for repetitive driving, like screwing down deck boards and are perfect mud mixers.
Good perspective William!
The price of batteries are crazy, your cored tools still have a place. Get them out plug in and get to work. Sanders if doing lot hands down no question the best.
I think Cordhles is for those Times somewere were you dont have a Cord near by or cant rin a Generatoren. If i must drill more than 5 holes 1/2 and up i pull a cord because you runn trough Batteries (in steel).
For a DIY guy, the cord would be ok. For the shop professional, the cord may be ok. But for the production guy, the corded tools will pay for themselves time and time again with the ease and quick set up in the beginning of the work day and being able to work longer through the end of the work day, meaning you will typically finish a job faster and be able to move on to the next job sooner than had you used a cord or even a hose. With the remote locations, you either need to hope that there is a temp pole to connect to and hope that there is enough outlets for everyone on the site to use. If there isn't a temp pole or an outlet to use, then you need to roll out your generator, set it up, start it up and then roll out the cords, or if you have a compressor you then need to roll that out and plug it into the generator, or start up the gas engine on the compressor and then roll out the hoses. No way am I going to go back to corded tools unless I either don't have a cordless tool like that yet or I'm using a super high demand tool for a really long time, like a grinder to grind down 1500 ft of steel pipe to weld etc.
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Only good for mixing
I got a Makita battery checker it will tell me the health of the battery how many times its been charged so if I take it with me I can assess used batteries.
Okay so here's my question, when are you supposed to use a manual drill? Bit and brace?
While making a smokeless burn barrel, I used my corded milwaukee drill for the holes. Over 100 one inch holes to be drilled. Tool didn't even get hot. My cordless looks like yours, I wouldn't even consider using it for that job, besides, it was a stationery location at ground level. Cordless would not provide any benefit.