My drill is on its last legs and I have been looking at a battery
powered drill as a replacement. My main drilling tool is a small drill
press so I very rarely use the hand drill and then only for simple
things like drilling a hole for a shelf, a piece of light metal, etc..
It would be nice to take it into the Field so to speak.
Harbor Freight has an attractive price on their Warrior brand drills.
Since it is an off brand battery replacement would become a problem it
the Warrior brand disappeared.
Are there any other established manufactures batteries that would be interchangeable with the Warrior batteries.
My drill is on its last legs and I have been looking at a battery
powered drill as a replacement. My main drilling tool is a small drill press so I very rarely use the hand drill and then only for simple
things like drilling a hole for a shelf, a piece of light metal, etc..
It would be nice to take it into the Field so to speak.
Harbor Freight has an attractive price on their Warrior brand drills.
Since it is an off brand battery replacement would become a problem it
the Warrior brand disappeared.
Are there any other established manufactures batteries that would be interchangeable with the Warrior batteries.
My drill is on its last legs and I have been looking at a battery
powered drill as a replacement. My main drilling tool is a small drill press so I very rarely use the hand drill and then only for simple
things like drilling a hole for a shelf, a piece of light metal, etc..
It would be nice to take it into the Field so to speak.
Harbor Freight has an attractive price on their Warrior brand drills.
Since it is an off brand battery replacement would become a problem it
the Warrior brand disappeared.
Are there any other established manufactures batteries that would be interchangeable with the Warrior batteries.
On 2/10/2023 7:27 PM, knuttle wrote:
My drill is on its last legs and I have been looking at a battery
powered drill as a replacement. My main drilling tool is a small drill
press so I very rarely use the hand drill and then only for simple
things like drilling a hole for a shelf, a piece of light metal, etc..
It would be nice to take it into the Field so to speak.
Harbor Freight has an attractive price on their Warrior brand drills.
Since it is an off brand battery replacement would become a problem it
the Warrior brand disappeared.
Are there any other established manufactures batteries that would be
interchangeable with the Warrior batteries.
FWIW, Someone gave me a 12-V Harbor Freight drill as a wedding gift (a >different one than you posted a link to). It didn't have enough ooomph.
I caught a sale on a Bosch drill/impact combo kit and upgraded it. I
never knew exactly why I needed an impact drill until I had one, but
it's a great tool. The Bosch batteries stay charged for a Long time
(more than a year), and they have a charge indicator light on the side.
I just checked at Amazon and the 12v combo is $99 and the 18v combo is
$179. Both kits have alot more options. I understand that this may be
"more tool" than you actually need, but this is my (admittedly limited) >experience. Good luck with your next drill!
On 2/11/2023 9:34 AM, Leon wrote:
On 2/10/2023 6:27 PM, knuttle wrote:OP: I understand what you are saying about the $18 dollar drill.
My drill is on its last legs and I have been looking at a battery
powered drill as a replacement. My main drilling tool is a small
drill press so I very rarely use the hand drill and then only for
simple things like drilling a hole for a shelf, a piece of light
metal, etc.. It would be nice to take it into the Field so to speak.
Harbor Freight has an attractive price on their Warrior brand drills.
Since it is an off brand battery replacement would become a problem
it the Warrior brand disappeared.
Are there any other established manufactures batteries that would be
interchangeable with the Warrior batteries.
Food for thought. It may be cheaper to simply replace the $18.00
drill instead of buying a replacement battery.
https://www.harborfreight.com/12v-cordless-38-in-drilldriver-kit-57366.html >>
More food for thought. It is highly likely that this brand drill
will likely need to be recharged often and possibly before every use.
Corded is always ready providing there is a power source.
And a battery operated drill is very handy to have around. Read that
as so much easier to grab and go to where ever and not have to deal
with an extension cord.
IMHO the battery operated drill is about the only hand tool that I
would consider buying with a battery. I want corded for everything
else. The less you use a tool the more you want it to be corded for
the reasons you have stated. Since about 1992 I have owned a
Panasonic drill, that was a really good drill back 30 years ago, 2
DeWalt's, 2 because the whole drill, charger, and 2 batteries were
cheaper than 2 batteries alone. And a Makita, the most disappointing,
and my last is the current Festool that I bought in 2011. Its LIon
batteries are still running strong although they have discontinued the
15 volt version, which I have, and gone 18 bolt in the series that I own.
An $18 drill, you get what you pay for.
FWIW I have owned a Makita impact, that is a good tool, and was
awarded a Bosch impact a few years later. I use the Makita all the
time as the Makita drill was almost useless as far as power goes.
Since getting the 15 volt Festool I very seldom have need for an
impact driver at all. It is just that good.
As for battery vs corded, right now the only battery tool I have is my battery powered screw driver. It is one of the most used tools I have
and it will not be a question of should, but it will be replace. I
realized it value when removing a screw in the head liner of an old car.
Turns out the screw was about 2" long the battery screw drive worked
much better that a lot of wrist action.
I think I would give up my table saw before the battery powered screw
driver.
My drill is on its last legs and I have been looking at a batteryThe weak part of your warrior drill would be the battery imo. Most
powered drill as a replacement. My main drilling tool is a small drill press so I very rarely use the hand drill and then only for simple
things like drilling a hole for a shelf, a piece of light metal, etc..
It would be nice to take it into the Field so to speak.
Harbor Freight has an attractive price on their Warrior brand drills.
Since it is an off brand battery replacement would become a problem it
the Warrior brand disappeared.
Are there any other established manufactures batteries that would be interchangeable with the Warrior batteries.
My drill is on its last legs and I have been looking at a battery
powered drill as a replacement. My main drilling tool is a small drill
press so I very rarely use the hand drill and then only for simple
things like drilling a hole for a shelf, a piece of light metal, etc..
It would be nice to take it into the Field so to speak.
Harbor Freight has an attractive price on their Warrior brand drills.
Since it is an off brand battery replacement would become a problem it
the Warrior brand disappeared.
Are there any other established manufactures batteries that would be interchangeable with the Warrior batteries.
On 2/10/2023 7:27 PM, knuttle wrote:
My drill is on its last legs and I have been looking at a battery
powered drill as a replacement. My main drilling tool is a small
drill press so I very rarely use the hand drill and then only for
simple things like drilling a hole for a shelf, a piece of light
metal, etc.. It would be nice to take it into the Field so to speak.
Harbor Freight has an attractive price on their Warrior brand drills.
Since it is an off brand battery replacement would become a problem it
the Warrior brand disappeared.
Are there any other established manufactures batteries that would be
interchangeable with the Warrior batteries.
FWIW, Someone gave me a 12-V Harbor Freight drill as a wedding gift (a different one than you posted a link to). It didn't have enough ooomph.
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