I’ve heard great things about the panasonic cordless drills. I’m trying to get my boss to buy one for the company, but He’s never heard of panasonic tools and thinks they’re probably junk. So I have two questions #1) Are they good? #2) If they are good, what model and voltage would you reccomend?
Thanks for your input.
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I've used Panasonic drills for a number of years and in my mind they are better than any other. I like their compactness and balance and their batteries are the best. I have an older 12 volt NiCad and a newer 12 v 3.5 battery and find them more than adequate for most work. The older one over the years has seen a lot of work probably to the point of abuse and has never failed me.
#1 they set the bar pretty high. I used to have a couple of electricians that swore by them. I don't remember the last time that is seen a review where they weren't on the top. I also remember that the batteries seemed to last in both ways.
#2 I don't remember what model was used in the past but the 15.6 volt sounds pretty good if if remember the reviews correctly.
Just curious what brands does your boss consider to purchase?
By the way I have a 40 year old Panasonic radio that still works.
About two years ago when I started building my house, I bought a 12v Panasonic drill with the newer kind of battery (not NiCad). Shortly after that, I noticed that my local electrical supplier sells only that brand. It works great, is well-balanced, and is powerful. For my general woodworking and construction, it serves me fine. I see these monster sized drills and can't imagine lugging them around for long.
I concur with the other responders. The power is more than adequate and the compact size is great.
Sunny, I spoke with a company tool rep. in private a few days ago. He said that there are only about 5 companies making parts for cordless tools. He said that most of the batteries are made by one company and most of the motors are made by another, etc. He said that they are just packaged differently by the label, i.e. Bosch, DeWalt, Porter-Cable, etc.
He said that there was one exception - Panasonic. He said that they make their own batteries and motors. He told me that they are at the top of the market because of this. He told me that if I wanted the best - I should buy the Panasonic. I was quite surprised, as he was a tool rep. for another company and not a Panasonic Dealer rep!
Barko
Sunny,
You may want to consider a battery powered Panasonic impact driver. I have the 15.6-volt model with a nickle metal hydride (at least I think that's what it's called) battery and it's a dream to use. I was installing metal siding on a friend's barn this weekend, and everyone wanted to use my Panasonic because it outperformed the other tools on the job and weighed appreciably less. By the way, my friends and I used it all day long without having to swap or recharge batteries.
The 15.6v has a 1/2" square drive to which two other drives (standard accessories) can be quickly and easily attached. The first is a 1/4" hex drive, and the second is a keyless drill chuck. There's a two-position switch on the top of the tool with which you can switch between drill and impact modes (Panasonic says not to use the drill chuck in impact mode). There's also a multi-position clutch that makes fine-tuning the depth to which you drive screws a cinch.
Needless to say, I highly recommend this tool. And no, I don't work for Panasonic.
Good luck,
-Jazzdogg-
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.
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