The Craftsman 19.2v Cordless Drill/Driver, a Forgotten Favorite Tool
The other day I wrote about tools that I used at work and such. I forgot my favorite one, the one I use many, many times throughout every day.
It is the Craftsman19.2-volt Cordless Drill/Driver. Now this is a man’s tool! It’s a two-speed, with high range having an rpm of 0-1400. Powerful, battrey’s (NOT a misspelling. Haven’t you certain people say something like ‘My battrey is flat’?) last a while, economical, quick charge.
It would get heavy if you did much overhead work. And they have some weak spots. There have been up to 5 or so guys in at work that all had this model (all at the same time, it was pretty common for a guy to pick up the wrong one!), and some of them have went bad. But the great thing about Craftsman is that you just take it back in to Sears and they give you a brand new one!
But we use them long and hard too, much more than an average person would around the garage. We’ve had the variable-speed triggers go bad the most, and some of the 2-speed gearboxes have failed too.
I just took mine in for a new one a few weeks ago, the trigger had gone bad. That was after maybe 9 months or so of use 7-8 hours a day five days a week.
They come in a bunch of different packages too, there are many other 19.2v tools. Three or so different saws, coupla different lights, a stapler, etc.
Great guns, I haven’t found another one yet I’d rather use.
8 Responses
March 11th, 2005 at 6:31 am
Why don’t you use Dewalt? They put those pathetic Crashman tools to shame. Heh heh.
March 11th, 2005 at 2:47 pm
Dewalt sucks! There’s a few around the shop. They’re much more expensive, out of balance, and drop ’em once and they’re toast! Crashmans can be dropped over and over and they still work fine. Sometimes.
March 12th, 2005 at 7:35 am
You don’t want to know what our 12v Dewalt get used for mainly. I’ll only venture so far to say that it has something to do with bulls.
March 12th, 2005 at 4:47 pm
Oh my. Thank you for that lack of information.
March 14th, 2005 at 1:50 am
I like my 18v. DeWalt that I initially bought for building my shop, but have been using daily on the job for six years now. I’ve replaced the brushes and variable-speed trigger once, and the batteries twice. It has fallen several feet onto concrete more than once, and has seen a lot of hard use, but keeps right on going. More expensive, yes. Out of balance, no. I’ve always liked the overall feel and balance of it in my hand. I must admit that I haven’t checked out any other brands for a long time now though.
SG
March 15th, 2005 at 12:13 am
Its not Dewalt, it is Default. At least that is what my brother in law calls them. He and I use Milwalkee as they do hold up, have’t owned a Craftsman so can’t say.
October 11th, 2005 at 12:50 am
I agree. I use Milwaukee a lot in my job as an electrician.They hold up well and also have a bigger chuck than the Dewalt 1/2 instead of 3/8. Only way to go!
September 17th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
craftman does not replace power tools like they replace hand tools. they dont just take them in for exchange.