When buying tools, how important is color for you?
When buying tools, how important is color for you?
I can't resist bright orange plastic.
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Not at all in itself. But the blue bosch (professional grade, as opposed to the consumer grade green) is generally pretty high quality, so I stick with that lineup for tools that I need beyond the stage where any cheap brand will do.
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I do like Bosch. Tho that blue never did much for me.
I have one of their little 12 v driver combos. Impact and drill. It's pretty sweet.
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Is that the flexiclick system thingt where you can switch out the head?
I've been looking at buying that myself when I finally need a drill for myself but I keep being tempted by the 18V version which has the same system but also has battery compatibility with a larger range of their other tools (at a much higher pricepoint...)
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Not flexiclick. 2 separate drivers sold together (with 2 batteries and charger). One drill, the other impact. I recall it not being too crazy expensive. But ya, only 12v.
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Their green lineup is fine. But as someone who used to go through multiple drill batteries every day at work, I've learned to appreciate the 18V stuff. So when I needed to replace my cheap drill at home, it was a simple choice. And I later bought a circular saw, and it's nice to have interchangeable batteries and only one charger: All of my tools have their own battery, and I always have one extra in the charger that is good to go when needed.
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I just recently broke my craftsman impact driver. It was 20v. Good for the $80 tho it didn't carry a charge too well. Strong enough. Lasted 5 years. Snapped something inside it 4 days ago. Crass, cheap red with black detailing.
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