Craftsman 19.2 Volt cordless 1/2 Drill and LED light $89.95

[commOdog]

Craftsman 19.2 volt Cordless Drill/Driver with Work Light

I had to go into store and get a rain check as they were out of stock.
Pretty good price for a good drill!
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Craftsman 19.2 volt Cordless Drill/Driver with Work Light
Sears item #00911542000 Mfr. model #11542

Drill/driver with a powerful 19.2 volt DC motor and variable speed operation (0-400/0-1400 RPM). Reversible. Braking switch. Auto spindle lock. 1 hour charge. 24-position adjustable torque clutch prevents over-driving screws. Locks for drilling. 1/2 in. single sleeve keyless chuck. Spindle lock. 2 bubble levels - top and rear. Mid-handle design for balance and comfort. Includes case, bit storage with 2 bits, and 2 diehard batteries with charger. Also includes work light. Built-in LED light

 

[BPB]

My current cordless was given to me Christmas of '90. It's a 9.6V that has served me well, but the batteries struggle to hold a charge now. Maybe the time has finally come to replace it.

 

[commOdog]

well thats how i found this, my 18 volt batteries had died in the middle of installing a new storm door.
One pack lasted 1 more charge than the other one and bam, they died. About 5 years old I guess.

Of course a new battery by itself is $65 or you can get it rebuilt at batteriesplus for $45.

I ordered this 19.2v and will try and build one good 18v pack out of the other 2 dead ones, if I get around to it.....

 

[jcwagers]

I have this combo and I really like it. I haven't used it much but it seems to be overkill for me.......but I figured if I was going to buy something, I should get the best that I could afford. I got mine when they had them for $99. This is an even better deal. Also, I picked up a 3rd battery for 30 bux so you might look around and see if your Sears has them for that price.

jc

 

[fbrdphreak]

I just got this for my b-day:
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product....okie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00911535000

I could probly exchange it; is it worth the extra $$$ to go to 19.2V if I only use it for light work mostly?

 

[jcwagers]

Well, the kit also comes with a light so you might consider that. I prefer the fluorescent one that you can get from the custom kits on the Sears website but the one in this combo shines a very bright light. I haven't hardly used mine at all but you might consider swapping it.....depending on whether or not you feel satisfied with the one that you received. I"m sure the 19.2v will be a bit heavier......so.....it might be a little bit more of a pain to carry around and especially if you're going to be lifting it and using it overhead much. That's just my .02 worth tho.....

jc

 

[randomlinh]

19.2 is a bit bigger than my needs. 12-14v works nicely for me.. but i'd rather get something more universal like dewalt. seems a little more likely to nab a battery 3yrs down the line. altho, my $20 9.6v ryobi set from ValueAmerica (i think.. it was a great deal at the time) is still kickin nicely. Very few times have i needed more power.

 

[modedepe]

I ended up getting a cheap 18V Coleman drill from Costco a few months ago for about $35. Came with 10 or so bits, case, 2 batts, 2 speed gear box. Works great though.

 

[pelikan]

This is ok occasional use. Its not a tool for someone who wants it to perform like a Makita or Dewalt. The charge on a battery won't last long and it doesn't have very much power. A 12V drill from Makita or Dewalt will drastically out-perform this drill, cost less and is much lighter weight.

 

[dud]

Bought the full (4 item) 19.2v kit late last year for about $170 and returned it when I found a like Dewalt kit for a few $$$ more. I love it.

For occasional use the Craftsman are fine. For heavy jobs look elsewhere.

If you click on the OP's link you are linked to the drill he bought. If you look on the lower right you see another link to a 12v Black and Decker impact driver for $95. I could not believe it. I just bought this item a month ago for $29 at Lowes!

 

[ncage]

Originally posted by: dud
Bought the full (4 item) 19.2v kit late last year for about $170 and returned it when I found a like Dewalt kit for a few $$$ more. I love it.

For occasional use the Craftsman are fine. For heavy jobs look elsewhere.

If you click on the OP's link you are linked to the drill he bought. If you look on the lower right you see another link to a 12v Black and Decker impact driver for $95. I could not believe it. I just bought this item a month ago for $29 at Lowes!

I don't own this unit so i can't claim to the durability but i thought craftsmen tools were suppose to be top notch? I own a black and decker 18v unit which i love. At first i was afraid to buy it because it was black and decker but my father has a dewalt unit and i think its just as good as his. Note: if your battery every goes its just as cheap to buy a new unit than it is to buy the battery.

 

[jcwagers]

Originally posted by: pelikan
This is ok occasional use. Its not a tool for someone who wants it to perform like a Makita or Dewalt. The charge on a battery won't last long and it doesn't have very much power. A 12V drill from Makita or Dewalt will drastically out-perform this drill, cost less and is much lighter weight.

I'll agree about the weight...as this drill isn't particularly light. However, for $89 dollars, I don't see any drills from DeWalt or Makita that cost less and perform similarly. And the Craftsman drill is rated at 420 lbs of torque which is higher than the 18v Makita drills (400lbs of torque) at Home Depot for $200. And it's only slightly below the 18v DeWalt(450 lbs of torque) which is also $200. I would imagine that it is possible that Black & Decker make the Craftsman drills in addition to the DeWalt. So they should be comparable......and for half the price, I don't see how this shouldn't be a pretty nice drill. I know I've had no complaints with mine so far.

jc

 

[knightc2]

Originally posted by: pelikan
This is ok occasional use. Its not a tool for someone who wants it to perform like a Makita or Dewalt. The charge on a battery won't last long and it doesn't have very much power. A 12V drill from Makita or Dewalt will drastically out-perform this drill, cost less and is much lighter weight.

I have to disagree. We have used this drill, an 18V Carftsman and an 18V Dewalt side by side for over a year and it has held its own with no problem. The Dewalt drills are very overrated for how much they cost. I can buy two of the Craftsman drills for the price of a Dewalt.

I have put my 19.2V Craftsman through some pretty tough workouts. In fact the Dewalt started smoking one day while we were putting steel siding on a pole barn while the Craftsman drills kept on drilling. We also used this drill to drill through four 1.75" GluLam beams on several occassions to run wiring. It has handled everything I have thrown at it. I think my only complaint is that it can get pretty heavy when working above your head. I also wish that it had Ni-Mh batteries. Why don't more manufactures use them? I was all set to buy a Panasonic 15.6V drill but the price was just too much to justify. By the way, I bought the kit with the sawsall and the circular saw and I love it!

At first i was afraid to buy it because it was black and decker but my father has a dewalt unit and i think its just as good as his.

Dewalt is owned by Black and Decker. Some of the hihger end B&Ds are quite nice.

I would imagine that it is possible that Black & Decker make the Craftsman drills in addition to the DeWalt.

The guy at my local Sears told me that the Craftsman drills were now made by Ryobi, but he didn't sound too sure of himself so who knows.

 

[commOdog]

I have used different craftsman cordless drills for over 13 years, even drilling a few holes through concrete walls to run some A/C piping.

I have absolutley no complaints about them.

 

[BubbleSparkxx]

i have the 19.2 special edition w/ flo light and circular saw. this drill is worth the money even at retail. despite not being commerical quality, even at full retail price it's a pretty good deal.

 

[commOdog]

just a little FYI for people with dead battery packs, i tried a little trick and revived my dead battery packs.

I opened up the 18v ni-cad drill battery pack and checked each individual cell for voltage (should be about 1.2v each), the cells that showed 0 volts were shorted.

I hooked up 1 wire from the negative post and 1 wire from the positive post on my 12v car battery and making sure I observed proper polarity, shocked the shorted cells back to life by holding the postive wire from the car battery to positive side of the shorted cell and tapped the negative wire to the negative side of the shorted cell 3 to 5 times (do not hold both wires on the cell for longer than 2-3 seconds or bad things can happen), it will make a little spark but that's ok. I then checked the cell and it was no longer shorted. After I did this to 8 shorted cells, i put the pack back together and charged it back up. Works great!!! For how long I have no idea, but its working now until my new drill comes in at sears.

I know it sounds crazy, but trust me, it works.

 

[commOdog]

I picked up my new drill last night, and it's a heavy duty mother. Nice rubber grips and the cool thing is it has a little LED light that is embedded in the bottom of the handle that is aimed perfectly at whatever it is you are drilling/screwing. Very nice. My old drill is still chugging along but it was only a 3/8 chuck so this will be nice for the big holes and when the batteries give out again on the old one.

fyi, this is the last day of the sale as well.

 

[Basilisk]

I bought the larger 5 tool 19.2 v set. I've used the small circular saw and drill quite a bit and am -very- pleased. A big win is that the 5-piece comes with -3- batteries, so when I run one down I usually have another fully charged at hand. (5 tool set = drill, circular trim saw, saber saw, scroll saw, & light plus three batteries and charger.) They're expanding their 19.2v line and there are a few other interesting tools.

Anyway, the 19.2v sets seem to go on sale pretty often. I'm quite pleased with mine.

Edit: PS -- while the tools come with blades, the sabre saw blade was eaten up by 2 rebar cuts; you may want tougher quality sabre-saw blades! [PPS- rebar is surprisingly hard metal! It shattered a chain-cutter that I've had and occasionally used for 40 years!!