Passing of a good friend...

[ustmd]

Well, I am mourning the passing of a good partner. He was not the best one out there, but he worked for me until the end. I know there are others who would claim that a Bosch or Makita would have been a better companion, but this one served me well. He was not the most modern of guys, but 14.4 battery worked well with the other team members. He was not my favorite (my 1/4 impact driver has that honor), but he served me well. If I was having to do an emergency plumbing repair, demo the old wash room, trimming a few bushes or get the tractor out of the tree when my wife got it stuck, he was there. Unfortunately, as many of us in his old age, he was not as robust as he use to be. This last fall off of the workbench did him in.

He will be missed.

He will be replaced. :cool2:

 

[k0ua]

I dunno, I wonder what a new case would cost?

 

[Western]

RIP! Looks almost like it was a "head-on" with a wall???

Out with old and in with the new.

You may find you like some "new" tech too, but always good to have a "hottie" on the side Never know when you'll be abandoned.

 

[RobertN]

Nuthin some epoxy couldn't fix

 

[murphy1244]

I dropped my Milwaukee drill driver 2 floors and broke the battery mount, so I used some duck tape and was ugly but worked.

 

[k0ua]

Nuthin some epoxy couldn't fix

yeah, that will buff right out!

 

[RobertN]

Som JB Weld and back in business!

yeah, that will buff right out!

 

[rekees4300]

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So what's the problem? :tombstone:

 

[charlz]

I recently dropped my B&D 14.4 drill for the last time. Used it a lot over the last 16 years. Cracked it right where the handle meets the motor part of the case so you can't put any pressure when drilling etc. I have it on good authority that Santa is going to drop off a Dewalt 20v Lithium Impact Driver and Drill set for Christmas though...

 

[k0ua]

I recently dropped my B&D 14.4 drill for the last time. Cracked it right where the handle meets the motor part of the case so you can't put any pressure when drilling etc. I have it on good authority that Santa is going to drop off a Dewalt 20v Lithium Impact Driver and Drill set for Christmas though...

I think you are getting the better end of that deal anyway!