Larry, I went head to head with one of my guys one day - hate to say it - He got [b]ONE[b] more hole than I did. (1/2" carbide hole cutters in gutters and panels. ~300 holes between us on that job. Forget how many we did that day.) Not that this little excercise ever shut him up about it. [Linked Image]

This was with brand new drills.... Well, the 18v was about a week older....

Both me and one of my underlings at the time got new drills about 2 years ago. He started bragging about it one day. "Oh, you can't handle the power huh?" [Linked Image] When it was all over, he claimed his bit was dull. Since then, I dont buy the more power idea. All I know is that takes a lot more physical energy to lug a heavier tool around all day.

Edit to add: Anyone ever open any of these us to any degree? I would not be surprised if the motors are the same, with a Zenor Diode in the trigger to level the voltage to the same.......

[This message has been edited by e57 (edited 05-02-2006).]

Mark Heller
"Well - I oughta....." -Jackie Gleason