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On almost every home improvement show there's someone with a cordless drill putting screws in something, The odd thing about those drills is that the battery is in the handle. That must get pretty tiring for people who have to do a lot of drilling after awhile. A quick search on google didn't turn
up any alternatives either so I'll suggest one here.
Cordless drills should be redesigned so that their battery can be detached and left on the floor whenever a lot of drilling was going to be done in one area. In this new design the battery case would be connected to the drill by an 8 to 10 foot cord which would be strong enough to let the user pull it around as they moved through the work area. Small wheels would also be built into the case to make moving it easier (and they could be locked in place to keep it from rolling if that was what was needed in any given situation). If the carpenter was going to be doing a whole lot of moving around then the case could still be clamped back onto the drill giving him or her the same freedom of movement that they had before. In that situation the cord could either be rolled into the case or detached at both ends (so it wouldn't add any more weight than necessary.) This would also work for other power tools where the battery had to be lugged around with the business end of the tool.
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http://world.guns.ru/smg/m3a1_2.jpg
Shoulder stabilization worked for pistols -- why would it not work for drills? [reensure, Dec 13 2004]
Example of "vastly cheaper" AC drill
http://www.mytoolst...ilwauke/1250-1.html
[bristolz, Dec 13 2004]
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Wouldn't it be enough to clip the battery to your belt, or slip it in a pocket? I mean, if it's in the drill to begin with, it shouldn't be that heavy. |
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It's only semi-related, but there's an attachment for dremels where the tip is mounted on a flexible cord, so you can have the dremel laying on the table or hanging up. It's entirely mechanical though. |
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The better quality battery drills are balanced fairly well, so the battery counterweighs the body of the drill. It makes them better to use than a mains power drill. |
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Likewise, having them completely portable is a good idea. |
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I like my cordless drill,...cordless... |
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UB - It's not really a question of balance as it is a question of how much weight you have to hold above your head and how many times you have to do it. For people without a lot of upper body strength weight can become an issue. |
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dentworth - You can still have this one cordless - the cord between drill and battery would be detachable. The only difference is that you could let other people use this drill without forcing them to use it your way. |
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Is the HB category Product:Tool:Drill shut for repairs? |
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Perhaps a drill could be made so that the battery was under its center of gravity? |
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I actualy like this idea... I have been in construction of some sort or another for some time and even with my 'mr. ohio' physique , it's still tiring to lift that heavy thing over my head a few hundred times a day. I wouldn't want it on the floor however (another thing to trip on and kill myself with) so I also like the idea of clipping the battery to a belt or pocket... maybe have a bandolier setup for them. |
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