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[mwmkravchenko]

Both Milwaukee and Makita make really good quality cordless stuff that will easily replace corded. I use a 5 inch grinder regularly. The four other corded grinders do come out to play if I have a need for wire wheel or larger cutoff work. I have two double battery chargers that will charge two batteries at once, and two single chargers. I am not in trouble. Mind you that's over a thousand dollars right there. So the buy in is no cheap. But gone are the days when they were poor substitutes for corded. I run a 36 volt dual battery skill saw that is just as powerful as plug in, a chop saw same deal. A 5 inch random orbital that continuously blows me away for how long it lasts. And a laminate trimmer sized router that I compared directly with the plugin brother and sold the plug in. Makita has just come out with 40 volt stuff that is even longer running. I just can justify the cost. I'm married to the 18 volt stuff for now. But they are keeping the 18 volt line. I have my Dad's 1982 7.2 volt Makita drill that you can still get a battery and charger for from Makita. He did a lot of very large steel buildings with that little thing. On 88 feet of steel roof per side running cords gets a little cumbersome. Running around with a cord free driver was awfully nice.