PORTER CABLE 9978

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17 Oct 2008 PC 14.4V Ni-Cad Drill I bought the PC 14.4v drill over 10 years ago. Up until 2-3 years ago it was my favorite drill --- the first one I'd grab if it fit the task. I liked the size of it, feel and balance, it had good battery life, plenty of torque, etc. I'm a general contractor so I have a number of drill drivers including 5 Makitas (old ones), 3 DeWalts, Bosch, and 3-4 more I can't remember.

Getting back to the PC; the clutch gave out on it a couple years ago. I had it repaired because I liked it so mu... –Homestake Bldrs, Larry Truhefrom Amazon.com
14 Mar 2008 PORTER-CABLE 9978 14.4V The people that write these reviews are so biased because they either did not know how to properly use the drill, broke it themselves and expected it not to break, or don't know much about drills to begin with. I have been using this drill for 2 years for renovating my home. It has screwed thousands of fasteners, been dropped from a ladder to the ground on MANY occasions, been left in the rain, and has just been used a lot. I have been thru many batteries because NI-CADS don't last forever, no m... –V. Crozzolifrom Amazon.com
11 Jul 2007 Just a Black and Decker in different skin Before I found out the fact Porter-Cable/Delta had been to sold to B&D, I found Porter-Cable tools to be of high quality, and very reliable. Alas, the future is quite dark for Porter/Cable loyalists. For now you will get no more than grown up toys not a high quality professional tool Porter-Cable was famous for. Now though instead of replacing my Porter-Cable tools with more Porter-Cable, I will look elsewhere for the same level of quality.

Do not get me wrong, once upon a time B&a... –Book & Music Loverfrom Amazon.com

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