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Extremely Cool Cordless Power Tools to Buy for Yourself or for a Gift

By Lee Wallender, About.com

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Cordless Power Tools are Now Grown-Up - - Not Just Toys Anymore

Unplug the Cord with Cordless Power Tools

Unplug the Cord with Cordless Power Tools

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Unfortunately, I am old enough to remember when the entire world of cordless power tools consisted of either extremely expensive drills or low-cost so-called electric screwdrivers. Those drills weighed a ton and hardly had more than an hour of charge on them. Those flimsy electric screwdrivers, good only for driving screws into styrofoam, were more closely related to electric toothbrushes than to actual remodeling-ready power tools.

Technology has changed. Cordless electric drills now have more torque, more charge, and are lighter and cheaper. But the truly exciting thing is how these changes have seeped into other types of power tools that were formerly found only in the corded version: reciprocating saws, and circular saws.

If you're looking for a gift for a favorite home remodeler, one guaranteed way to elicit endless praise is to buy anything that starts with the word "cordless."

If you're the remodeler--and if Christmas, your birthday, or other special occasion passed without you receiving that special gift--then About Home Renovations gives you permission to "gift yourself" with one of these extremely competent and reasonably priced cordless power tools.

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