Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i got one of them Makitas because all the contractors who came into my house tracking mud all over and generally wrecking stuff had these Makitas so i reckon they must be the real mccoy. more importantly, the battery pack slaps into the handle like a 7-round magazine into a 1911. - -rei > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Kyle > Cassidy > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 11:53 AM > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > Subject: [Leica] What power drill should I buy? > > > So I'm in Home Depot yesterday, I need a drill because I need to drill six > pilot holes to put hardware on my kitchen cabinets. And I pick up this $24 > corded Royce drill and this guy next to me, covered in drywall dust with > kneepads and goggles around his face, hair sticking out from his yellow hard > hat looks over and says "Buying a drill for your wife?" I immediately > dropped it like it was a spider and grabbed a 36 volt Hilti TE 6-A Rotary > Hammer drill with a $1,059 sticker price, gave him a "what the hell are you > talking about kemosabe?" look and edged sideways out of the tool corral > shouting "hey, I'm building a four room extension. Last weekend I built a > freakin sixty foot SAILBOAT out of TEAK." > > So I drilled my six pilot holes. Thinking I might drill something else in > again in a couple of years if the mood strikes me. > > I think this is EXACTLY how I ended up with my leica.... > > Speaking of which, I posted some new pix, mostly girls: > > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/paw/2003/16/index.html - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html