"TOM MOORE" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I was wondering if anyone ownes a Dual drill and what do you think of
> it..
> I understand you can look at them at
> www.dualdrill.com. I just a watched a deal on tv about them ,they look
> kinda cheap, and free batterys for life, yea right..but I would like to
> hear from you guys.
> Thanks
> Tom
>
Compared to most drills, it looks enormous in size.
"LRod" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Call me a cynic, but the first clue on something like this is that
> it's in an infomercial (and "not sold in stores." Why not? I've
> always wondered.).
>
> The Little Giant is the notable exception in that genre. Of course
> they were around on the trade show circuit for a long time before
> Robin's butt appeared on TV.
You can add the Fein Multimaster to the good merchandise infomercial list
also.
On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 23:19:44 GMT, "Clint" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Ahhh... Here I was thinking a DAMHIKT moment.
Check out the "trivia" section:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman_Grill>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_%28US_TV_Series%29>
"TOM MOORE" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> I was wondering if anyone ownes a Dual drill and what do you think of
> it..
> I understand you can look at them at
> www.dualdrill.com. I just a watched a deal on tv about them ,they look
> kinda cheap, and free batterys for life, yea right..but I would like to
> hear from you guys.
Haven't used one so don't have any practical experience, but on first glance
it looks like a really dumb idea and just a gimmick with excessive mechanics
needed to accomplish a simple bit change. There's a multitude of magnetic
and otherwise simple bit changers available for the drill market so this
idea seems outlandish at best. Just my opinion of course and others my vary,
but I can't see it doing very well in the market, free batteries or
otherwise ~ certainly not in the professional or experienced home owner
market.
For $120?? I think you can do a lot better with a Bosch, Dewalt, Makita, etc
or even Ryobi and deal with quick change bits. What is the warranty for the
tool itself? Will you be able to get a battery in a couple of years? It only
does 550 RPM. It sounds like it comes with only one battery.
Steve
http://bosch.cpotools.com/cordless_tools/cordless_drills/33618-rt.html ---
see what you can get for about the same money with two batteries. You won't
wear this one out any time soon.
http://www.toolking.com/productinfo.aspx?productid=5596 --- or this
.
"TOM MOORE" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I was wondering if anyone ownes a Dual drill and what do you think of
> it..
> I understand you can look at them at
> www.dualdrill.com. I just a watched a deal on tv about them ,they look
> kinda cheap, and free batterys for life, yea right..but I would like to
> hear from you guys.
> Thanks
> Tom
>
Gee, they should put a warning label on those. "WARNING: Do no put favorite
body appendages in grill." Prevent Darwinian awards from being handed out
with their product name in them... Course, half the time, those labels just
give stupid people ideas, which kind of defeats the purpose.
Clint
"B A R R Y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 05:39:08 GMT, "Leon"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>You can add the Fein Multimaster to the good merchandise infomercial list
>>also.
>>
>
> How about the George Foreman grill? <G>
>
> It eventually made it all the way to major department stores. Ours
> gets used 2-3 times a week. The most important thing is to remember
> to keep your foot out of it.
>
On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:50:50 GMT, "Clint" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"B A R R Y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
... snip
>> How about the George Foreman grill? <G>
>>
>> It eventually made it all the way to major department stores. Ours
>> gets used 2-3 times a week. The most important thing is to remember
>> to keep your foot out of it.
>>
>
>Gee, they should put a warning label on those. "WARNING: Do no put favorite
>body appendages in grill." Prevent Darwinian awards from being handed out
>with their product name in them... Course, half the time, those labels just
>give stupid people ideas, which kind of defeats the purpose.
>
Problem is, there is just no way to predict all the ways people can
mis-use something and if you did, there would not be enough room on the
product to even see the product (take a look at ladders). The old saying,
"You can't make something absolutely idiot-proof because idiots are just so
darned clever" seems to hold pretty true.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
A quick change hex shank bit holder would seem like a much more
practical and rather less expensive way to work. The Dual Drill doesn't
get past "cute" in my book.
J.
TOM MOORE wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone ownes a Dual drill and what do you think of
> it..
> I understand you can look at them at
> www.dualdrill.com. I just a watched a deal on tv about them ,they look
> kinda cheap, and free batterys for life, yea right..but I would like to
> hear from you guys.
> Thanks
> Tom
>
On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 05:39:08 GMT, "Leon"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>You can add the Fein Multimaster to the good merchandise infomercial list
>also.
>
How about the George Foreman grill? <G>
It eventually made it all the way to major department stores. Ours
gets used 2-3 times a week. The most important thing is to remember
to keep your foot out of it.
Most Ace Hardware's that I go into carry them. I would say they are a
gimmick at best.
cm
"TOM MOORE" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I was wondering if anyone ownes a Dual drill and what do you think of
> it..
> I understand you can look at them at
> www.dualdrill.com. I just a watched a deal on tv about them ,they look
> kinda cheap, and free batterys for life, yea right..but I would like to
> hear from you guys.
> Thanks
> Tom
>
Ahhh... Here I was thinking a DAMHIKT moment. Which kind of surprised me,
as I figured a wood-worker who was that stupid would no longer be able to
type. At least, not with his fingers...
Clint
"B A R R Y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:50:50 GMT, "Clint" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Gee, they should put a warning label on those. "WARNING: Do no put
>>favorite
>>body appendages in grill."
>
> The foot thing was a reference to a comedy show. <G>
On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:50:50 GMT, "Clint" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Gee, they should put a warning label on those. "WARNING: Do no put favorite
>body appendages in grill."
The foot thing was a reference to a comedy show. <G>
On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 05:04:56 -0500, [email protected] (TOM MOORE)
wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone ownes a Dual drill and what do you think of
>it..
> I understand you can look at them at
>www.dualdrill.com. I just a watched a deal on tv about them ,they look
>kinda cheap, and free batterys for life, yea right..but I would like to
>hear from you guys.
Call me a cynic, but the first clue on something like this is that
it's in an infomercial (and "not sold in stores." Why not? I've
always wondered.).
The Little Giant is the notable exception in that genre. Of course
they were around on the trade show circuit for a long time before
Robin's butt appeared on TV.
--
LRod
Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
http://www.woodbutcher.net
Proud participant of rec.woodworking since February, 1997
email addy de-spam-ified due to 1,000 spams per month.
If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't
care to correspond with you anyway.
On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 05:04:56 -0500, in rec.woodworking,
[email protected] (TOM MOORE) wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone ownes a Dual drill and what do you think of
>it..
> I understand you can look at them at
>www.dualdrill.com. I just a watched a deal on tv about them ,they look
>kinda cheap, and free batterys for life, yea right..but I would like to
>hear from you guys.
The "free replacement batteries for life" offer has some "small
print":
--------
When your Dual-Drill battery wears out, simply send it back to us and
we'll send you a new battery, and all you pay is processing and
handling.
--------
I suspect that the undeclared processing and handling fee (what's the
difference?!) will mean that their "free" offer could turn out to be
rather expensive.
Forrest
--
Forrest Anderson [email protected]
Edinburgh
Scotland