Charging cordless power tools on the plot

**Baldy** · 30-10-2018, 06:44 PM

^^^ I should perhaps make it clear that we don't have 240v power on the plot!

**Jay-ell** · 30-10-2018, 06:46 PM

I just have a coup[le of spare batteries. As I use the same brand of tools all the batteries are interchangeable.

**Greenleaves** · 30-10-2018, 06:55 PM

Short off a generator...like Jay-ell I carry spare batteries. I only use M**it's tools and have 3 18v 5Ah Li-lon batteries

**Baldy** · 30-10-2018, 06:55 PM

^^^ yes yes yes... very sensible... but hardly germane to the intent of my post

**Baldy** · 30-10-2018, 06:58 PM

If I carried a 5 amp battery around I'd end up with a hole in my pocket.

**Baldy** · 30-10-2018, 07:00 PM

There is a genny on the plot come to think of it...
though its rarely functional....

I've got a solar panel and I wanna use it dammit! (Even if its entirely impractical.)

**veggiechicken** · 30-10-2018, 07:00 PM

I suppose you want to buy a power auger to plant your bulbs and you need a cordless drill to do so but your battery is always be flat.

Use hand tools and some energy instead. That will take your mind off whatever else is in it.

**Baldy** · 30-10-2018, 07:07 PM

I had the week off last week - mostly used petrol driven bits and pieces - I'm covered in blisters,scabs and cuts from over doing it. If I took your advice VC and tried to use my dear old dad's hand drill I've got up at the plot I do believe I'd have done myself in... though actually I'd probably still be waiting for the WD40 to 'release the mechanism'

Can no-one help me in my latest Heath Robinson conundrum?

**veggiechicken** · 30-10-2018, 07:13 PM

What about a bike-powered generator?

**Jay-ell** · 30-10-2018, 07:16 PM

A giant hamster wheel linked to a dynamo?

What make of tools? this works for mine
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ryobi-RC181.../dp/B072FNBGJW

**Baldy** · 30-10-2018, 07:29 PM

That's the type of things jay - thanks for the link.

Brand is yet to be decided upon - there was a very nice pair of makita 12v drill / driver I saw for �85 a week or two ago but its a bit too near / too far from XXmouse if you see what I mean. They're back at �185 now so...
Anyhow - its likely going to depend on what I can find 2nd hand - though I've got a Worx strimmer and 2* 2amp worx batteries so that the favourite search term for ebay and FB marketplace.
I've also persuaded a couple of other people on the site to go for the Worx strimmer - was that naughty of me? I might become a Worx reseller...
I guess the bigger / pro brands like makita / ryobi are more likely to have the sort of thing you linked to though I'm not going to be leaving anything expensive on site... hrmmm.

**Snadger** · 30-10-2018, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post

I suppose you want to buy a power auger to plant your bulbs and you need a cordless drill to do so but your battery is always be flat.

Use hand tools and some energy instead. That will take your mind off whatever else is in it.

Just about re-built a house with hand tools alone.

**Jay-ell** · 30-10-2018, 07:42 PM

I don't leave anything on site - I take down whichever tools I need at the time.

I started off buying a drill battery, charger and reciprocating saw package as it worked out cheaper than a saw, battery and charger by themselves. I've got a strimmer, hedge cutter, angle grinder, chainsaw on a stick, blower and lawnmower. Works out cheaper not buying batteries with them so the few I have can be used with all of them and I have enough to generally last all day and do whatever I have planned.

I have a Worx drill but prefer the Ryobi

**nickdub** · 30-10-2018, 09:46 PM

One thing I've done "Bodgey fixes a specialty" is to make an adapter so I can run my 12v dewalt cordless drills off a car battery. Of course this has downsides, in that the battery is v heavy and you are back to having a power cable - on the other hand if you are doing something like building a shed, just having a power screwdriver which you can work all day without needing mains power is sometimes handy. I put an old 12' flex on it with croc-clips, so it wouldn't be too restrictive.

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