I have a pretty old (late 80's?) Black & Decker slim cordless screwdriver (no hefty battery pack at the bottom of the handle). It's great because it has a long, narrow, tapered snout that will fit behind fallboards, down between keys for grand action brackets, between pedal levers, etc. It has very good torque and the batteries stay charged for several weeks at least. Most of the new ones I see on the market have a stubby, fat snout that doesn't let you get in to any narrow places unless you use a super long bit. Now if only they would build a flashlight into the unit that points to the business end of the bit . . . . Hard to believe I used to unscrew all those keyslips, key blocks, key stop rails, action bracket screws, etc. by hand. --David Nereson, RPT ----- Original Message ----- From: Dempsey Jr., Paul E To: Pianotech Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 7:17 AM Subject: Cordless Tools Remember when cordless tools first made their appearance? My first cordless/rechargeable drill had something like a 3.2V battery. Then came larger, longer lasting models..5V, 7V, then a 9.9v followed by 12v,14v,15.9v. Now we have 18v and even 24v monsters. Someday someone will come up with one that actually has a 110v AC cord attached right to it!! ;-) Paul E. Dempsey, RPT Piano Technician Sr. Marshall University Huntington, WV 304-696-5418 304-617-1149 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080306/c65ee2c1/attachment.html
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