# Is this sacrilegious? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 25, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812 "2023-05-25T23:37:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/1 "2023-05-25T23:37:03Z")
![tools](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/4/0/40eeae541c210c667d9ee91fdcf95c70eea1b0ba.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/2 "2023-05-26T00:53:55Z")
I’d call it “Modular”. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/3 "2023-05-26T01:56:41Z")
If it works… no problem. I cross breed tools all the time. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/4 "2023-05-26T02:47:05Z")
Whatever works, they are probably made at the same place now anyway. I have three black and decker battery tools, a drill, pole saw, and weed whacker. Each one I bought because I already had decker batteries. So the drill went out this afternoon and just wanted another cheap decker drill. I went to four places before I actually found one. So now I have six batteries and three chargers for these cheap junk tools… I’ve also got porter cable but only a couple batteries. At some point I guess I will be faced with throwing everything away and starting over. ---
**Author:** ![CapriRacer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capriracer/32/22_2.png) [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/5 "2023-05-26T11:38:21Z")
I’d say it’s agnostic! ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/6 "2023-05-26T16:12:32Z")
Yes, it is. You must atone. For a donation of $100 the Church of Brand Loyalty will say a short, secret prayer of forgiveness. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/7 "2023-05-26T16:47:23Z")
Whatever works to get the job done. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/8 "2023-05-26T17:20:32Z")
The nice thing about standards. Everybody’s stuff works together. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/9 "2023-05-26T18:01:27Z")
More like one company that bought up many brands. It’s just paint color now. I do use a dewalt blade on my Milwaukee chop saw though. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/10 "2023-05-26T19:56:20Z")
If you need an adapter or special accessory that the brand you are overly loyal to and they don’t have it, what are you going to do? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/11 "2023-05-26T20:51:01Z")
> [@wentwest](#): > > For a donation of $100 the Church of Brand Loyalty will say a short, secret prayer of forgiveness. A neighbor gave me his rechargeable Ryobi driver-drill, worked great until batteries went dead. You might think most any recharger cable of recharging driver-drill batteries would do the trick, but you’d be thinking incorrectly … lol … only a Ryobi brand recharger may be used to recharge Ryobi rechargeable driver-drills, at least from what I can discover. ??? I must atone… I must atone … lol … ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/12 "2023-05-26T20:57:30Z")
When I bought my cheap junk b and d drill last night, right next to it was a transformer drill that had a sander attachment. I paid a little more and got that instead. Actually seems kinda useful. Snap off the drill attachment and snap on the detail sander. I’ve got six batterie now anyway. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/13 "2023-05-26T21:23:27Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > A neighbor gave me his rechargeable Ryobi driver-drill, worked great until batteries went dead. You might think most any recharger cable of recharging driver-drill batteries would do the trick, but you’d be thinking incorrectly … lol … only a Ryobi brand recharger may be used to recharge Ryobi rechargeable driver-drills, at least from what I can discover. ??? I must atone… I must atone You can buy a Ryobi charger for $35 at Home Depot. I have a few Ryobi batteries and save by buying additional tools without the battery. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/14 "2023-05-26T21:26:01Z")
I ordered on from Amazon, $25. ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/15 "2023-05-26T22:23:15Z")
I have several old Craftsman 19.2V rechargeable tools. Sears doesn’t make those batteries anymore, they sell repros. I bought an adaptor and now I use a deWalt battery. Better tech in the battery. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/16 "2023-05-26T22:57:02Z")
Once you’ve attached Milwaukee into Pittsburgh you can never change back to Milwaukee-Milwaukee. That would risk disturbing the beer liquor continuum and destroy every foosball table on Earth. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/17 "2023-05-26T23:15:24Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > You can buy a Ryobi charger for $35 at Home Depot Or get it “free” when you buy another one of their tools. 😀 Sometimes I buy stuff I had no idea I needed until I see it. 😆 Who doesn’t need a battery operated whatchamacallit? Actually, the bundles sometimes are a great deal- sometimes cheaper than the tool alone. Although those are rare instances. Usually still much better than separately. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/18 "2023-05-27T00:34:25Z")
I think it was my porter cable drill that I bought way back. It said bare tool but I didn’t know what that meant. So back to the store to get the two battery and charger set. I wondered why the thing was so cheap. So then I bought the bare power saw. Guess you need the super duper battery because it wouldn’t even cut quarter inch plywood. Still haven’t bought the larger battery so just collects dust. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/19 "2023-05-27T12:10:10Z")
> [@TwinTurbo](#): > > Or get it “free” when you buy another one of their tools. I noticed that the tools with battery and charger were a lot more expensive than the tool alone. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-sacrilegious/190812/20 "2023-05-27T17:27:28Z")
Oh gee I forgot. I’ve got de Walt too for my nut driver. So that is at least three brands of batteries.