Any body use one of these?

[autobodyman]

I am residing my house and will need to do a lot of caulking, I have an air powered caulking gun but that seems to introduce air into the cartridges which make "farts" once in a while, hard to make a smooth bead that way.

I was looking at some cordless caulk guns many of the better name brands seem to be pretty expensive ($250 - $350 range) Found this one online:

Price sounds good, though I have no other Ryobi tools so I will also have to get a battery and charger. The wife said she would run to Gillette (65 miles one way) to pick me one up at Home Depot but I hate to send her over if the tool isn't any good.

Anyone have any experiance with either this tool or Ryobi in general?

Thanks ~Mike

[gomer]

Not this particular tool. I didn't know such a thing existed. I have used Ryobi cordless tools before. They are a decent bargain brand. I had a drill that was used every day. It lasted about 2 years, the body was a cheap plastic that cracked and the rubber cushion peeled off after about 3 months. If it is not to be used as a professional tool I think they are fine for household duty.

[autobodyman]

Well the wife ran over and picked it up for me, along with a drill, battery charger, 2 batteries and a light for around $130. I didn't really need any of the other stuff as I have 3 DeWalt drills.

Anyway the caulk gun worked great once I got the hang of it. It has a variable speed but I found for my skill (or lack there of) in caulking the lowest speed worked best for me. Went threw 8 tubes of caulk and it was still going strong.

Thanks ~Mike

[boodrow]

Mike I know the guys at work use a milwaulkee cordless for installin windshields , they seem to like it , I couldnt see ur pics , just red X , anyway this post is after the fact , but if u have some questions maybe I could find an answer for u.
Boodrow

[gomer]

Glad it worked out for you. BTW, I have a Ryobi flashlight that get's used quite often. Had it for about ten years and only changed the bulb a couple times. Still works great.

[imahic]

I've got 2 Ryobi cordless drills, an impact driver, circular saw, reciprocating saw, flashlight, and a handheld vacuum and have never had a problem with them. I have heard other people trash them but I've had these for about 4 yrs now and still working great. I like the fact the batteries are a lot cheaper than most others I have seen and a hell of a lot cheaper than Craftsman for sure. As someone else said I only use them for household use and not professionally so that may make a big difference. I've never tried the caulk gun though and ddn't even know they made such an animal. I have 2 or 3 caulk guns of the regular type and those do me just fine, but I am not doing any humongous siding jobs either....lol.

I did buy me a cordless grease gun a while back to grease my tractor and lawn mower with. That has been a life saver for getting in those hard to reach spots and only having two hands.

[sawduster]

Ryobi used (maybe still does) make a lot of the hand held power tools with the Craftsman label. Don't know about cordless stuff, but tailed drills and routers.

Ive seen a surprising number of professional installers and such using Ryobi Cordless drills on job sites.