A number of Craftsman Professional hand tools have been incredibly difficult to find recently, as if much of the entire line was being discontinued. Well, it looks like the Craftsman Pro 20V cordless power tools have been discontinued as well.
During a recent stroll around the local Sears, I spotted a selection of Craftsman’s 20V cordless power tool add-ons on the clearance shelves. These tools are no longer listed on Sears or Craftsman’s online stores, so it may be safe to say that the 20V Craftsman Professional lineup has been discontinued nationwide.
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At these prices – $21 for the bare drill/drivers and circular saws, it may be worth it to hobbyists to pick up the tools for their posts. Drill-motor-powered robots, anyone?
Unfortunately, there were no starter kits available, and spare batteries and chargers were full price.
Greg
Well, when those batteries go up on clearance I will be there. I got 7 1/4 circular saw and impact driver. Two awesome tools. Though the battery made the impact a little bulky but the circular saw is a charm for any one who has used it. Guess my next investment in battery tools will be Milwaukee or dewalt.
Bob
I have a co-worker who uses a Craftsman 20.0V professional drill. At these prices, he would definetly be interested to know this information. Thank you Toolguyd.
The Craftsman professional series tools/ batteries are a tad bulky, but they hold their own.
Greg, just a tiny tiny wee little suggestion: MILWAUKEE!
You can tell which team I’m on…
Sorry in advance if I stirred this debate up again… 😉
Andrew
I’m not sure it’s a good investment. I’m assuming the batteries are being discontinued as well.
Don
I have 3 of the battery bought new in 2011 an they are still going strong as to this day. Have built several large decks with those 3 batterys . only wish at that time would bought the 1/4 impact driver.
Elliot
Just talked to craftsman ,and they indeed discontinued this line,,,too bad I really liked them. Craftsman was very arrogant and un friendly. I have about $450. invested and they are going to a different 20v Professional line. This is the second time this has happened to me the last was with craftsman 36v pro line.
I’ll probably go with Milwalkie or Bosch next time.
Ernie Dunmire
You are all right about the discontinued Pro 20v Series.
I have rebuild about 30 batteries in the last month and it looks like the supply of rebuildable cases are running low.
The people who I work with have great confidence in their tools but batteries all batteries die in time leaving them in a tight spot.
I rebuild the normal 2.6ah battery to 3.0ah and customers are pleased.
If you have these base tools, don’t give up on them yet. If you have cases you are still in business.
Learn to recycle and enjoy the process.
Look in EBay for information.
Richard Clark
How much do you charge to rebuild if I have the old battery case?
terry
I have 2 batteries I would like rebuilt and the charger checked out
Dean Kay
I have 7 dead 20v pro series battieres leaving my garage corner kind of a grave yard. The batteries worked great and the tool, especially the 1/2″ drills are the best. They had excellent trigger control with great low end torque. Then you add the two speed feature and you have something. But as all are finding out, the batteries are the weak link in the chain. They use a T10 tamper-resistant screw in a narrow slot, so if I get these apart, I am sure I can find what is wrong and repair them or replace the defective cell(s). What a shame Craftsman has a black eye they care not to address.
GINNO
DO YOU HAVE A SITE WHERE I CAN SEND MY BATTERIES AT ?
Carlton
Will another brand battery fit the Craftsman 20 v tools. I have a 1/2 inch impact wrench. I see some that look similar but can’t tell by just looking. Thanks. Wonder who built the tools for Craftsman.
Stuart
I don’t think so, sorry.
Jim
Just go to Sears and buy a new one. The replacement battery for the 26302 drill and 28102 saw is this: http://www.sears.com/titan-20v-li-ion-3.0ah-battery-for-craftsman/p-SPM8136917902?sid=IMx20120601x002000-MPTools
George
The replacement battery is available on ebay, is called or made by “tank” but not the charger which I’m frantically trying to find for a while,
Steve
Drill 2holes in battery case 1 at + and one @ – @ the batteries , alligator clip at each , buy multiple type charger at hobby store, wallah by pass computer circuit board, charging process works great!
John Ball
There are 2 used chargers on Ebay for sale.
Michael Pendo
How do I find them on ebay
Balok
We did !… er Are !!!
The tools are getting a thorough going over by DeWalt and will return, better, stronger, faster.
Also, there is a conversion for a DeWalt 20voltMAX battery floating about, or was it a Stanley… I’ll have to check.
Robert
Forgive me if I’m being redundant here, repeating something having been said earlier. It’s possible you may be able to keep your Sears 20V tools going for some time. Where I live there are two national chain stores (“Batteries plus Bulbs” is one) who can rebuild most tool batteries.
All these batteries are comprised of various number of basic low-voltage cells, just as a car battery has six cells, each producing ~2.0 Volts. (Those of us with grey beards recall when each cell had a cap which could be removed in order to replace lost water.) The theoretical voltage produced by each cell depends solely upon the chemistry being used. In the physical world, nothing is perfect and the charging and discharging process and age changes the internal chemistry, leaving unwanted chemicals which degrade the battery performance. So, replacing the cells will restore the battery. However, this is not usually considered a do-it-yourself project for several reasons: The cell distribution chain is difficult to determine; special tools are often required to open the pack; and the cells are interconnected with spot welded straps. If you smell the conditions for a business opportunity here, your nose is good!
My experience with rebuilding was excellent: fast, talking only few days, and cost effective, and so far, no failures. Expect to pay perhaps 80% of what a new battery might cost. After all, the cells constitute the majority of cost of a new battery as well, and the repair cannot benefit from assembly-line efficiency. The possible pit-fall here might be that Sears had enough clout to specify specially shaped cells be produced, essentially one-off. When that inventory is gone, time to change tools. The re-builders will let you know.
Jim
Or just go to Sears and buy a new battery: http://www.sears.com/titan-20v-li-ion-3.0ah-battery-for-craftsman/p-SPM8136917902?sid=IMx20120601x002000-MPTools
Alex
$92.32! You can get a brand new drill with battery and charger for what they are asking for this replacement battery.
Josh
Has anyone found a replacement charger (320.25709 [1]) for these 20v professional tools, 26302, 28127, etc??
Kevin
This is the replacement charger:
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part-number/0800132001/0009/320.html
$82.35
Thanks a lot, Sears.
Erik
I noticed the Professional 20v 6pc set has re appeared on Sears and Craftsman website at 599$ but out of stock for shipping?
Gregory Mcafee
I have an old craftsman 20 volt professional impact driver. The problem I have never used it and I can’t get any impact socket on it. I know it is a 1/2 inch driver so why can’t I get the 1/2 inch socket on it. look to hear from you soon.
Thanks Greg
Bruce
Do you still have this tool? H
Karl Milhon
These are actually very powerful tools. And, it is interesting to see these tools still bringing big prices online (ebay/Amazon) and that there are many companies making batteries for them. I have the drill and the 71/4 circular saw I got NIB for 140 a few years ago and I am actually buying another battery (four now 2 originals and 2 aftermarket). I bought my original drill during the closeout in 2011 at the very very end of the closeout for extremely cheap (one of the very last on the shelf) with two batteries and a charger and noticed I lost he “HI” setting this summer doing a 300 sq foot deck repair. This repair was three levels of completely rotten under support on rotten six by sixes (two cuts of the 20 volt saw) topped by rotten 2 X 8’s and gridlike 2 X 4’s support for the actual deck (about three feet from dirt to top with no room to breath up against house and rock wall. The beer cans indicated last repair was in June 2000. And only 700 square feet left to go (much less rotten open underneath) over the next couple years.
The circular saw is a beast as the deck repair illustrated this last summer. I had hundreds of cuts to 2 X 6’s and 8’s. The drill will twist your wrist hard if you are not careful putting a thousand deck screws in. The drill handle gets in the way. I was also using my 19.2 C3 tools during all of this (two with different drill bits, torx bit and regular bit and 5 1/2 inch saw) also as I needed different tools for different jobs along with my harbor freight bottle jacks and electric planer (the old orange ones) that I give a major thumbs up on. It’s nice just having everything at hand not having to change out stuff. I actually justified all the drills I have finally.
The Craftsman 20 volt professional tools were high quality, powerful tools. An example of that quality are the ROHM chucks on the drills. These are considered one of the two best available and Craftsman could have gone cheap on that component and no one would have really known except for a few like me and maybe those other people out there still buying them. People, including me, who know tools, are still willing to pay high prices for them used mostly. Some of it is a nostalgia thing but these are killer tools for heavy duty jobs.
I’m a heavy duty DIYer with multiple room remodels, landscape projects, decks etc. I once swung a hammer forty or so years ago for a summer.
Do not get this confused with the “bolt on” 20 volt Craftsman system that I think is also no longer supported.
Mureay Rogers
Does anyone know if there is an adaptor made to use newer style batteries with my pro series tools.?
Stuart
Not that I have ever seen.