That moment my drill decided to eat a 2x4 for lunch

Was framing a shed in my buddy's backyard in Queens last Saturday and my 18v drill caught fire mid-screw. Smoke poured out for a solid 10 seconds before I could yank the battery. Anyone else have a tool just give up on them out of nowhere?

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the_holly21d ago

Smoke pouring out for ten seconds? That's insane.

aaronclark20d ago

Yeah I used to think people were just exaggerating about the smoke thing... thought it was just a little puff and done. Then I saw a video of a phone that looked just like mine going up and @the_holly's post here really drove it home. Ten seconds of thick black smoke billowing out is way more serious than I ever imagined. Honestly makes me paranoid about leaving anything charging unattended now.

amy_foster7920d ago

I used to think smoke stories were blown out of proportion until I caught a cheap angle grinder doing the same thing. That changed my mind real fast.