Choosing Your First Cordless Kit

Buying your first cordless tools isn't really about the tool — it's about getting onto a battery platform the smart way. Do it right and every tool you add later costs you less. Here's how to start.

Start with a kit, not bare tools

The expensive part of any cordless tool isn't the tool — it's the batteries and charger. A combo kit bundles those in, plus two or more core tools, at a better price than buying each piece separately. A bare tool is just the tool, no battery — perfect once you already own packs, but a bad place to start, because you'd have nothing to power it.

So the rule for your first purchase: buy the kit. It's how you get batteries and a charger into the shop. After that, you expand cheaply by adding bare tools that run on the packs you already have.

Kit vs bare tool — when to choose which

	Combo kit	Bare tool
Includes	Tools + batteries + charger + case	Tool only
Best when	You're starting out / need packs	You already own batteries
Value	Lowest cost to get on the platform	Cheapest way to add a tool

What to look for in your first kit

• The two tools you'll actually use most. For fabrication and install, that's usually a grinder and a hammer drill — the pair that covers cutting, grinding, drilling, and driving.
• A 4.0Ah pack (or two). It's the sweet spot for runtime and weight on most tools, and it's enough to handle grinders and mixers.
• A charger included. Standard is fine to start; step up to a rapid or dual charger later if you're running packs hard.
• A case. Keeps the kit together and protects it on the truck.

How many batteries to start?

Two is the practical minimum — one in the tool, one on the charger, so you're never standing around waiting. Many starter kits ship with two packs for exactly this reason. If you'll run grinders or mixers all day, plan to grow to three or four in rotation.

Then build out from there

This is where a one-battery platform pays off. Once your first kit puts WorCraft 20V packs in your hands, every tool you add is a bare tool at the bare-tool price — a saw, a mixer, a work light, a vacuum — all running on the same batteries. You never re-buy the expensive part. That's the whole point of One For All: start with a kit, then grow one bare tool at a time.

Common questions

Should I buy a kit or bare tools first?
Kit first, every time — it's the only way to get batteries and a charger into the shop at a good price. Bare tools come after, once you own packs.

How many batteries do I need to start?
Two. One works while one charges. Add more as you add high-draw tools or a crew.