I have a stainless steel sink in the BBQ Island, and that thing gets really HOT! I have to run the water a while to get cool water for my sprinkling can. I just purchased some pots that are grow bags, actually, and they are white on the OUTSIDE, to reflect light, and black inside. They have holes on the bottoms and the bottom half of the sides. People use all kinds of containers for plants. If you go on a driving trip USA, you will see many interesting, creative containers. I agree, neutralize that hot steel as best you can, because plants in dirt in the ground live in a cool environment under, and a sunny one above. Suzi

I should be a little more clear: Use tungston carbide twist drill bits, not carbide masonry bits. Sorry. dcarch

It's great to follow this thread, from skepticism to acceptance of rebuilding batteries. I live in Japan but by coincidence all of my battery tools are US brands, and the shipping for replacement Ni-Cd packs is really steep, not to mention the price. After some research I ordered some sub-C cells from an eBay supplier called thundercells and managed to cobble them into the case for my 18-volt WORX hedge trimmer. The cells had tabs on them, which made soldering fairly easy, but it was still tricky (and be careful of short circuits while working because the cells are partly charged. The rub came because I substituted 2500 maH cells for the original 1300 maH, hoping for longer working time. i found that if I left the pack in the charger until the green light came on, it was only partly charged. Big worry! Then I discovered if I put it back in after a few seconds, the red light came back and it went through another charging cycle. If I repeat this 3 or 4 times, it becomes fully charged. Now I am happy again! I get way more full-power cutting time than with the old cells. Total cost was $23 for the cells including shipping from China, and I'll say 4 hours repair time. This seems to make the reputable rebuilding services a pretty good deal, and if I were in the US I'd use them. However there's another set of cells coming, for my trusty 9.6 volt drill.

This is going to be a really low-BS comment. If I had a paycheck riding on this working I wouldn't show up for the job. Dewalt/Milwaukee/Ridgid aren't as good as they say they are, and their half inch drills do not have enough power to mix drywall mud or thinset (with an eggbeater mixer) for more than half a minute without overheating to the point of smoke. In dirt? No way. There's also the problem of securely mounting the two things together. Quality gasoline engines do not have startup troubles like the crap from HF and they sell nothing that isn't in the throwaway category. Nothing. Buy Honda, Stihl, Husqvarna.