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Heads up - Aldi "Swing Drill" £39.99
Just a heads up on something that looks like it might just be good..
Aldi are doing a 18v "Swing Drill" on 11-10-09 (in my local anyway) that has a head that can swing through 90 degrees - looks really useful for drilling through joists for cables! Picture here http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/media/offer...il_Wk42S21.jpg Link to offer http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2827_11527.htm Or if that doesn't work, then from the main page click on special buys and select the 11th http://www.aldi.co.uk No idea if it is really any good, but it does have a 3 year warranty! Toby...(No association with Aldi!) |
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Heads up - Aldi "Swing Drill" £39.99
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writes Just a heads up on something that looks like it might just be good.. Aldi are doing a 18v "Swing Drill" on 11-10-09 (in my local anyway) that has a head that can swing through 90 degrees - looks really useful for drilling through joists for cables! Picture here http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/media/offer...ail_Wk42S21.jp g Link to offer http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2827_11527.htm Both worked fine for me. Looks interesting. One point of note may be that it says, "Double bit holder (for fast transition from drilling to screwdriving)" and not chuck so I wonder if it only accepts drill bits with hex shanks? -- fred BBC3, ITV2/3/4, channels going to the DOGs |
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Heads up - Aldi "Swing Drill" £39.99
"Toby" wrote in message ... Just a heads up on something that looks like it might just be good.. Aldi are doing a 18v "Swing Drill" on 11-10-09 (in my local anyway) that has a head that can swing through 90 degrees - looks really useful for drilling through joists for cables! Picture here http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/media/offer...il_Wk42S21.jpg Link to offer http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2827_11527.htm Or if that doesn't work, then from the main page click on special buys and select the 11th http://www.aldi.co.uk No idea if it is really any good, but it does have a 3 year warranty! Toby...(No association with Aldi!) They also have a 3200w (surge) 2800w (continuious) petrol generator on wheels for £149.99 which seems cheap! |
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Heads up - Aldi "Swing Drill" £39.99
"fred" wrote in message ... Link to offer http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2827_11527.htm Both worked fine for me. Looks interesting. One point of note may be that it says, "Double bit holder (for fast transition from drilling to screwdriving)" and not chuck so I wonder if it only accepts drill bits with hex shanks? -- fred Looks like it might be like this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjsM1...ayer_embedded# |
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Heads up - Aldi "Swing Drill" £39.99
Toby wrote:
Just a heads up on something that looks like it might just be good.. Aldi are doing a 18v "Swing Drill" on 11-10-09 (in my local anyway) that has a head that can swing through 90 degrees - looks really useful for drilling through joists for cables! Picture here http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/media/offer...il_Wk42S21.jpg Don't you just love how their picture shows the drill being used in 'swing' mode, in an unrestricted space where a conventional drill would have worked just as well (and probably more easily?)! The end bit that 'swings' looks quite long - certainly a lot longer than the equivalent dimension in a conventional angled drill: I wonder whether it will fit between standard joists, the drilling of which would be its main use I'd have thought? David |
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Heads up - Aldi "Swing Drill" £39.99
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writes Toby wrote: Just a heads up on something that looks like it might just be good.. Aldi are doing a 18v "Swing Drill" on 11-10-09 (in my local anyway) that has a head that can swing through 90 degrees - looks really useful for drilling through joists for cables! Picture here http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/media/offer...tail_Wk42S21.j pg Don't you just love how their picture shows the drill being used in 'swing' mode, in an unrestricted space where a conventional drill would have worked just as well (and probably more easily?)! The end bit that 'swings' looks quite long - certainly a lot longer than the equivalent dimension in a conventional angled drill: I wonder whether it will fit between standard joists, the drilling of which would be its main use I'd have thought? Agreed, the end looks long but it can swing to the side too so it's more versatile. The video Toby posted shows it (the Ferm version) driving in screws in what looks like a 4" gap. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjsM1...ayer_embedded# Looks like it could come in handy but I've still to work out whether it needs hex shanked drills or not. -- fred BBC3, ITV2/3/4, channels going to the DOGs |
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