Guy King wrote:

Trouble with the lighter drills is they offer a much lower impact
energy. The 5kg model that everyone sells gets the job done very nicely.

Depends on the job... for breaking up a patio you may be right. But for
neatly chasing a wall for a cable run and then chopping out a socket
back box hole, the control and finesse you get with the decent drills
makes the job easy rather than almost impossible. (being able to lock
off the chisel at an angle of rotation you choose, and then use very
light and controllable hammer action to get a cut started is a massive
step forward from the all or nothing jump all over the place action you
get from some of the cruder beasties)

Also, small boys enjoy using it to break up concrete that's set in a
lump in the barrow.

Same applies to big boys I am sure ;-)


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Cheers,

John.

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