On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 22:38:03 +0100, Grunff wrote:




For example, Axminster do an 18v cordless combi drill in their "White"
brand rated for light trade at £90 inc.

Which may well be my replacement for the Erbauer.


The trade rated ones are all branded and are £250+

And as much as I'd love to have a 'proper' one, I just can't get
over the mental hurdle of paying quite that much for a
weekend-only tool, not just at the moment anyway.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Another direction you could consider if you don't specifically need
the hammer action is the Makita 6228DWE. I had one of these with
three batteries as a deal from Axminster. Frankly, it is OK with two
during almost all jobs, swapping battery packs with the 1hr charger.

It has a very good speed and torque control which does a good job with
slow driving of screws at high torque.

I've used mine solidly for (I guess) two years and it remains very
solid as a trade rated tool.



..andy

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