"MM" wrote in message
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I bought two 8mm ones last week and started to use them yesterday with
my dowelling jig They were, of course, cheap. But totally useless. One
was slightly "warped", i.e. it didn't rotate true. And neither one was
any good at actually penetrating soft pine. I had to switch to using a
standard twist drill that has been used several times, so wasn't new.
Also, the wood wasn't knotted.

Has anyone else had a bad experience with drills from Wilko? I'm
currently thinking of ordering a De Walt product in the hope that this
will be better.

MM

One of the biggest "advantages" of electronic drills is that
unlike in the old days its now possible to run them in reverse
without actually noticing. Until the burning smell anyway.

Same with modern one handed chucks as opposed to old fashioned
keyed chucks. It seems much easier for stuff not to seat properly.

Nowadays De Walt are just badge engineered Chinese made products
for a lot of lines. Not that there's anything necessarily wrong
with Chinese stuff except that maybe it may not merit a
premium price based simply on the name.

+1 for the Poundshop 99p store recommendation but buy now while
the pound is strong.


michael adams

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