On 23/03/2016 09:57, Robin wrote:

Well there is already a subset of them who are keen to promote the
"sharing economy" for tools - something I find hard to argue with if
it's true the average electric drill is used for less than 20 minutes in
its life[1]. Streetclub, Streetbank etc

[1] I suspect that should be "the median total use is less than 20
minutes" given a long tail of well-used drills will increase the mean,
even if trade use is excluded, but can't find the source of the claim.

A B & D rep once told me that the DIY drills are expected to run for 8
hours.

Bill