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Default Drilling aluminium

On 03/06/2018 18:25, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jun 2018 17:16:15 +0100, Bill Wright
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On 03/06/2018 08:53, T i m wrote:

Now, mates have bought cr*p cordless drills that seem to have the same
power as my Dremel so I can understand that if that is your only
experience you might consider them all 'weak'.


My experience of cordless drills is mainly from the Bosch 24V and 36V
pro ones.


And would you say they had *plenty* of torque?

Just because they were Bosch doesn't necessarily mean they did?

Cheers, T i m

I only mentioned the make to help people form a mental picture. Far as I
know all the pro tools have plenty of torque, else they wouldn't sell.
In fact the hammer drills are a revelation to anyone used to a small
mains powered one.

I was originally on about the smaller battery drills, of which I have
several (also Bosch). No way would they be up to drilling umpteen 10mm
holes in aluminium.

Nothing worse than an under-powered power tool, be it a drill or a
planer or a lawn mower or a motor bike. Just leads to frustration and
forcing it, then an accident or a burn-out. Always use a tool that's
over-powered for the job.

Bill