On Mon, 4 Jun 2018 03:33:39 +0100, Bill Wright
wrote:

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

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?



I only mentioned the make to help people form a mental picture.

Understood.

Far as I
know all the pro tools have plenty of torque, else they wouldn't sell.

Yeahbut that wasn't the question Bill. The question was have *you*
found that *your* battery drill has sufficient torque for everything
*you* have ever used it for?

In fact the hammer drills are a revelation to anyone used to a small
mains powered one.

Ok.

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.

Ok, thanks for defining it to such (smaller) drills. That's why I was
saying I always try to go for something with a 1/2" capacity chuck and
so far, every drill I've bought has been to use that capacity and more
(like with step drills).

Nothing worse than an under-powered power tool, be it a drill or a
planer or a lawn mower or a motor bike.

Agreed.

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.

Check. ;-)

Cheers, T i m