On 07/08/2018 11:41, John Rumm wrote:
On 07/08/2018 08:45, Bert Coules wrote:
John,

Thanks for that.

I've had the Ferm for a few years but I certainly wouldn't describe it
as being in any way crude, so perhaps I was lucky and missed the
earliest incarnation.

The locking-orientation chuck sounds like a good refinement but since
most of the use I have for the tool is demolition than channel-cutting
I think it's something I can live without.Â* And while the Ferm is
certainly weighty I've not found that a particular inconvenience.

Yup if all you are doing is knocking stuff down, it will be less of an
issue. I tend to use mine for things were a bit of refinement and
control make the difference between a job done well enough, and a big
ugly hole in a wall ;-)

The speed control does sound desirable though, as do the other
improvements.





Aren't pneumatic chisels somewhat easier to use when doing back boxes,
etc. if you have one?

You can get a lot more power into one than a hand held electric tool
without them overheating.

They are dirt cheap if you already have a decent compressor.