On 07/08/2018 13:12, dennis@home wrote:
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?

Not tried to be fair... but lack of power is not typically a problem
with doing a back box - control and accuracy matter more.

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.

Air tools are a bit of a mixed bag IME. Can be very good in the workshop
when a decent compressor is to hand, but not usually worth the hassle
for job site work.




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Cheers,

John.

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