On 07/08/2018 14:11, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
dennis@home wrote:
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.

How long does it take you to chase out a back box?

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

But a decent compressor would need lugging around. And one with enough
power for air tools is going to be large and heavy.

My SDS is a truly ancient DeWalt one - one of the first affordable
lightweight types with roto stop. Cheaper ones came along, but it's still
a good combination of power and manageability.

For chisel work I find my 2kg class machine gets by far the lions share
of the work.

I have a 8kg SDS Max machine that I managed to pick up from Wicks for a
ridiculous price[1], plus a full on 15kg hex shank breaker they I needed
to buy for a one off job. They probably get used once every two years at
most.

[1] some years back someone posted a link here to the Wickes site where
they were selling off remaining stock of their "pro" badged own brand
stuff, including a SDS Max for £30 quid or something silly. According
the the web site our local branch had one, so I went and asked em. They
did not know they had it. I had to look up the reference number for them
on my phone. Chap toddled off and came back with it, and when opening
the case to look, decided that a small tube of grease had oozed a bit,
getting some on the tool manual. So he gave me another fiver off. Not
bad for a drill they sold for £335 at one point. (it was OEMed by
Sparky, so its reasonable although not top end kit). It will probably
cost me more to buy new chisels!


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Cheers,

John.

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