On 20/08/2018 13:28, T i m wrote:
On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:58:54 +0100, John Rumm
wrote:

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If that is a re-badged DeWalt, would it not make sense to get an 18V
DeWalt ID "body only"?

Yes / no. It may be that for the cost of the body only I could get a
complete stand-alone solution that would be more than adequate for my
needs, given that it may not be as versatile as my existing (hammer)
drill driver ... or, it wouldn't be the best example of the genre for
a given price.

Also, the advantage to *me* of a ID over my existing (and so far,
perfectly adequate) DD, could be less than that for those who sound
like they might have 'weak' DD's?


Having said that there seems to be only limited choice of dewalt/fatmax
body only tools... e.g:

https://www.trade-point.co.uk/depart...682357_TP.prd#

which is a bit more pricey since its the brushless version.

Sure.

The 'hype' here from some re ID's makes me want to give one a go (I
particularly respect your POV because I know you do your research, do
lots of nice work and have a wide range of tools, including (probably)
'good' DD's) but I keep harking back to the diy wiki that seems to
share my questions / reservations on ID's over DD's for 'most'
applications?

How much would I want to spend if my existing DD does (guess) 90% of
what any single tool could do (for *me*) and how much work of the type
where an ID might be 'better' do I do and so at what cost.

I'm not suggesting you are trying to pressure or convince me to get an
ID of course g, I'm just thinking out loud why / how / when an ID
could be 'worth it' to me? (Considering I rarely even need an excuse
to buy more tools). ;-)

Cheers, T i m

There are lots of cheap used IDs on eBay at the moment. I bought one a
while back and have been impressed.