On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:44:09 +0100, "Brett Jackson"
wrote:

Have mains powered SDS, need something more general purpose (and cordless)
as the SDS drill is large and I can't be bothered plugging it in all the
time.


OK.

Then a much better purchase would be to spend a bit more and get a
Makita 14.4v cordless drill such as the 6228.

This is quite light weight (1.5kg), and will do any of the jobs for
which the SDS is too large and inconvenient,.

The £32 superspecial weighs 4kg - the weight of a chunky SDS - so not
that convenient.

If you look at Screwfix's web page on it, they are selling it as £1
per volt (refer to my previous point). Then they have discounted it
by 50%. This is a story in itself. Clearly they were not
successful in selling it at £79.99 so it begs the question as to
what's wrong with it. Either they are overstocked or haven't sold
enough or they have come back.

I suppose if you don't mind writing off £30 it could be interesting,
but apart from that this does not sound like a good deal.........


..andy

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