DIYbanter - View Single Post - Cordless drill with good torque

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mrcheerful . wrote:

A 55nm cordless is about 150 quid. My personal choice would be an impact
screwdriver, I have one from ELU it is amazing compared to a drill driver of
any voltage. That cost about 100 quid as a special from northern tools. I
always use diamond bits and turbo gold screws, never any problems with any
size or wood type.

Northern Tools have some interesting offers don't they.

There's a Skil 14.4 volt drill driver, 27Nm torque (just about the
minimum I'm after), weighs 2kg, 2 x 1.7Ah batteries for £69

... and a Makita 6227DWE3 12v with three 1.3Ah batteries *and* a
6914DZ impact screwdriver for a total of £151

I've ended up buying a Metabo SBT12+ for £99.99, an excellent price,
better than I could find anywhere on the internet.

A local hardware shop is having a 'power tools show' this week-end and
they have this Metabo on special offer - how often does that happen
when you're actually looking for something! :-)

The Metabo SBT12 is almost my ideal:-
53NM torque
2 x 2.0Ah batteries
Combi (minor point but it may be useful)
2.2kg

The weight is a little bit more than my ideal but being able to handle
the drill at the show I decided it was compact and comfortable so the
weight is OK. I looked at others and the comparable Bosch drivers in
particular seemed very bulky and unwieldy. I'd already decided
against the Ryobi ones for this reason.

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Chris Green