On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:21:22 GMT, "Mark" wrote:

Andy Hall am typed:

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 21:18:18 GMT, Lobster
wrote:

I'm (still) in the market for a new cordless combi drill, and am
SNIP

David

Don't buy either of these. You can get a Makita 14.4v 6228 with two
batteries for the same or little more money

A combi drill I think not. c £243
although I agree that makita are fine tools, if you can justify the cost.


There is very little point in buying a cheap cordless combi drill.
The mechanics and control of the motor are simply not up to any
meaningful hammer action for any length of time.

A far better solution is to buy a good quality cordless drill as I
have suggested (this will do anything up to and including light to
medium masonry work) and then a corded hammer or SDS drill for
heavier masonry work.


Given a period of a couple of years at the most, after which these
unknown specials will have fallen apart and the name long forgotten,
let alone any spares, the overall outlay in buying something decent in
the first place will be less.





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