"John Stumbles" wrote in message
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Doctor Evil wrote:
"John Stumbles" wrote in message
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Really ought to say something about batteries and chargers(/cookers :-)
since this is a big factor wrt cordless tools and a lot of people don't
pay much attention to them.
The average DIYer is better off with mains drill with torque control for
driving. In most cases a socket is handy. Then no problem of batteries
going kaput and change the whole tool. Unfortunately these tools are
not
cheap, but something you may have for 20 plus years, so not that bad.
Mains
and battery must be viewed very differently, as mains doesn't date that
much
and last far longer and gives more power. And only go battery of you
really
need that away from the socket capability, which most DIYers don't
I must admit I haven't had a mains drill
with good enough speed and/or
torque control to use for driving. If you
can get one for the cost of a
cheap cordless then there's a good
argument to go for that.
Approx £90-100 Bosch. There may be other makes around.
However since you can get a Bosch
cordless (which I assume has a reasonable
battery and charger) for £75 - £100 then
if a good mains drill is similar price I'd say
go for the cordless, unless it's really only ever
for drilling a couple of holes once in a blue moon.
The problem with battery drills is that the batteries run down and have to
be expensively replaced. Most DIYers, once a project is done, leave the
drill in the cupboard for maybe years on end. A mains drill will always
work and has far more torque than a battery drill.
Once you start doing
any serious amount of work the lack
of hassle of fiddling about with
extension cables and untangling cables
when using a cordless is priceless.
That is project work which is another matter to normal DIY.
In my view a complete drill kit is:
1. mid range 12v drill./driver
2. £80 plus SDS drill with rotary stop
3. cheap 700w general pupose mains hammer drill.
Can't see the use of 3 if you've got 1 and 2:
I use a dW 14.4 (non-combi i.e. no hammer
action) with universal/cordless drill bits (£8 for set of
5 from sfx) with which I can drill everything short
of quarry tiles,
Masonry bits for hammering, if you don't you blunt them pronto.
and the SDS does the latter. The dW
is small and light enough for driving
too, although I previously used my lumpy
old PPPro (Ryobi) 18V combi for
that, and occasionally still use my 14.4V Site
(another B&Q rebadged Ryobi, also lumpy)
when I'm doing a lot of drilling and driving and
don't want to keep changing bits.
One drill for driving and drilling, without hammer.
One for masonry (SDS)
One general purpose main cheeapy (can be a £15 job). High speed for wood and
hammer if needed for light work.
All covered.
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