On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 09:33:35 +0000 (GMT), in uk.d-i-y "Dave Plowman
(News)" wrote:

In article ,
Doctor Evil wrote:
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.

Now that *is* sense. Cordless drills seem very attractive at first
thought, but in practice for intermittent DIY use are likely to be a pain.
And at about the same money, a mains drill will out perform a cordless one
every time.

..... for drilling. But a cordless is invaluable for screw driving.

Phil
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