"John Stumbles" wrote in message
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Doctor Evil wrote:
"John Stumbles" wrote in message
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Doctor Evil wrote:


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.

I think you can get a good cordless (i.e. with good batteries & charger)
for that.

I'm certain you can. The point is that the mains drill can do more, except
run away from a power socket. It will also outlive the battery drill too.

I'm sure some must available cheaper than the Bosch.


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.

John Rumm addresses the question of 'What is DIY (to you)' in his piece.
I implicitly addressed it when I said "unless it's really only ever
for drilling a couple of holes once in a blue moon" OK I exaggerated a
bit but the point I was making (or trying to) is that if you just need a
drill for occasional use get mains, but just because you're a DIYer
doesn't mean you won't use it much so if you find yourself working with
the tool more frequently than the time it takes for the batteries to
self-discharge to a useless state then consider getting a _good_ cordless.

A mains drill will always
work and has far more torque than a battery drill.

Depends on the drill: single-speed mains drills don't have huge torgue
compared to quite cheap cordlesses.

I disagree after using a 500W mains drill to finish off screw driving that a
12v Bosch could not handle.

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.

The universal/cordless ones cut through masonry without hammering and
without going blunt (unless you let them spin uselessly on material
that's too hard for them and overheat them).



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