just noticed that netto have a drill for a fiver from 3rd april

I know cheap price means poor quality but I guess you can't go too far wrong
for 5 quid even if you only use it a couple times.

Paul wrote:
just noticed that netto have a drill for a fiver from 3rd april

I know cheap price means poor quality but I guess you can't go too
far wrong for 5 quid even if you only use it a couple times.

wrong. even at a fiver it will be rubbish. chances are you'll
plug it in and when you try to drill a hole it will stay static and
roatate your entire house around it's chuck )

On 28 Mar 2006 20:56:58 -0800, wrote:

Paul wrote:
just noticed that netto have a drill for a fiver from 3rd april

I know cheap price means poor quality but I guess you can't go too far wrong
for 5 quid even if you only use it a couple times.

Maybe get some 3 for £1 long masonry drill bits for it, and see just
how far wrong you can go.

NT

And make sure the "reverse" switch hasn't been moved when you try to
drill otherwise your drill bits won't last long .


Stuart

Stuart wrote:
On 28 Mar 2006 20:56:58 -0800, wrote:

Paul wrote:
just noticed that netto have a drill for a fiver from 3rd april

I know cheap price means poor quality but I guess you can't go too far wrong
for 5 quid even if you only use it a couple times.

Maybe get some 3 for ?1 long masonry drill bits for it, and see just
how far wrong you can go.

And make sure the "reverse" switch hasn't been moved when you try to
drill otherwise your drill bits won't last long .

On a slightly related topic.
I was drilling holes for some nails in relatively soft brick.
I found that the hole drilled at teh same speed with, and without
hammer.
Is not using hammer - as it's quieter - a bad idea?

Ian Stirling wrote:
I was drilling holes for some nails in relatively soft brick.
I found that the hole drilled at teh same speed with, and without
hammer.
Is not using hammer - as it's quieter - a bad idea?

It's less likely to damage the brick, but the bits will probably
need sharpening sooner. If the drilling rate's the same that's
about all there is, I should think!

Ian Stirling wrote:

On a slightly related topic.
I was drilling holes for some nails in relatively soft brick.
I found that the hole drilled at teh same speed with, and without
hammer.
Is not using hammer - as it's quieter - a bad idea?

I would have thought using hammer would give the bits a much harder
time than without. I wouldnt normally use hammer on soft brick, unless
encountering some hard mortar.


NT