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Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
Some of you may recall my various adventures in the world of combi
drills, in my long search for a quality tool. My last purchase, an 18V green Bosch has now been returned due to a failing motor bearing, and my new tool has arrived. It's an 18V Makita. It's lovely. And it came with a free mini TV! I'm off to spend some quality time with it. Pictures to follow. -- Grunff |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
"Grunff" wrote in message ... Some of you may recall my various adventures in the world of combi drills, in my long search for a quality tool. My last purchase, an 18V green Bosch has now been returned due to a failing motor bearing, and my new tool has arrived. It's an 18V Makita. It's lovely. And it came with a free mini TV! How much? |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
IMM wrote:
Some of you may recall my various adventures in the world of combi drills, in my long search for a quality tool. My last purchase, an 18V green Bosch has now been returned due to a failing motor bearing, and my new tool has arrived. It's an 18V Makita. It's lovely. And it came with a free mini TV! How much? £280 Comes with a nice charger and 3x 2.6Ah NiMH batteries. A lovely Rohm chuck, and superb speed control. Please don't tell me how many PPPoos I could've had for that. I didn't like spending that much money on a handheld tool but I've wasted too much time messing about with Erbauer, PPPoo, Axminster (White) and Bosch (Green). It's my most frequently used tool, so needs to last. By the way, out of that list, the Erbauer was probably the best in terms of battery life, torque and speed control. But *nothing* compared to the Makita. -- Grunff |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
Grunff wrote:
Some of you may recall my various adventures in the world of combi drills, in my long search for a quality tool. My last purchase, an 18V green Bosch has now been returned due to a failing motor bearing, and my new tool has arrived. It's an 18V Makita. It's lovely. And it came with a free mini TV! I'm off to spend some quality time with it. Pictures to follow. I've got one too but I only got a free fleece with mine. Still a fantastic tool though and the torque is amazing. Currently my third favorite tool. ( the others being a rotherberger propane torch and a wrecking bar) Nick |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
Nick Brooks wrote:
( the others being a rotherberger propane torch and a wrecking bar) Hey! I also have a rothenburger and love it lots. And I have 3 (different size) wrecking bars. Apart from the Makita, my current favourite is my Bosch PEX400 random orbit sander. That saves me *hours* of hand sanding. -- Grunff |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
"Grunff" wrote in message ... IMM wrote: Some of you may recall my various adventures in the world of combi drills, in my long search for a quality tool. My last purchase, an 18V green Bosch has now been returned due to a failing motor bearing, and my new tool has arrived. It's an 18V Makita. It's lovely. And it came with a free mini TV! How much? £280 Madness!!! Comes with a nice charger and 3x 2.6Ah NiMH batteries. A lovely Rohm chuck, and superb speed control. Does it provide a woman every night for 3 months too? It should do at that price. I've wasted too much time messing about with Erbauer, PPPoo, Axminster (White) and Bosch (Green). Did you try the Wickes (Kress)? No you never. |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
IMM wrote:
Did you try the Wickes (Kress)? No you never. No, I didn't - but why should it be any different from the other four mentioned, all of which are within the same price bracket? You were recommending the PPPro tool before, now you're recommending the Kress tool. Why the change? -- Grunff |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
"Grunff" wrote in message ... IMM wrote: Did you try the Wickes (Kress)? No you never. No, I didn't - but why should it be any different from the other four mentioned, all of which are within the same price bracket? Because it is from a good maker. You were recommending the PPPro tool before, now you're recommending the Kress tool. Why the change? You did not like shed tools, so I directed you to a good drill and make and you listen to Treckie snake enthusiast and paid all that lolly for a DIY tool. I can't believe this. Madness! |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
IMM wrote:
No, I didn't - but why should it be any different from the other four mentioned, all of which are within the same price bracket? Because it is from a good maker. Bosch are pretty good - you're about the only person I've ever come across who has slated the entire Bosch range. You did not like shed tools, so I directed you to a good drill and make and you listen to Treckie snake enthusiast and paid all that lolly for a DIY tool. I can't believe this. Madness! I already told you, I *like* Star Trek. You calling other people Trekkies isn't going to make me think less of them. As for the tool, have you ever used a Makita? It really is very diffierent from all the others I've used. The torque is enormous in comparison. And the battery capacity (2.6Ah compared to 1.9Ah) is great. -- Grunff |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
"Grunff" wrote in message ... IMM wrote: No, I didn't - but why should it be any different from the other four mentioned, all of which are within the same price bracket? Because it is from a good maker. Bosch are pretty good - you're about the only person I've ever come across who has slated the entire Bosch range. Dear Trekkie, There have been many people on this ng not satisfied with bosch. You did not like shed tools, so I directed you to a good drill and make and you listen to Treckie snake enthusiast and paid all that lolly for a DIY tool. I can't believe this. Madness! I already told you, I *like* Star Trek. You calling other people Trekkies isn't going to make me think less of them. What about those snakes wrapped the neck? As for the tool, have you ever used a Makita? Yep. Good no doubt. Other good no doubt and don't charge silly money. It really is very diffierent from all the others I've used. The torque is enormous in comparison. And the battery capacity (2.6Ah compared to 1.9Ah) is great. £280???? I would expect it to be gold plated. Other drills are of equal performance, like the Wickes (Kress), but about £80-90. |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
IMM wrote:
What about those snakes wrapped the neck? What the hell are you on about? Really? £280???? I would expect it to be gold plated. Other drills are of equal performance, like the Wickes (Kress), but about £80-90. Granted I haven't used the Kress, but you say other drill_s_ - what others? I've personally *owned* 4 drills in that bracket, and used several others belonging to friends (Ryobi, B&D). None of them has been of equal performance. -- Grunff |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
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IMM wrote: £280???? I would expect it to be gold plated. Other drills are of equal performance, like the Wickes (Kress), but about £80-90. Define performance. The ability to revolve, maybe. You obviously never use tools in anger since you continually harp on how much 'better'cheap DIY tools are. They might be better *value* for *occasional* use, but that's all. -- *I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast * Dave Plowman London SW 12 RIP Acorn |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:01:30 +0100, Grunff wrote:
IMM wrote: Some of you may recall my various adventures in the world of combi drills, in my long search for a quality tool. My last purchase, an 18V green Bosch has now been returned due to a failing motor bearing, and my new tool has arrived. It's an 18V Makita. It's lovely. And it came with a free mini TV! How much? £280 Comes with a nice charger and 3x 2.6Ah NiMH batteries. A lovely Rohm chuck, and superb speed control. Which model, Grunff, and from where? .. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:36:45 +0100, Grunff wrote:
Nick Brooks wrote: ( the others being a rotherberger propane torch and a wrecking bar) Hey! I also have a rothenburger and love it lots. Me too, the one with the built in igniter - works really well. And I have 3 (different size) wrecking bars. Apart from the Makita, my current favourite is my Bosch PEX400 random orbit sander. That saves me *hours* of hand sanding. I have a Metabo SXE450 and enjoy using that..... Also the Fein Multimaster... ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
Andy Hall wrote:
Which model, Grunff, and from where? 8443DWDE (Screwfix 83604). The catalog says it comes with 2 batteries, but it actually comes with 3. I was particularly enamoured with the 2.6Ah capacity and the 45Nm torque. -- Grunff |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
Andy Hall wrote:
Also the Fein Multimaster... Is Fein stuff as good as it's meant to be? It's one of the few makes I've never used at all. -- Grunff |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 20:27:50 +0100, Grunff wrote:
Andy Hall wrote: Also the Fein Multimaster... Is Fein stuff as good as it's meant to be? It's one of the few makes I've never used at all. That tool really is. I bought the one in the metal case with all the added accessories such as saws, scrapers etc. It works by oscillating the mounting where the accessory fits rapidly from side to side. The sideways movement is only perhaps 3mm max. and there is a speed control. It's a lot more substantial than a Dremel (although I have one of those as well) and is especially good for fine detail sanding, cutting in awkward places and scraping. Not overly heavy though, and very sensibly comes with a long lead. The dust extraction works well also. I use it for something or other several times a week. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
IMM wrote in message ... How much? £280 Madness!!! Does it provide a woman every night for 3 months too? It should do at that price. I've never found any woman's running costs to be that cheap over a 3 month period. I'd say £10K was getting off lightly. Is this woman you know about/desire of far eastern manufacture? regards Capitol |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
"Capitol" wrote in message ... IMM wrote in message ... How much? £280 Madness!!! Does it provide a woman every night for 3 months too? It should do at that price. I've never found any woman's running costs to be that cheap over a 3 month period. I'd say £10K was getting off lightly. Is this woman you know about/desire of far eastern manufacture? I know not. What does it say on the box? Were you cheated and given a blow up? |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
Grunff wrote:
8443DWDE (Screwfix 83604). The catalog says it comes with 2 batteries, but it actually comes with 3. I was particularly enamoured with the 2.6Ah capacity and the 45Nm torque. The price is not bad when you factor in the fact that it comes with over a hundred quids worth of decent sub C cells. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
Andy Hall wrote:
I use it for something or other several times a week. Hmm, there's another one for the xmas list... -- Grunff |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
"Andy Hall" wrote in message
... On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:36:45 +0100, Grunff wrote: snip Apart from the Makita, my current favourite is my Bosch PEX400 random orbit sander. That saves me *hours* of hand sanding. I have a Metabo SXE450 and enjoy using that..... nice heavy duty sander, that. I love mine. Almost removes the guilty feeling of using a sander when I know I should be planing/scraping.... -- Richard Sampson email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
Grunff wrote in message ...
It's an 18V Makita. It's lovely. And it came But *nothing* compared to the Makita. We've got the same one and it's supurb - a pleasure to use. |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
Andy Hall wrote:
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:01:30 +0100, Grunff wrote: IMM wrote: Some of you may recall my various adventures in the world of combi drills, in my long search for a quality tool. My last purchase, an 18V green Bosch has now been returned due to a failing motor bearing, and my new tool has arrived. It's an 18V Makita. It's lovely. And it came with a free mini TV! How much? £280 Comes with a nice charger and 3x 2.6Ah NiMH batteries. A lovely Rohm chuck, and superb speed control. Which model, Grunff, and from where? . .andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl The main Makita dealer is very reasonable and usually cheaper than Screwfix http://www.lawson-his.co.uk/scripts/...%20Combi%2018V Nick Brooks |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
Nick Brooks wrote:
The main Makita dealer is very reasonable and usually cheaper than Screwfix http://www.lawson-his.co.uk/scripts/...%20Combi%2018V You're right, that's £20 cheaper!! (but no free TV) I did spend a while searching for other suppliers, but couldn't find anyone as cheap as SF. Thanks for the link, useful for future purchases. -- Grunff |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
"IMM" wrote in message ...
"Grunff" wrote in message ... Comes with a nice charger and 3x 2.6Ah NiMH batteries. A lovely Rohm chuck, and superb speed control. Does it provide a woman every night for 3 months too? It should do at that price. Surely for the price of one Makita woman you could get three PPPro women. Admitedly they'd be heavier and need recharging more often, but if one "konks" just pick up the next and no down time. It's logic, Jim, but not as we know it. |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
"mike" wrote in message om... "IMM" wrote in message ... "Grunff" wrote in message ... Comes with a nice charger and 3x 2.6Ah NiMH batteries. A lovely Rohm chuck, and superb speed control. Does it provide a woman every night for 3 months too? It should do at that price. Surely for the price of one Makita woman you could get three PPPro women. Admitedly they'd be heavier and need recharging more often, but if one "konks" just pick up the next and no down time. Great lateral thinking! It's logic, Jim, but not as we know it. It sure is Scottie. |
Cordless combi drills - my new one has arrived
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