Recommend a cheap cordless drill
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B17NNS said:
It isn't a drill but I have just bought and erbauer mitre saw. Really pleased with it although at 18kgs it's a pain to lug about B17NNS said:
I've had one of these for about four years now. I've given it some serious abuse. The bearings are a bit sloppy now, but it still goes. I love it, it gets much more use than my mains powered drill and has enough torque to be useful as a screwdriver.heisthegaffer said:
It isn't a drill but I have just bought and erbauer mitre saw. Really pleased with it although at 18kgs it's a pain to lug about
Yeah ebauer is a good budget make, but you would have to spend £70 to get a drill worth using.https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-eri691com-18v-2...
gmaz said:
Yeah ebauer is a good budget make, but you would have to spend £70 to get a drill worth using.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-eri691com-18v-2...
Not in my experience. The only difference between the £50 and the £70 drills linked is hammer action. https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-eri691com-18v-2...
When I need that, I use a mains powered drill.
Does the brother inlaw have any batteries? If so the budget will stretch to a body-only to match and let your wife get him something proper that doesn't have a plastic chuck that'll start wobbling almost immediately. £50-70 at www.ffx.co.uk will get something decent. I don't think they sell any rubbish, so should be a safe bet.
spangle82 said:
For occasional/non-serious use MacAllister (B&Q) are fine. If its likely to get used more I head for Bosch.
Thats turquoise Borsh Pro, rather than green BnQ spec presumably? Nice kit. So in Makita in the same colour!mikeveal said:
I've had one of these for about four years now. I've given it some serious abuse. The bearings are a bit sloppy now, but it still goes. I love it, it gets much more use than my mains powered drill and has enough torque to be useful as a screwdriver.
Cant fault that, I am still on the DeWalt NiCad drill my uncal got me when I got my house 7 years ago. Bearings are getting a bit sloppy, and the batteries not prefect, but it came with two so as long as you have one on charge while using the other it does all I need at the moment. If I got a big job one I would treat myself, but 7 years is still good millage.dhutch said:
spangle82 said:
For occasional/non-serious use MacAllister (B&Q) are fine. If its likely to get used more I head for Bosch.
Thats turquoise Borsh Pro, rather than green BnQ spec presumably? Nice kit. So in Makita in the same colour!Where I was working recently, there was a Dewalt Li-ion 18V cordless drill which was ok (it even had a hammer setting), but as it kept disappearing around the factory, and the keyless chuck was either faulty or badly made, as it was very graunchy to open or close. I had to resort to a Macallister cordless drill, which, mysteriously, had a charge in it but no one knew where the charger was. I tried to buy a charger on ebay and elsewhere, without success.
In the end I took my Parkside (Lidl) 14.4V Li-ion drill in from home, and that was great, although it kept going walkabout too. I would have bought a few more for the workshop, but the contract finished, so not my problem. Fortunately, I did get my own drill back before I left.
In the end I took my Parkside (Lidl) 14.4V Li-ion drill in from home, and that was great, although it kept going walkabout too. I would have bought a few more for the workshop, but the contract finished, so not my problem. Fortunately, I did get my own drill back before I left.
spangle82 said:
For occasional/non-serious use MacAllister (B&Q) are fine. If its likely to get used more I head for Bosch.
I’ve got 2 of the MacAllister 18v jobbies with hammer action. They come with spare batteries which seem to last ages, never had a problem with either and would buy again. Really torquey motors too.Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 20th May 19:45
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