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Trustmeimadoctor said:
at the moment only wanting to do light weight block. And a bit of work up a ladder 6.3kg might be a bit heavy
Lightweight block is like chocolate aero, a normal hammer drill should be fine. I have a cheap (Erbauer) SDS, as they say its heavy, you feel like youre firing an anti aircraft gun, but very effective if you dont need precision.I have an Aldi 'workzone' 1500W corded one, looks very similar to that £69 Titan one, probably made in the same Chinese factory.
Cost £40 and I've used it loads, great thing is you can mount a paddle in the keyed chuck adapter and it's got enough torque to mix up pretty stiff stuff like a trug full of plasterboard adhesive etc.
Cost £40 and I've used it loads, great thing is you can mount a paddle in the keyed chuck adapter and it's got enough torque to mix up pretty stiff stuff like a trug full of plasterboard adhesive etc.
Edited by Nealio on Monday 20th May 11:40
spangle82 said:
Lightweight block is like chocolate aero, a normal hammer drill should be fine.
Except he wants to chisel it......I have the DeWalt & I'm hugely impressed with it - seems more powerful than my old corded one (also DeWalt)
I've used it for all sorts on a house renovation including a couple of soil pipes through brick with a diamond core bit and it's been faultless.
If you're building your DeWalt 18v collection then it's a no brainer IMHO
The regular cordless drill has been the least used tool since I discovered the impact driver for screws.
Because they are waaaaaay better than cordless drills.
A huge revelation to me - not an impact wrench, but a driver - smaller, lighter & more torque than a drill - with a 'chuck' that takes a screwdriver bit - they are awesome bits of kit
There will be cheaper, but this - https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dcf886n-xj-18v-l...
You will never want to use drill to put in a screw ever again.
A huge revelation to me - not an impact wrench, but a driver - smaller, lighter & more torque than a drill - with a 'chuck' that takes a screwdriver bit - they are awesome bits of kit
There will be cheaper, but this - https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dcf886n-xj-18v-l...
You will never want to use drill to put in a screw ever again.
Edited by BaldOldMan on Monday 20th May 21:40
dmsims said:
Better in what way?
I am mid loft conversion and the drill has no problems with 100mm screws
You sound like my Dad :-)I am mid loft conversion and the drill has no problems with 100mm screws
The drills are perfectly fine, but the drivers are better. Lighter, easier to control, shorter for small spaces.
If you're drilling pilot holes for your screws, then you'll get nowhere fast without a second one, so for more than occasional use you might as well get a driver rather than a second drill. I have a set of hex fitting counter-sinks for the driver too.
paulrockliffe said:
You sound like my Dad :-)
The drills are perfectly fine, but the drivers are better. Lighter, easier to control, shorter for small spaces.
If you're drilling pilot holes for your screws, then you'll get nowhere fast without a second one, so for more than occasional use you might as well get a driver rather than a second drill. I have a set of hex fitting counter-sinks for the driver too.
Indeed.The drills are perfectly fine, but the drivers are better. Lighter, easier to control, shorter for small spaces.
If you're drilling pilot holes for your screws, then you'll get nowhere fast without a second one, so for more than occasional use you might as well get a driver rather than a second drill. I have a set of hex fitting counter-sinks for the driver too.
Don’t understand why folk are recommending OP go corded when he’s already bought into the Dewalt eco sys - by the body and off you go...
dmsims said:
Better in what way?
I am mid loft conversion and the drill has no problems with 100mm screws
I have recently bought a dewalt 887n - there's a good test on youtube showing how it's better than the others - I also needed some batteries.I am mid loft conversion and the drill has no problems with 100mm screws
It's small and light and on setting 1 it doesn't impact - handy for drywalls etc
On setting 3 it will happily screw 6x150 in without pilot holes.
Unlike a powerful drill - it won't strain your wrist if the screw stops moving, nor does it strain the motor.
The downside is that bits that have lasted me weeks are lasting a day
V8RX7 said:
I have recently bought a dewalt 887n - there's a good test on youtube showing how it's better than the others - I also needed some batteries.
It's small and light and on setting 1 it doesn't impact - handy for drywalls etc
On setting 3 it will happily screw 6x150 in without pilot holes.
Unlike a powerful drill - it won't strain your wrist if the screw stops moving, nor does it strain the motor.
The downside is that bits that have lasted me weeks are lasting a day
Are they impact bits?It's small and light and on setting 1 it doesn't impact - handy for drywalls etc
On setting 3 it will happily screw 6x150 in without pilot holes.
Unlike a powerful drill - it won't strain your wrist if the screw stops moving, nor does it strain the motor.
The downside is that bits that have lasted me weeks are lasting a day
Trustmeimadoctor said:
Use an impact adaptor to take the sting out...BaldOldMan said:
I've also switched to Tx screws rather than Pz - Screwfix Turbogold
A little moire expensive, but soooooo much easier, it's hard to go back
Each box of 200 comes with a bit
It's all incremental and may not be worth it to some, but impact driver & Tx screws just feels so right.......
Agree, love the Turbo II torx screws!A little moire expensive, but soooooo much easier, it's hard to go back
Each box of 200 comes with a bit
It's all incremental and may not be worth it to some, but impact driver & Tx screws just feels so right.......
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