Cordless rotary tool
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Rotary tool = drill?
There's a place for both cordless and mains; one has convenience, one has unlimited power and won't be flat if you only use it once a year.
Anyway, I don't know what all the fuss is about 'cordless'... I've got loads - a cordless hammer, a cordless plane, a cordless hacksaw...
There's a place for both cordless and mains; one has convenience, one has unlimited power and won't be flat if you only use it once a year.
Anyway, I don't know what all the fuss is about 'cordless'... I've got loads - a cordless hammer, a cordless plane, a cordless hacksaw...
Simpo Two said:
Rotary tool = drill?
There's a place for both cordless and mains; one has convenience, one has unlimited power and won't be flat if you only use it once a year.
Anyway, I don't know what all the fuss is about 'cordless'... I've got loads - a cordless hammer, a cordless plane, a cordless hacksaw...
I think he means a 'Dremel' type affair.There's a place for both cordless and mains; one has convenience, one has unlimited power and won't be flat if you only use it once a year.
Anyway, I don't know what all the fuss is about 'cordless'... I've got loads - a cordless hammer, a cordless plane, a cordless hacksaw...
I've always found the cordless version lacking in torque to tackle any decent jobs.
Get a mains one. Had a battery one from B&Q and the battery was crap. The main thing is it's a tool you never use, or very rarely. When you need one, you need it, and a battery one will always have gone flat... A normal drill you use regularly and keep charged, but went you need to cut off a nail that you've ripped the head off, you come to it and the thing's dead.
GO mains. Bought mine for the princely sum of £10 from poundstretcher! Works bloody well it does!
GO mains. Bought mine for the princely sum of £10 from poundstretcher! Works bloody well it does!
Depends what you need to do. If you want to cut through a wall etc then corded is the answer - cordless can to some extent but are so much less effective. For everyday drilling/screwing jobs a cordless is much more convenient as long as you have at least 2 batteries. They have the power to easily shear the head off a screw. The badge does matter - I've a Bosch 9.6V which, much to my astonishment, easily outperformed an 18V job from a low-price manufacturer.Better than Dremel etc - have a look at Proxxon: www.tool-shop.co.uk/acatalog/230v_Handheld_Tools.h...
Edited by Simpo Two on Sunday 14th February 20:39
Simpo Two said:
Better than Dremel etc - have a look at Proxxon: www.tool-shop.co.uk/acatalog/230v_Handheld_Tools.h...
As I'm not going to be using it day-in day-out I think that's a bit above my budget.Edited by Simpo Two on Sunday 14th February 20:39
Think i'm going to go for one of these:
http://www.rapidonline.com/sku/Tools-Fasteners-Pro...
I agree completely with the above sentiments about only using it once every now and then and then not having any battery, its very annoying. Corded it is. Thanks all
Salgar said:
I agree completely with the above sentiments about only using it once every now and then and then not having any battery, its very annoying.
You could go fot the Dremel cordless as it has Li batteries so it's always ready to go...FamilyGuy said:
The badge does matter - I've a Bosch 9.6V which, much to my astonishment, easily outperformed an 18V job from a low-price manufacturer.
Yes indeed - Dremel (of the Robert Bosch Group!)If you really want cheap, how about this: http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2827_13039.ht...
monthefish said:
VxDuncan said:
The main thing is it's a tool you never use, or very rarely.
I found the opposite. Once you have one, you'll be amazed at how many times you put it to good use.
I now have four with four chargers with 6 batteries and use them at least a couple of times a week. On a big outdoor repair job I can have one with a clearance drill bit, one with an interference fit drill bit, one with a screwdriver bit and one with a countersinker. Saves a load of time.No - this isn't intended to be the worst ever "look how many cordless drills I've got" ever post. I just got them very cheap off eBay because they're 9.6V vs the latest biggest voltage number there is.
What the hell are you guys trying to do? My rather old cordlesses will drive 6" tapcons into concrete block, 6" structural screw into joists, 4" coach-bolts into fencing etc. No problems. They're perfectly happy drilling through any wood or steel and drive a 25mm blade bit through softwood. The only thing they're useless is at drilling masonry or driving hole saws.
FamilyGuy said:
What the hell are you guys trying to do? My rather old cordlesses will drive 6" tapcons into concrete block, 6" structural screw into joists, 4" coach-bolts into fencing etc. No problems. They're perfectly happy drilling through any wood or steel and drive a 25mm blade bit through softwood. The only thing they're useless is at drilling masonry or driving hole saws.
We're not talking about drills....
Bill said:
FamilyGuy said:
What the hell are you guys trying to do? My rather old cordlesses will drive 6" tapcons into concrete block, 6" structural screw into joists, 4" coach-bolts into fencing etc. No problems. They're perfectly happy drilling through any wood or steel and drive a 25mm blade bit through softwood. The only thing they're useless is at drilling masonry or driving hole saws.
We're not talking about drills....
Edited by FamilyGuy on Wednesday 17th February 17:28
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