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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Mr Skrunts on 29 January 2010, 20:30:39
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Am after one for odd jobs, dont really want to pay a lot.
Any thoughts on this one. I know it's not the best brand, would I benifit greatly to go for a 24v. Will only be used for light jobs, dilling holes in wood etc.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Draper-230V-Fast-Charger-For-18V-Cordless-Drill-Battery_W0QQitemZ190362987966QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM?hash=item2c5284adbe
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That's just the charger, isn't it? :-/
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bq have been doin a bosch 14.4v 2 batts for£35 got one at work and its spot on
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get a ryobi, can add bits to it when needed. ive got the impact driver, exscellent. ive 4 now but it all depends what you want it for, get a 18v you wont need a hammer or sps drill, for the home, various settings, 2 speeds, i use my dewalt all round the house on everything.
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Hi,
Had a leaflet through door. Netto Food supermarket have offer on Cordless 18v drill/ impact drill/ screwdriver and charger for £14.99
Regards
Roger
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If B&Q are doing a 14V Bosch for £35, then buy it.
I personally wouldn't bother with the cheap stuff, they don't last 5 minutes and don't have half the nads that the branded ones do.
Also note that extra battery voltage won't necessarily mean it's going to be better at doing the job either.
PS
As Steve says, the fleabay advert you linked to is just the battery charger.
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If B&Q are doing a 14V Bosch for £35, then buy it.
I personally wouldn't bother with the cheap stuff, they don't last 5 minutes and don't have half the nads that the branded ones do.
Also note that extra battery voltage won't necessarily mean it's going to be better at doing the job either.
PS
As Steve says, the fleabay advert you linked to is just the battery charger.
no good payin out 300 quid when some thievin bstrd breaks into the site box. :(
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If B&Q are doing a 14V Bosch for £35, then buy it.
I personally wouldn't bother with the cheap stuff, they don't last 5 minutes and don't have half the nads that the branded ones do.
Also note that extra battery voltage won't necessarily mean it's going to be better at doing the job either.
PS
As Steve says, the fleabay advert you linked to is just the battery charger.
Hadnt paid that much attention, was looking more at the picture. :-[ I do realise you get what you pay for, but it's being bought for 2 reasons, 1st is to drill holes through wood for doing dome wiring, (phone chargers leads, bt wires, networking etc) and the other is to fit a rotary brush for cleaning the alloys on the cars, hence only wanting a cheap one.
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If B&Q are doing a 14V Bosch for £35, then buy it.
I personally wouldn't bother with the cheap stuff, they don't last 5 minutes and don't have half the nads that the branded ones do.
Also note that extra battery voltage won't necessarily mean it's going to be better at doing the job either.
PS
As Steve says, the fleabay advert you linked to is just the battery charger.
i paid £50 special offer just before christmas went to bq 2 weeks ago and now£35
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVK6dAUJ6hc[/media]
Had the brushes for 3 years now, just never got round to the cordless bit due to long term illness. :-/
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Beware....THE most important part of any battery drill is the charger....and the cheap units have naff chargers.
I really rate the Makita's, good all round drill, good battery life and a top notch charger
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Beware....THE most important part of any battery drill is the charger....and the cheap units have naff chargers.
I really rate the Makita's, good all round drill, good battery life and a top notch charger
and dont go for a drill with shite batteries, 14volt you probably want 2.0ah batteries or above, anything less are a waste of time i think.
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e.g.
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/84044/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Makita-8391DWPE-18v-Combi-Drill-2-Batteries?ts=01721
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e.g.
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/84044/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Makita-8391DWPE-18v-Combi-Drill-2-Batteries?ts=01721
i bought this last year for drylining, 1 battery lasts the day putting boards up. :y
http://www.toolstop.co.uk/metabo-bs-18-lt-power-plus-implus-drill/driver-2-x-2.6ah-li-ion-batteries-p10337
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e.g.
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/84044/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Makita-8391DWPE-18v-Combi-Drill-2-Batteries?ts=01721
I do like that, but the price is unrealistic for the ammount of work I will be doing with it.
Many thanks for all the advice and replies. Much appreciated. :y :y
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Forget the voltage, its the amps you want.
18v 1.3Ah batteries will mean a gutless tool.
The Makita is £100 under list price for a reason.
DeWalt are doing the same type of thing for same price.
Check the charging time, alot of the cheap drills have upt to 2hr charge - bear in mind the better (more expensive ones) can charge in 15mins
As has been suggest above go for anything with 2Ah or up regardless of voltage.
Even for little jobs at home its not worth buying the really cheap battery drills, far better to buy a £9 240v 650W hammer drill and a Yankee screwdriver
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Forget the voltage, its the amps you want.
18v 1.3Ah batteries will mean a gutless tool.
Voltage, current, and battery construction will all be a deciding factor in how much energy a battery can deliver, and how long it can deliver it for.
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i think the other folks are missing the point[but there points are valid]
from what you say you want it for odd jobs so to me this means you not useing it 8 hours a day[so charging times and spare batterys are not a real issue] as long as its got enough power go for a cheap as chips one.i would say at least 14volts and look in aldi etc
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i think the other folks are missing the point[but there points are valid]
from what you say you want it for odd jobs so to me this means you not useing it 8 hours a day[so charging times and spare batterys are not a real issue] as long as its got enough power go for a cheap as chips one.i would say at least 14volts and look in aldi etc
i used to think exactly that, i had 3 cheapo drillls, bought the first one from macro, replaced after complaining for similar priced other make, and aquired another of similar pruce and quality. All failed due to shite battery/charger combination, either the charger continued to charge the battery until it cooked it, or the battery just gradualy stoped taking charge until it stopped working, all 3 where dead in 3 months, all 3 had useable battery life that was conciderably shorter than than charge time to make it work in the first place.
So my advice, if it dont have lithium iron batterys then dont buy it unless you want to buy another one in 3months weather its used or not. So ask yourself how many "3months" will go buy before you could have paid for a decent lith ion equiped drill that will last for years, or 2years 6 months so far in my case.... light use counts for nout.
Any cordless drill or saw etc is only ever as good as the battery set with it, and will cost more to replace the failed battery than the whole set cost in the first place at that(cheap) price range....imo lithium iron minimum requirment.
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I work for Screwfix and they have got some good deals on power tools branded Site but they are re-badged Makita products (call their service department and it is Makita that answers)and starting on Monday they are having a cordless dril/driver with 3 batteries that charge in half an hour they are only 14.4v 1.3Ah.They are reduced to a few pence short of £60.I hope that helps. :y
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Voltages and battery capacity tells you nothing about how powerful a drill is in use. It's pure marketing speak on the box, chosen for exactly that reason.
A 240v motor from a clock I could stop with one finger. The 12v starter motor from my Omega would probably rip my arm off. ;)
I have a couple of Bosch cordless drills and have always found them fine.
Kevin
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I work for Screwfix and they have got some good deals on power tools branded Site but they are re-badged Makita products (call their service department and it is Makita that answers)and starting on Monday they are having a cordless dril/driver with 3 batteries that charge in half an hour they are only 14.4v 1.3Ah.They are reduced to a few pence short of £60.I hope that helps. :y
Will have a look on Monday. :y
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Bought a Rockworth 18V 1.3Ah from Makro a couple of years back. Don't use it all that much - odd jobs only. It's done everything needed so far, battery retains charge even if not used for 3 months.
Comes in good case with drills and screwdriver bits. Only cost £20 + VAT. Highly recommended. Don't know if they're still available, though.
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I have a couple of Bosch cordless drills and have always found them fine.
I've always liked Bosch, and after last week the next one I buy will be Bosch as well.
6" core drill on a 24V Makita SDS - the clutch was activating left, right, & centre when trying to go through a 9" wall.
Same 6" core drill on a 24V Bosch SDS - clutch was still activating, but only if real pressure was applied while drilling the same wall.
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I have a couple of Bosch cordless drills and have always found them fine.
I've always liked Bosch, and after last week the next one I buy will be Bosch as well.
6" core drill on a 24V Makita SDS - the clutch was activating left, right, & centre when trying to go through a 9" wall.
Same 6" core drill on a 24V Bosch SDS - clutch was still activating, but only if real pressure was applied while drilling the same wall.
Only thing I've had hassle with on the Bosch drills is the quick release chucks. I've replaced mine with good old-fashioned Jacobs jobs.
Not an issue with an SDS drill, of course.
Kevin
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ryobi stuff in b and q is good, dewalt is mediate range and makita is top, but ryobi and bosch are as good as each aother and draper, i would go to b n q and see whats there, usualy a twin pack for 59.99 with all the cases and drill bits.
worth a look,
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ryobi stuff in b and q is good, dewalt is mediate range and makita is top, but ryobi and bosch are as good as each aother and draper, i would go to b n q and see whats there, usualy a twin pack for 59.99 with all the cases and drill bits.
worth a look,
Ryobi is nowhere near the same ballpark as Bosch.
In fact, they are so far apart in terms of performance & longevity that it's not even the same game.
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Only thing I've had hassle with on the Bosch drills is the quick release chucks. I've replaced mine with good old-fashioned Jacobs jobs.
The chuck on my 14V Bosch is starting to get a little temperamental now when trying to release drill bits, but a quick pull of the trigger normally gets the clutch locked up again.
I'm not complaining though, it still cuts 4" holes in 9" brick without too much of a problem and has never let me down in the entire time I've had it.
I have contemplated having it serviced, but given it's age and the cost of a new replacement, I'll just run it until it breaks and then buy a new one.
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14.4 Cordless Dewalt user for past 2 years. When I work on the car I take it out before even thinking of firing up the compressor. Works great
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There's a bit of a blast from the past. :-? ;D ;D
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Am after one for odd jobs, dont really want to pay a lot.
Any thoughts on this one. I know it's not the best brand, would I benifit greatly to go for a 24v. Will only be used for light jobs, dilling holes in wood etc.
Dilling..? :-[
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Am after one for odd jobs, dont really want to pay a lot.
Any thoughts on this one. I know it's not the best brand, would I benifit greatly to go for a 24v. Will only be used for light jobs, dilling holes in wood etc.
Dilling..? :-[
The ancient art of puting pickles into timber :D
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Am after one for odd jobs, dont really want to pay a lot.
Any thoughts on this one. I know it's not the best brand, would I benifit greatly to go for a 24v. Will only be used for light jobs, dilling holes in wood etc.
Dilling..? :-[
The ancient art of putting pickles into timber :D
;D ;D ;D Superb. 8-) 8-) :y
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Am after one for odd jobs, dont really want to pay a lot.
Any thoughts on this one. I know it's not the best brand, would I benifit greatly to go for a 24v. Will only be used for light jobs, dilling holes in wood etc.
Dilling..? :-[
The ancient art of putting pickles into timber :D
;D ;D ;D Superb. 8-) 8-) :y
Hmm. I wonder if that would stop my shed rotting? :-?
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Am after one for odd jobs, dont really want to pay a lot.
Any thoughts on this one. I know it's not the best brand, would I benifit greatly to go for a 24v. Will only be used for light jobs, dilling holes in wood etc.
Dilling..? :-[
The ancient art of putting pickles into timber :D
;D ;D ;D Superb. 8-) 8-) :y
Hmm. I wonder if that would stop my shed rotting? :-?
Would a dil do the job? - there's only one way to find out. ;D ;D
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Am after one for odd jobs, dont really want to pay a lot.
Any thoughts on this one. I know it's not the best brand, would I benifit greatly to go for a 24v. Will only be used for light jobs, dilling holes in wood etc.
Dilling..? :-[
The ancient art of putting pickles into timber :D
;D ;D ;D Superb. 8-) 8-) :y
Hmm. I wonder if that would stop my shed rotting? :-?
Would a dil do the job? - there's only one way to find out. ;D ;D
That's far too clever for this forum, Den. Try the corsa owners site. ;D
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There's a bit of a blast from the past. :-? ;D ;D
Aye, nad a post from killerwatt, who was one of my suspictions as Ray Tupper