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Cordless Drills
« on: 29 January 2010, 20:30:39 »
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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Re: Cordless Drills
« Reply #1 on: 29 January 2010, 20:33:23 »
That's just the charger, isn't it? :-/
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« Reply #2 on: 29 January 2010, 20:34:32 »
bq have been doin a bosch 14.4v 2 batts for£35 got one at work and its spot on
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« Reply #3 on: 29 January 2010, 21:10:36 »
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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« Reply #4 on: 29 January 2010, 21:20:08 »
Hi,
Had a leaflet through door.  Netto Food supermarket have offer on Cordless 18v drill/ impact drill/ screwdriver and charger for £14.99



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« Reply #5 on: 29 January 2010, 21:32:26 »
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.

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As Steve says, the fleabay advert you linked to is just the battery charger.
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« Reply #6 on: 29 January 2010, 21:35:11 »
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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.

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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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Re: Cordless Drills
« Reply #7 on: 29 January 2010, 21:39:14 »
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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.

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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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« Reply #8 on: 29 January 2010, 21:39:23 »
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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.

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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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Re: Cordless Drills
« Reply #9 on: 29 January 2010, 21:40:59 »
[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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« Reply #10 on: 29 January 2010, 21:41:12 »
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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« Reply #11 on: 29 January 2010, 21:46:59 »
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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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Re: Cordless Drills
« Reply #14 on: 29 January 2010, 23:40:46 »
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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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