right afternoon everybody, i have a small problem will my two drills.

first drill, was putting soem holes in the chassis to mount the rear bulkhead panels when i started to hear some nasty noises coming from inside- so i takes a look- bearing had flew out of their housing and totally mashed up the inside!

so i thought its ok the drill was fairly old and i have another........

Drill Two, the one that i dont use that often, as it is more of a reserve drill, started to drill away and i didnt even get half a hole done ! gearbox-KNACKERED!

two drills in one afternoon! major bummer, looks like im going back to dash designing or wiring, lol

so before i part with the hard earned, i wanted to ask, can anybody recommend a hard working durable drill! i was possibly thinking about getting one of those mini drills, so i can get into those hard to reach places.

Any suggestions welcome

ATB Alex

to be honest i just buy the ones Argos, and B&Q sell for about £10 each, just have a spare and throw them away if they go wrong!.

Ray

same hear i have a nice bosch and b&q special.

same as with battery drills, a £100 bosch and cheap Black and decker. as i'm always leaving it in the garden or drivway lol.

[Edited on 4/5/06 by graememk]

I went into Homebase? or somewhere like that.

They had 3 electrical things for £40.

I got drill, jigsaw and grinder for £40 - brand new and good quality too - performed flawlessly so far

I've had my Bosch for many years now - Not let me down yet.

I got a B&D 550 watt jobbie for my 16th birthday (ok I'm a bit sad like that!)
I'm now 42 and it's still going strong.
Bought a right angle adaptor from QVC (yes I told you I was sad!) for the hard to reach stuff.

Marcus

B&Q at the moment, Hammer drill variable speed and reversible, Jig Saw, Angle Grinder, Cordless Screwdriver, Etcher and Orbital sander £39.99 all have worked perfectlty so far

I have a big sds bosch for hard drilling (or big holes) some cheapies that get chucked when they die and a small air drill for tight spots. Usually get by with that combo.

Metabo - the absolute dog's dangley's! Had mine for 5 or 6 years now and its done all the chassis drilling etc for the paneling....never ever let me down...well worth the money in my opinion. Oli.

If you're the sort of person who looks after his tools (ooer!) then spend a decent amount of money. I have a deWalt that I'm very happy with.

But if you tend to leave stuff out in the rain, over-work stuff and so on - might as well buy a B&Q cheapy.

DJ

My Elu 18V wore out after many years hard work inc house renovation and extension building.
Now have new style 18V DeWalt and again superb. Only probs is they cost a lot (i designed the prduction line for them so got test units!).

try toolkitool on ebay he's a kit builder and will do you a good deal on a range of hand & powertools. Cheers, Pewe.

I have a 14V cordless hammer Cromwell Tools special called a Kobe... yes, it is tacky but the internals are Makita and have withstood endless DIY'ing for 8 years. It's well balanced and very effective. Batteries are on their last legs now, but £10 will sort that out.

I bought a Martec (Makita) 14.4V reversible geared cordless after talking to a few guys in the trade. Absolutely excellent for metal drilling (ie no hammer). I've been through quite a few of the £20 Homebase / Argos ones. I got mine on a special offer from Axminster tools for £59.99.

Just bought myself a ryobi 18v right angle drill. It's been fantastic doing bits around the house so far.

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Originally posted by pewe
try toolkitool on ebay he's a kit builder and will do you a good deal on a range of hand & powertools. Cheers, Pewe.

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Originally posted by jimgiblett
I bought a Martec (Makita) 14.4V reversible geared cordless after talking to a few guys in the trade. Absolutely excellent for metal drilling (ie no hammer). I've been through quite a few of the £20 Homebase / Argos ones. I got mine on a special offer from Axminster tools for £59.99.

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