Re: Cordless drills

["egelbeertje" <r_d_k@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Alway thought DeWalt was the yellow version of Black & Decker ?? They
use the same sales channel no ?

I would recommend Hilti as the ultimate (Hammer) drill, but they
don't come cheap, and they last forever.

Rob


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "White, Peter" <peter.white@b...>
wrote:
> Thanks.  I have one rule when it comes to buying stuff (before
SWMBO chips
> in, anyhow!), buy the best, and buy it cheap, from a good supplier.
> However, I'm still struggling with the premium for a DeWalt.  I had
a Wagner
> drill a few years back (from QVC!), when 14v was the bees-knees,
and that
> was really good. The battery ultimately died, which was a shame, as
it have
> a reserve indicator - very few seem to have those these days.
>
> I don't really need a hammer option on the cordless (but will be
using it as
> a screwdriver), so I'm tending towards a Hitachi drill that I've
seen on
> special on a web site somewhere.  I might still try the Ebauer from
Screwfix
> as I'm putting an order in, but I still have my doubts, the
batteries look
> to be the same as the Ferm ones, and if that's the case, they're
not good.
>
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bensbarn2001 [mailto:ben_wilkinson@xxxxxxx...]
> Sent: 23 June 2003 13:06
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Cordless drills
>
>
> I've used a lot of Cordless drills in my conversion and I don't
> particularly rate DeWalt.  They're the best marketing of the lot,
but
> quality, which used to be superb when they were Elu, has gone way
> down.  If you use one of their 'hammer' drills for hammering (which
> you shouldn't), it won't last at all.  I haven't tried it, but
> suspect it's probably better to by 5-10 of the cheap ones instead
of
> brands like DeWalt.  Other brands like Makita and Hitachi are as
good
> and can be cheaper than DW, although you can get occasional
excellent
> prices on DW.  Whatever you do, don't pay anything like full price
> for a DW.  Try Westward Building Services (01752-330-303).  They
> often have sales of cheap drills.  Sometimes refurb, but there's
not
> much difference.
>
> If you really want a good one, go for Festo, but they cost even
more
> and the ratio of cheap ones you can buy instead goes up.  Things to
> watch on all the drills is the start up speed.  Often this seems to
> be the first thing to go, but if you're using as a screwdriver, you
> need very very good control at low speeds.  That often sorts out
good
> from bad.
>
> Ben
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "White, Peter"
<peter.white@b...>
> wrote:
> > Thanks, useful to know.  Anybody know a cheap source for quality
> drills,
> > other than Screwfix and eBay?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve Morgan [mailto:steve@xxxxxxx...]
> > Sent: 22 June 2003 19:05
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Cordless drills
> >
> >
> > Here's another 2p worth...
> >
> > The DeWalt cordless drills are indeed expensive. However, so are
> the rest of
> > the good ones, the (professional) Bosch's, Panasonics, etc. Bosch
> have two
> > ranges, the green consumer stuff and the blue professional stuff.
> IMHO, the
> > green stuff is no beter than B&D these days. The blue stuff
is
very
> good,
> > well worthy of consideration. Given the relative prices of the
> professional
> > stuff, I'd be inclined to go for the DeWalt.
> >
> > Go to a specialist, not a DIY shed, and buy a drill you can be
> proud of.
> > Here's a thing about DeWalt stuff - I have one of their big
> routers, a
> > DW625EK. I've stopped looking at routers now - there's nothing
more
> I aspire
> > to. That doesn't happen very often.
> >
> > Steve
> >
>
>
>
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