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is THIS any good at this price?? I dont know sh*t about this stuff and it will have minimum useage so i dont need anything fancy....please advise!

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Not especially wonderful. The higher the voltage, the more powerful the tool. If it`s only for the occaisional bit of drilling and screwing (fna) then it will probably be fine.

If it`s cheap you want then Silverline are it.

EDIT: of course, there`s always good ol` Screwfix

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linkness

This item was edited on Sunday, 22nd July 2007, 17:33

I wouldn`t touch silverline with a bargepole ... they are cheap because they are crap :/

I would only buy B&D / Bosch / Ryobi / Makita / DeWalt power hand tools, and maybe add Metabo to that list for bench-top gear.

That is a good price, and B&D are generally value for money. If you plan on using this for its hammerdrill then don`t bother - I would not consider a hammerdrill under 18v. As a normal drill / driver it will be fine, and as a B&D it will normally be reliable too.




The Bigman Cometh

I`ve used a lot of Silverline tools and never had a problem with them. I believe they do 2 versions of most tools - blue (cheap) and red (premium).

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linkness

whats a hammer drill? :)

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Companies that have p**sed me off so much that I will never use them again and I hope you dont either....
Jacks Fish & Chips of Cambridge ridiculously overpriced and overpackaged chips. £1.20 for a stupidly small portion of chips - they need to go up north for a good lesson in fish and chips
Alloy Bodies of Manchester - The Grand Daddy & Benchmark for shockingly poor customer service.
Capital Bank Leasing who are part of [B]BOS & are f**ing useless & struggle to action the smallest request but are fantastically efficient at taking money out of my account
[B]Abbey National Absolutely diabolical service - how hard is it to change £60 of coins into notes????
....more coming soon no doubt.....

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whats a hammer drill?
Vibrates as it drills, helps to hammer through harder materials, also makes a hell of a racket. As the man said, the higher the voltage, the more power you`ll have, and more importantly, the longer the battery will last. Cordless drills are ok, but only for small [patch-up jobs. I tried putting a fence up, and it took 3 days to screw the pickets on as the drill only lasted about 15 minutes at a time.

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Nothing wrong with it as a DIY tool for the odd bit of drilling, wouldnt entertain it for myself mind it wouldnt last ten minutes, 14.4 is fine for a light hammer drill, ive had a DeWalt one for years and its still used regularly and its fine on light brickwork but useless for concrete etc, i have a DeWalt percussion drill for the heavier material which leaves a hammer drill at the starting gate for drilling into harder materials!

The cheaper down the scale you go, u will get compromises, the gearbox is usually plastic not metal, they use nylon or phospor bronze bearings as opposed to a proper ballrace, the motor also isnt usually specced for continuous use either, battery charging is important if your going to use it regulalry, no point in having a 60 minute charger if your going to be using it for a major job, like fence posts as mentioned earlier - as is only one battery, a drill with 2 batts and a 30min fast charger will take you into the higher price brackets, strictly speakin you do tend to get what you pay for.

You just need to ask yourself what you expect from it, light useage, then back in the box for the rest of the year or out most weekend perferating the garage wall!

Screwfix and B&Q do some good deals on drills pays to keep ur eyes open as they offload older models for peanuts when the new ranges come into stock.

HTH

Equally important, more important in my view, is the power of the battery. 24 volts is a high voltage but if the A/H of the battery is say 1.5 Ah or less then it is only useful as a power screwdriver.
If you can ,get an 18Volt 2.5+ Ah battery pack with a 1 hour charge and a spare battery.
Erbauer are a good bet and Screwfix usually have good prices on them.
Hammer on a cordless is a waste of time, unless you go for a Dewalt hammer that costs about £130+ and will use it as part of your job.

If you only want to use it for basic DIY then spend about £50-60 if you can afford and you will not be unhappy.

HTH

Choagy FFCUK The SPL :)

I was in screwfix over the weekend and they have an 18 volt hitachi on offer for about £80-£90.

If it is for minimal use I`m sure there is one on offer in Lidl or Aldi this week for about £30.

All the best

Gerald.