Thread: Which drill?
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Old 22-09-2008, 10:03 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Which drill?

Originally Posted by manwithnoname View Post
You need a hammer drill of some sort or you'll be there all day drilling into a solid wall.

I got this from argos http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...WER+DRILLS.htm
I had borrowed one of their SDS drills, my wall broke it (yes i know how to use an SDS drill, it wasn't missuse).....

Originally Posted by floppybootstomp View Post
Quite funny to see all these non-professional recommendations, lol

I suppose they might be ok for one or two jobs a year.
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And by way of mentioning did you know De Walt tools are actually made by Black & Decker?

Everybody percieves Black & Decker as Amateur and De Walt as Pro - one and the same manufacturer.
He said it won't get much use, so these cheaper brands are probably a good bet! De Walt and BnD i was always told the difference was in how you could strip them down and lube them? Casual use black & decker is fine, but if you're going at it day in day out the cut corners will come to haunt you.

I think the main point here is if SDS is required? I found it an amazing difference living in a flat with load bearing aggregate brick walls, but hadn't really needed it up until then.

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