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I've got a fair bit of Bosch stuff myself - chainsaw, lawnmower, strimmer, tumble dryer....can't remember the others, but yes, another good brand. You often pay for it though.
Originally Posted by Saracen
This.
(sorry just saw your sig and couldn't resist....)
ROFL yet you would happily pay stupid money for PC components.
Since when was £400 *not* a lot of dosh!? Sorry, but if you're spending £400 on a drill that *is* a lot of dosh. It may be a good deal, indeed it may well be worth £400, but it's still a lot of dosh. I'd have to think very hard before spending £400 on anything, let alone one power tool...!
If it is going to actually be used then it is not a lot of money.
In the time I used that drill it probably made me 10 times what I paid for it since I could get jobs done quicker so I could do more jobs and make more money.
Like I said it depends what it is being used for.
Its much cheaper to make an SDS chuck that can take some proper concussive nocking without breaking or slipping like a keyless chuck would.
But as OP has clarified he is already happy with his powered, and wants to buy into a system I doubt this will interest him
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No. Can't remember the last time I paid more than £100 for any PC component. I've never paid anywhere near £400. Most of my computers haven't cost £400 in total. Because £400 is a lot of money.
Sorry, but no. As I said before, "It may be a good deal, indeed it may well be worth £400, but it's still a lot of dosh."
I'm sure it was a wonderful investment, and more than paid for itself. I'm sure it was excellent value. I'm sure if I was doing a job that required regularly drilling through walls I'd consider investing £400 in a really good quality drill. But I'd have to consider it carefully, because it is a lot of money. Perhaps you have a different take on the value of money, which is fair enough. I wish I was in a position where £400 wasn't a lot of money, but I'm not. To me, £400 is a lot of money regardless of what you're planning to spend it on.
I hear where you're coming from, but my view would simply be that whether £400 is a "lot of dosh" or not depends on your circumstances, and probably on what you'll use it for.
There have been many occasions over the years where I've spent many times that £400 on something, be it computer component, camera gear, or whatever, because despite the fact that I won't throw £400 about without thought, I will if it will enable me to earn a lot more than that, because I have that whatever-it-was.
On the other hand, I refused to buy an e-reader until I could get one with the spec I wanted at around the £100 mark, because despite wanting one, I didn't want it enough to spend more than that on it.
And, £400 means something rather different to someone that's lost their job and got debt collectors chasing them than it does to Bill Gates, or the average investment banker.
In other words, it's a rather vague and subjective term, largely irrelevant, especially without due context.
I've bought many over the years (bosch, Makita, B&D, Wickes) I have ended up with Festool - see.spending a lot of dosh.
I talked to some people in a shop about a problem I had drilling into an RSJ - my hi power (mains) Bosch & wickes driils couldn't cope the "15+3" Festool battery drill went in so well...
my only regret - all the money I've wasted on cheap tools
the only problem - sprained wrist from not paying attention to setting torque limit when putting the self tapper in...
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