not unless you using all day every day, doubtfull even then.
the very best drill for 99% of people costs £29
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the very best drill for 99% of people costs £29
Grassman
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A friend has an aldi drill and to be fair you,can't fault it for general use.
the milwalke, bosch and lidl battery is all the same one, maybe dewalt too, just minute differences in the slide which can be changed over anyway, its only 4 screws
Fallowfield
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That's the first sensible thing I've seen you post.
Has someone stolen your log in details?
everything i have ever posted can be verified,100%, not many can say that
Shavings man
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got reasonably new Hitachi really good .ps not called Hitachi anymore (hikoki) was in screwfix Sunday look identical though
General-Lee
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Not doubting the verifibilty, just some/a lot of the letters in previous posts were in the wrong order!
CORK
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I've had some Lidl and Aldi tools in the past and as a general rule, I now avoid them (although there have been a couple of exceptions - small compressor for the bikes/lawnmower and a laser spirit level).
I won't use the drill that often but when I do want to drill a 12-14mm hole in a girder, I don't want it to expire.
Makita or Milwaukee methinks.
I won't use the drill that often but when I do want to drill a 12-14mm hole in a girder, I don't want it to expire.
Makita or Milwaukee methinks.
tomlad
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I recently finally baught 1/2 impactor and
Drill conbi
Both Milwaukee im happy with them
Few month back took a chance on lidl 4 1/2 grinder , for its money i can't fault it .
Drill conbi
Both Milwaukee im happy with them
Few month back took a chance on lidl 4 1/2 grinder , for its money i can't fault it .
I feel sorry for folks who think like that. The right tool for the job makes it easy, a quality tool is bought once.
Appreciate that priorities are different for different people, but 99% prefer to use cheap shyte? That's just not true.
Fallowfield
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Expensive power tools are intended for professionals to use all day every day.
For people who only use them occasionally they are an expensive luxury.
Big boys toys.
SilliamWhale
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I'd imagine Bosch, Milwaukee, Dewalt and Makita, Hitachi as a sort of top 5 (ignoring the smaller festools/ metabo brands) are all as capable as each other like for like.
In the past year I've managed to accumulate a load of really good 18v brushless tools for a building project and about the farm and by keeping an eye on the offers etc have managed to get some excellent Makita and Milwaukee tools. Some models are cheaper/ more available with one brand than another ie makita more woodworking, milwaukee smaller range. For example the Makita brushless sds drill, planer, jigsaw, radio type stuff is usually on better offers than the Milwaukee. Even accounting for batteries its been cheaper to use two brands by about £600. Chargers are cheap. Obvs need two sets of batteries
In the past year I've managed to accumulate a load of really good 18v brushless tools for a building project and about the farm and by keeping an eye on the offers etc have managed to get some excellent Makita and Milwaukee tools. Some models are cheaper/ more available with one brand than another ie makita more woodworking, milwaukee smaller range. For example the Makita brushless sds drill, planer, jigsaw, radio type stuff is usually on better offers than the Milwaukee. Even accounting for batteries its been cheaper to use two brands by about £600. Chargers are cheap. Obvs need two sets of batteries
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SilliamWhale
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wow, there was a saying, but i wont embarrass you.
i got a SDS drill, a polesaw with 10 ft reach, another that i shortened to 41 inches, a multi tool, a circular saw, an ordinery drill, a compressor, a airline reel, a set of air gadjets,
5 security lights, a trolley jack and axel stands,a 5 ft clamp and saw guide, a set of drill bits, a lectric screwdriver, spare blades fer the saw, a selection of heat srink, a slection of nuts,
selection o rings, pair of shoes, pillar drill, various hand tools, etc. All use the same batteries except the saw, but i cin forgive that one as its a bit special, will cut anything from 6mm steel to 1/8 inch ply to 1 and a quater inch timber, all fer one weeks pension and with 3 yers warranty
i got a SDS drill, a polesaw with 10 ft reach, another that i shortened to 41 inches, a multi tool, a circular saw, an ordinery drill, a compressor, a airline reel, a set of air gadjets,
5 security lights, a trolley jack and axel stands,a 5 ft clamp and saw guide, a set of drill bits, a lectric screwdriver, spare blades fer the saw, a selection of heat srink, a slection of nuts,
selection o rings, pair of shoes, pillar drill, various hand tools, etc. All use the same batteries except the saw, but i cin forgive that one as its a bit special, will cut anything from 6mm steel to 1/8 inch ply to 1 and a quater inch timber, all fer one weeks pension and with 3 yers warranty
Not knocking good tools if you are using them day in day out. Problem with battery powered tools is that if they are not used or the batteries not charged every now and again, the bat voltage can drop too low and the electronic circuit will prevent them from being charged (there is a safety issue Trying to charge severely overcharged lithium batteries.)No issue if you are using them regularly, or at least once a month. If you are only going to use them for odd jobs, like use it once and put it in the cupboard to use again 8 months later, then better to stick to the cheapo. I bought a Makita with 3 batteries on special offer. Never used it enough at once to flatten a battery. Always recharged the same battery, and forgot to do the others. Result, after 2 years a barely used drill with 3 dead batteries. However, this was the set I kept in my garage, not at the farm. There should be enough jobs on the farm to warrant use every few months. So in my instance a cheap Lidl would have sufficed as I only every used it for fit jobs round the house
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- Location
- Devon
Having various tools all using same batteries helps keep the batteries in use.
Downtrodden Dad
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I don't bother with bosch anymore after a small angle grinder I had gave up after 6 month of very occasional use they wouldn't stand by it because they said I had used it professionally in a harsh environment. (It was from their professional range ).[emoji24] [emoji24]
dowcow
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Seems to me the manufacturers use their cordless drills to get you hooked on their stuff, especially now they all share their batteries around all their own product ranges. You will often see a cheap drill + battery + charger for not so much. Sadly I got hooked on the Dewalt range via a bank-holiday offer I heard on the radio a few years ago. Now the tools are good, but can't help think if I had gone with Makita I could have had similar tools for quite a bit cheaper... Or I could have had quite a few more tools and batteries.
It's awful, every time I go on Amazon they are waving another shiny yellow tool at me. It's just hard not to lust after power tools. Just me?
It's awful, every time I go on Amazon they are waving another shiny yellow tool at me. It's just hard not to lust after power tools. Just me?