what can you do with old cordless drills

[Paul Cockhill]

Hi

I have a Makita BHP 453 cordless drill and battery. It is worn out and whenever you turn it on it smells of burning.

I also have a Bosch GS13 18-2-L1 professional cordless drill which I got wet and although I tried to dry it out, it only works occassionally

I have since bought another Bosch drill

Does anyone know anywhere that repairs drills ? I think the Bosch is retrievable

Or is there anywhere that recycles them. It seems a waste just to throw them out?

Thanks

Paul

 

[gasmanrob]

Boot fair those guys will buy anything!

 

[wetdrip]

Sell them to Ermi.
He's a tool junkie.

P.S. Yeah, and before Ermi gets it in.
"It's better than being just a tool."
There, said it myself

 

[Best]

If you have to trash them, then your local council dump will have a place for electrical goods for recycling & a place for the batteries - which are supposed to be properly recycled anyhow as hazardous.
There's not a lot to the works inside drills & worth opening them to see if worth fixing. Sometimes a careful clean, some grease (where needed) for gears etc & new brushes if worn out.
If motors are knackered, just recycle the lot.
Brand new cordless drill bodies - even the professional models, are very cheap anyhow. It's just the batteries that cost.

 

[SimonG]

Build yourself a machine for robot wars.

Is that still around?

 

[Masood]

Build yourself a machine for robot wars.

Is that still around?

We should build a UKPF one. Between us I reckon there's enough skill and knowledge to make a good go of it.

 

[Ermintrude]

Croppie will have biggest robot?

Take them to Hilti think u still get £100 of new tool .

 

[Ermintrude]

Sell them to Ermi.
He's a tool junkie.

P.S. Yeah, and before Ermi gets it in.
"It's better than being just a tool."
There, said it myself

I only want red ones

 

[Dotty]

We should build a UKPF one. Between us I reckon there's enough skill and knowledge to make a good go of it.

Skill yes......

Knowledge aplenty.....

The ability to agree on how to build it...... Not a prayer.........

 

[Ermintrude]

Croppie could drive it? Bit like "knockahomer " in Simpsons?

 

[lame plumber]

they just join the rest under the work bench in my garage, waiting for the day I take them to the boot sale, which never seems to happen. Occasionally the mrs has a rummage, tries the charger for a drill/driver Ive retired and takes it upto her stables to screw in a panel a horse has booted out