cordless drill and impact driver

[tamz]

My first "cordless" screwdriver was a 2.5v or whatever black and decker thing that was useless.

I then moved onto one of these

which i still have to this day but it is relegated to the garage. Totally useless for drilling masonary but the best most balanced screwdriver i have ever used especially with a 2.6amp battery.

plumbers today are spoilt,and combis weigh nothing compared to neta heats and baxi wm,s nowadays he will rarely lift a boiler because his back and knees are shot and puts every thing in with a 18 v li-on aeg

He is right lol.
Hanging netaheats, space savers and WM's was easier than taking them down 30 years later. I had to take one down today. Thankfully it was only a 40.
My back is holding up but the knees give me severe gyp and i break out in a cold sweat looking at a slotted screw :sick:.

 

[turnpin]

My first "cordless" screwdriver was a 2.5v or whatever black and decker thing that was useless.

I then moved onto one of these
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which i still have to this day but it is relegated to the garage. Totally useless for drilling masonary but the best most balanced screwdriver i have ever used especially with a 2.6amp battery.



He is right lol.
Hanging netaheats, space savers and WM's was easier than taking them down 30 years later. I had to take one down today. Thankfully it was only a 40.
My back is holding up but the knees give me severe gyp and i break out in a cold sweat looking at a slotted screw :sick:.

I too still have one of these in the loft 9.6 v
anyone remember star drills ? bit like the old rawltool
worked at Lee Cooper jean place about 30 odd years ago and the sprinkler fitters were using rawltools to fit 3/8" and 1/2" rawlbolts
to hang some of the pipework off no hammer drills for them!!! not even 110v some of those companie`s so tight in those days.Regards turnpin

 

[tamz]

anyone remember star drills ? bit like the old rawltool

I've still got a couple somewhere. Used to use them to "drill" holes for holdfasts. I must see if i can find them in one of my old tool boxes and post a pic up.

 

[dano78]

i have owned the milwaukee 18v impact and combi for about 2 years now and it is brilliant i bought it from my local tool shop, they recommended it over dewalt and makita ,and have never looked back, the drills are awesome loads of power and are very robust .

 

[aaronsmith]

spend a bit extra and get panasonic power tools best you can buy and also shower proof

 

[stevetheplumber]

My first "cordless" screwdriver was a 2.5v or whatever black and decker thing that was useless.

I then moved onto one of these
View attachment 3619
which i still have to this day but it is relegated to the garage. Totally useless for drilling masonary but the best most balanced screwdriver i have ever used especially with a 2.6amp battery.



He is right lol.
Hanging netaheats, space savers and WM's was easier than taking them down 30 years later. I had to take one down today. Thankfully it was only a 40.
My back is holding up but the knees give me severe gyp and i break out in a cold sweat looking at a slotted screw :sick:.

this emphasizes what i was saying about the 18v being to big to use a lot of the time especially for screwing you need something light and easy. couple of chippies i know still use those tamz as you say their light and balanced the 12v makita impact is there succesor

 

[AWheating]

spend a bit extra and get panasonic power tools best you can buy and also shower proof

you shower with your powertools? what rpm do you get on your loofha?

 

[WHPES]

I have 14.4v makita 8434 which is a cracking drill for small stuff, and a Hilti TE2A which I use for ALL masonry drilling.

I rarely use the Makita for masonry - it mainly gets used for drilling metal, timber and driving screws.

 

[Ivor Bates]

Will only buy Hilti myself, only problem with that is, you have to keep your eyes on it all the time.

 

[WHPES]

The Hilti TE2A is probably the drill I use most of all.

The TE2A had a few poor reviews as the original NiCad batteries didnt last long and were expensive to replace, However it is now supplied with NiMH batteries which are much better.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

just got a Hilti kit 14v impact and normal drill ,came with 2.6Li-on batteries ,,,much better then my old bosch 14.4v !
only reason changed is cos my nimh batteries are dead and new one is £90 for each so i thought I get new set and batteries are guaranteed for 2 years not like bosch only 1year

 

[WHPES]

Always charge your flat batteries promptly - If you leave them flat, that is what kills them!