Wilk
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So I killed the armature on my current drill. Seems it's not too happy running backwards under high torque at slow speeds
Can anyone recommend a mains powered high torque slow running drill. It's to be used for drilling left hand bits for thread extraction and general purpose hole drilling etc. need to keep costs low so no phone number priced items possible
What can you recommend??
Thanks
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If it can be fixed with a hammer, then it must be an electrical fault
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The lidl/ aldi ones are pretty hard to beat for value, don't know what they are like for torque at low rpm but I use a lidl one to spin a 4" core bit through masonary regularly
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compass
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Not cheapest around, but you can't beat Milwaukee Imo. Hands down, the best drill I've owned, including Snap On etc.
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This, or if your budget won't stretch to one, ryobi are very good value, and actually pretty good. Buy cheap, buy twice as they say. I have a cordless ryobi one drill that i've been using whilst renovating my house and I've been very impressed with it. Lots of grunt, high or low speed and the battery lasts ages, yet charges very quick. And as an added bonus the battery will work on other ryobi one tools. |
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Wilk
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Thanks for the replys.
I already have cordless drills but they don't have the necessary grunt to turn 20mm bits through steel at slow speed. They'll drill the holes but the speed is usually too fast, this burns out the bit even using a cutting agent
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If it can be fixed with a hammer, then it must be an electrical fault
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taurus
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I've got Ryobi One tools and they've been good. I also have some Bosch 18v lithium-ion drills and they have been excellent. They're not too bad on price either. Value for money I reckon they're worth looking at. Not the most expensive, nor the cheapest, but very reliable.
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Dez
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i binned everything except a cordless 18v li-ion makita, which i use for everything. don't bother with corded drills anymore., the makita can do what they did and more.
it gets used every day at work and ive done my entire house with it as well. itl easily run a 20mm bit through 10mm plate without damaging the bit or the drill on the slow setting, even done 60mm holecutters through 1/4" plate.
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Wilk
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i binned everything except a cordless 18v li-ion makita, which i use for everything. don't bother with corded drills anymore., the makita can do what they did and more. it gets used every day at work and ive done my entire house with it as well. itl easily run a 20mm bit through 10mm plate without damaging the bit or the drill on the slow setting, even done 60mm holecutters through 1/4" plate. Thanks, that's the sort of info I need Any idea on model or price? |
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If it can be fixed with a hammer, then it must be an electrical fault
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Screwfix is your best bet for Makita...
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or ebay u.s. most of the bodies are around the £80-100 mark, batteries £70+, so its good to start with a bundle initially to get the charger and two batteries at a fair saving, then add to the collection.... they do brilliant impact drivers, reciprocating saws, and angle grinders  |
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Dez
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Keep an eye on screw fix special offers. I got the 18v hammer action li-ion with 2 batteries, charger and carry bag for £100-ish.
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Dez
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The drill itself is the hp457d. Don't know what code number the package deal was sold under.
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BT
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Makita or DeWalt if you want something long lasting and reliable.
I work for a stainless steel fabrication firm and we work with up to 5mm stainless day to day. Sometimes it's a bit of an event trying to get lines out to a certain job and it's just quicker and easier to have a go at it with cordless.
I can't remember the exact details of the drill but I'll give it a shot. It's the 18v brushless li-on XR item, will drill 32mm holes in 5mm St/St quite happily, however I doubt you would need something quite that hefty.
They make the same range with a 10.8v Combi drill which is what I use at home, when I bought mine it came with a 10.8v impact driver as well. Paid £140 for the pair in a hard case and for the little bits I do with the cars they are both more than adequate.
Screw fix do offers every few weeks and you can get some good prices, they sent me a thing the other day so I will have a look. B&Q also do some good prices and promotions on certain items.
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As above , we have Dewalt and Makita at work , both used hard everyday/heavily abused everyday .
Bought from Screwfix as well , wait for a special to come up and its around a £100 with all the kit and case .
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Edit - its on at the moment for £99
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Nov 13, 2015 12:37:19 GMT
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One thing to note with Makatia or similar brands is once you have one you can then use the batteries in other devices. I originally had a Makita LXT drill, but now have the impact wrench and impact driver too, and because I already had the batteries and charger I only had to buy the bare bodies.
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Last Edit: Nov 13, 2015 12:38:13 GMT by mgbizzle
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Nov 13, 2015 12:44:00 GMT
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yup, I started off looking for an impact driver and drill, ended up with an used carry bag with the drill, impact driver, reciprocating saw, torch and a Grinder as well as three batteries and a charger. two batteries died shortly after as well as the drill, but I picked up another drill and battery quite cheap, ill get the dead drill rebuilt at a local Makita service agent soon. Also going to look at replacing the cells in the batteries as they're normal solder tag type which are quite widely available, much cheaper than a £70 battery! |
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