Hi Tom.

19-Sep-03 07:49:02, Tom Walker wrote to Charles Angelich


  -> CA>> Cordless drill?

 TW> -> RJT> Not worth me having to buy one...

 TW> -> New fangled hole shooters are a handy gadget when cordless. ;-)

 TW> I used to turn my nose up at them alos. Untill I got to use one at
 TW> the Railroad Museum where I volunteer two days a week. I have more
 TW> respect for them njow but havent bought one yey. BUT have been
 TW> tempted several times by the Very Low priced ones, Compaired to my
 TW> most favored Craftsman, The China Importers are dumping on the
 TW> market. Out local Kragen Auto Store has had a 18 Volt 3/8 inch
 TW> drill at $39.95 for the last 4 months.

They come in all shapees and sizes... I've seen a 1/2" hammer drill done in
cordless... price in the kilobucks somewhere I think. and the cheap ones...
well you get what you pay for, plastic mechanical parts, and diecast waering
parts wouldn't surprise me,

That said, the junk coming out of china is improving in quality, I remember
some of the crap they used to make in Taiwan - stuff that woudn't las't 30
seconds and they've improved out of sight.

if you're making lots of holes though go for a mains powered drill, and
bigger isn't neccessarily better, I've got a chinese 1/4" drill that runs
nice and fast (4000 rpm) for making small holes (like for 1/8" pop-rivets),
'cause my 1/2" drill maxes out at 1200 RPM and the cordless onlt does 800.

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