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    SDS drill options

    Looking for my first SDS for chasing out etc and looking for some advice. Definitely going corded route, domestic stuff with capability for handling brick, concrete and stone. First query is how much difference does the kg make? ie some say 2kg, 3kg 4kg and even 5kg. I am guessing each is a step...
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    What 18v drill to go for

    Hi guys and girls My 18v milwakee drill burnt out today when I was drilling 50mm holes in trunking, so Im in the market for a new 18v drill driver. Does anyone know of any great drills or of any drills to avoid. I can tell you to stay away from milwakee, I never liked the drill from day one...
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    best sds drill??

    hey there guys, im just nearly finishing my first yr (2330) and iv started being asked to do a few jobs, i done an outside light and had to drill through the wall, i then quickly relized my little hammer drill was compleatly useless, lol so looking to upgrade to an sds drill. so wondering...
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    Whats the deal with drills now, any ideas?

    Evening all, Been having a look at cordless drills for a while now. Im only starting out, so this will be my first :grin:. Im probably going to go with Makita(i think)... but the thing is... The new Li-ion ranges are out across Bosch, De-walt, Hilti etc etc, then there are the old Ni-Cd's...
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    Buying New Hand Drill Next Week.

    This is the one drill I have had my eye on for my budget, I most likely wont be doing anything heavy and this one covers all the bases and any time I have used Dewalt they felt good all round. DeWalt DCD785L1GP-GB 18V XR 3.0Ah Li-Ion Combi Drill | screwflix..com at £150 its the max of what I want...
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    SDS drill options

    As some will know just starting out and building up tool collection. Looking at SDS for chopping out , domestic. Decided on corded for now based on prices. I have noticed there are different kg ratings. While I realise higher value will make job easier, would a 2kg for example do an adequate...
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    Anyone bought a sub £150 SDS Drill lately

    Ok so I need to buy a new SDS Hammer drill this weekend ready for work Monday. I'd really like to be able to spend big as this tool probably see's more action than any of my other power tools, however got mouths to feed and money is tight so my budget is about £150 I was wondering if anyone has...
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    Drill Repairs

    Hi Guys Hope I am in the right section. As the title suggests I have a dewalt 24v cordless sds, which as stopped working on the hammer function, just wondered if any body knows of a shop that could repair it( if it is cost affective) I have had it about 4 years and given it some hammer ( no pun...
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    Portable Generator

    I need some advise with portable generator earthing. We use 1Kw Honda generators on about 20 small buildings. These are of plastic outer construction and we use them to power these small buildings for florescent lighting and a couple socket outlets via a small DB. We install a link between the...
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    Battery Ah

    Looking at getting a new combi drill. Option of 2.6,3.0 and 4.0. Ah. Is it worth the extra money to go for larger Ah or is say 3x 2.6 ok ?
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    Carbon brushes for Drill

    My Hitachi dh36dal stopped working on me today, out of the blue.Was working fine last week. thought it was the batteries but they all measure fine. Can see the fan moving very slowly when i press the trigger. Guessing it is the carbon brushes but not had chance to open it up (otherwise am...
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    chasing bits for a sdh hammer drill

    I need to get some chasing bits for my SDS hammer drill as im sure the right tools will save me making such a mess of things when im chasing. what bits do you all use for chaseing please, if you dont mind sharing

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