Cordless Drills

[MCB]

Ladies & Gentlemen

I  believe it was this list that carried discussion which mentioned Lidl's cordless drill/driver for £30.

Aldi have now introduced one for £20!

With best wishes. 

MC

[David Buskell]

I saw that in the Specials for tomorrow. Looks OK, comes with charger and a small selection of bits.

Might be useful as a replacement for my Makita which is not holding  its charge so well these days.

Only problem is I'm out at a Fair tomorrow so hopefully my local Aldi will still have some in stock on Monday!

[edbanger]

David

This Lidl's special won't be anywhere close to a Makita you get what you pay for

Ed

[Graham]

I would have to agree with Edbanger. They may be OK for an emergency replacement or for using in places where it will probably get damaged etc but finding something like a Makita/dewalt without to big a degree of runout is hard enough, at this price point it must be impossible 

[MCB]

I would have to agree with Edbanger. They may be OK for an emergency replacement or for using in places where it will probably get damaged etc but finding something like a Makita/dewalt without to big a degree of runout is hard enough, at this price point it must be impossible 

I  don't understand “runout”; I should be most grateful if you would kindly clarify.

With best wishes and thanks. 
 
MC

[Graham]

Whenever I put a drill bit in a drill I give it a quick little burst of power while looking closely at the bit to make sure it is spinning in a nice straight wobble free line. If I haven't centred the bit in the chuck properly it won't spin straight  ( I probably haven't explained that properly, can you picture what I mean ? )
Runout is where the motor shaft isn't quite true and you get that affect, somewhat reduced,  even when the bit is centred in the chuck.

[BrianH]

Almost anything that goes round and round is good enough for power sanding.Save your Mak for the more precision sensitive stuff seems like a reasonable idea to me.
Best
Brian

[Graham]

That is a very valid point Brian.

[edbanger]

I think that you will find that you will soon burn the motor out on a 20.00 drill but the question is will you get through 10 20.00 drills before the quality one wears out.

[David Buskell]

Interesting selection of comments!  The old Makita has lasted since 2007 with some rough handling but one of the batteries is not holding the charge.

The Work Zone one is fairly similar in looks to the Mak and for £20 and a 3 year guarantee, will do the job as a "second string" drill.

By the way, our local Aldi sold out on Sunday morning and I have to drive 5 miles to another store to pick one up today. It's true what they say "when it's gone, it's gone" but Aldi Customer Services tracked down a store with stock and then rang the store to confirm. Nice touch.

At least I can now do/undo the buttons on my cole jaws a little easier now!

[Graham]

There is an interesting thread in there somewhere. 'What I use a cordless drill for'

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

There is an interesting thread in there somewhere. 'What I use a cordless drill for'

Yeah I think some of these may be better left unsaid!!

[Jacktownhill]

Another interesting observation might well be -- How many really good Cordless Drills have we all collectively - With DUD batteries ?

I have a Great Hitachi with three seriously useless Batteries & A once valued Makita with two battery units that will no longer hold any kind of charge.

The replacement Battery market seems to demand ultra high cost & the shipping charges are simply huge ?

I tried to figure out wether to bite the bullet & buy a new Drill with the Lithium Batteries - Or shop around for a seriously reduced price on an old Model Makita kit ?

Has anyone any suggestions to offer here ??

Jack

[Bryan Milham]

Has anyone any suggestions to offer here ??

Corded?

Okay it sounds glib as an answer but not every job needs a cordless drill, I mainly use my corded drill. The cordless only comes out when it's a quick job or at a distance from a power socket.

[woodndesign]

You can't fault corded for any job, fair enough you may not get torque control with every drill should you need that, a lot do have slow start... not my old B&D .. used it to sand the latest piece .. could have been a bit fast even in lowest speed.

I'm in the camp on the dead battery front too with the cordless..  Not having the money years ago for Makita prices.. B&Q Managers special Own brand 2 drills.. drill/driver and drill/hammer with 3 batteries ... as for the quick job these days ..  ..

Had a Bosch before that .. Battery ..

Firm I'd been with had best part everything Makita .. so I've a preference as kit over other makes. I did like Elu ..

Cheers  Dischanged