rjb wrote:So what would you recommend for drilling into "Acrrington Brick".
It's got to be a corded SDS drill on low speed,fitted as Kwackers says,with a good quality tungsten tipped bit fitted,with a couple of spares just incase
rjb wrote:So what would you recommend for drilling into "Acrrington Brick".
reohn2 wrote:Flinders wrote:Ah, Accrington brick! We even have a neighbour whose bungalow was built with engineering brick. He found out when he tried to drill into the wall.
W.r.t. power tools, I used to use them a lot at work, still do a bit, and we still do a lot of DIY at home. We found that for continuous use, anything other than the best tools would burn out or just couldn't hack heavy or continuous jobs. A B&D chap once said at an engineering conference my OH was at that their tools were designed down to a price, as most drills sold to the general public got used for only a few hours in their entire lifetime. We pretty much stick to the top range Makita stuff. It costs a lot, but can do the needful when more welly is required, and we've never had to replace one yet; I reckon in the end they are cheaper as well as better (and often lighter). A cheapo router we got lasted less than 20 minutes before the carbon brushes started to crumble to bits.
Dewalt(which are B&D)aren't much better either I'm assured.
Makita are good tools
pwa wrote:My Makita has easily accessible brushes that were claimed to be quick and easy to replace should you need to, but I've never had to. It is a lovely robust piece of kit so I will probably get some new batteries for it. Like other brands (Bosch, De Walt etc) Makita also do so-called DIY standard stuff, and I wouldn't expect that to last as long.
NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,
Having to finish the decking with my corded 850 w variable speed drill.
The first you notice is its heavier, I know you can buy ultralight window fitters pistol drill.
Second the torque which does not cut off when head hits wood means that after several screws my wrist now hurts
Never with a cordless torque limited drill driver.
I have to fiddle with the thumbscrew, up to drill and down to drive.
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