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Hi Steve When I used to put up the wind breaks I used a 40 quid set of aldi drill, shitty jig saw and grinder that was left in the van along with a 3/4 inch auger bit and a big rubber mallet -The drill worked fine drilling 14 holes about 8 ins deep simply drilled one hole pushed in a wind break stick/pole moved along to next space drilled another until all where in place then smashed them home with the rubber mallet - Usually completing all 14 while others around me were on there 3rd or 4th pole -I don't expect a lot from a 20/40 quid drill but they are more than good enough for your requirements -Go spend 20 quid on the Aldi one and if it does not do what you want I will give you £20 so you will have lost nothing and you can then spend 150 quid on a professional drill that you probably never use to it's capacity
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One of these is the best battery drill I've ever had (within its power range):

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Don't knock the Lidl drills until you have tried them :)FOR 40 QUID (that's cheaper than any of the quality drills batteries )let alone the drill,charger(1 hr) and battery ---The jig saw is as smooth as silk to use and the circular saw is good for ripping 3/4 ply (20mm)The drill although a bit on the heavy side has done everything I have asked of it and when any run out of power you have 3 batteries to go at -I have stopped grabbing my Bosch jig saw and now grab the Lidl one and when someone wants to borrow anything I throw them the lidl ones not really caring --They all come back asking where I got them from and I have no doubt when on offer again they will go out and buy a set --£120 for all 3 that will do any DIY-ER or close to £200drill/350jigsaw/circular saw400 =£950 ??-I usually kill a Bosch corded jigsaw every yr/18mths (£135)and my Bosch cordless jig saw(£400) now sits in the garage while I am still trying to kill off the lidl one after a very surprising 3 mths all 3 are still working good -When they die I will simply get my money back :D(y)and hope they have been on offer again because I will be one of the first in the que -Gone are the days of buying very expensive battery tools,you simply don't have to now.
OK I concede I will still buy myself a Millwalkee impact drill ;):D
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Are the lidl ones that good terry, got De-Walt but could do with another, and if that good worth buying as a spare, do you know what size chuck they have
Wonder who makes them ?
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Are the lidl ones that good terry, got De-Walt but could do with another, and if that good worth buying as a spare, do you know what size chuck they have
Wonder who makes them ?
Thks
I am impressed -but you need the jig saw (brilliant for 40 quid)if only for a spare battery -You can of course buy 3 or 4 for the price of a Dewalt ;) half inch chuck -they are only 1.5 amp battery so don't last long but seeing as I bought circular saw jig saw and then I went back for a drill after trying my mates out -plenty of torque -I find I can stop the chuck with a lot of cheap drills -this nearly ripped my skin off :)Big down side is after giving them some heavy use I went back to buy 3 more (1 of each)and the inconsiderate buggers had sold out :(:LOL:
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I find myself grabbing a bag with all 3 machines in and going out to do small jobs for family with 3 batts and chargers they do the job perfectly adequate-While it is not in the same league as my Millwakee for comfort/balance (about the same as Dewalt drills;):whistle:)it is also not in any where near the price range -very good value for money in fact better than some 100 quid drills I have bought tried found no good and given away:LOL:
About 10 yrs ago I was offered a shed load of Dewalt gear for half price and I refused (because to me they were crap)I was on Panasonic 15.6 v and a 14.4 v Bosch along with a 6 yr old Metabo 18v that eventually I lent out and it got knicked -My mate bought 4 of the Dewalt and after 8 mths only 1 remained working :(Not knowing where they came from he could not take them back for repair :LOL:just bit the bullet and agreed with me that they are expensive crap, that I used to kill after about 6 mths send for repair and 7 mths after throw them away.Cost more to repair than buy a new one:)
I have mates who love them but they do not/did not give them half the work I did ;)
 

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