Hello everyone,
my drill stopped working over the weekend.
Now I’m wondering if I should buy a cordless screwdriver instead, since I’ve never had one before and always had to use extension cords when I needed to drill something.
I also looked up some reviews online, but many people say it depends on the situation which one is better.
What would you recommend? Or maybe I should buy both but spend less on each?
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Bauexperte
my drill stopped working over the weekend.
Now I’m wondering if I should buy a cordless screwdriver instead, since I’ve never had one before and always had to use extension cords when I needed to drill something.
I also looked up some reviews online, but many people say it depends on the situation which one is better.
What would you recommend? Or maybe I should buy both but spend less on each?
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Thanks!
Bauexperte
Before starting construction on my house, even though I’m not very handy at all, I needed to get a cordless drill and a new hammer drill. I bought both at the hardware store as the “green” Bosch models.
It really depends on what you need them for.
I have never needed a rotary hammer drill for work on the house. The only time I saw one being used on site was by the drywall installers.
For the hammer drill, I deliberately chose a corded model because I didn’t want the battery to run out.
The cordless drill was put to the real test recently when we took apart a wooden playhouse for children. I would say my father and I removed about 800 screws with it. By the way, my father used a cheap model that he has probably had for a long time. Both worked well.
In the spring, the drill will be used the other way around — to build the playhouse on the property.
Lately, I have also been looking at Makita tools, which have always been recommended to me as very high quality.
By the way, I got a jigsaw and a handheld circular saw from Lidl, the cheaper ones. They work, too.
It really depends on what you need them for.
I have never needed a rotary hammer drill for work on the house. The only time I saw one being used on site was by the drywall installers.
For the hammer drill, I deliberately chose a corded model because I didn’t want the battery to run out.
The cordless drill was put to the real test recently when we took apart a wooden playhouse for children. I would say my father and I removed about 800 screws with it. By the way, my father used a cheap model that he has probably had for a long time. Both worked well.
In the spring, the drill will be used the other way around — to build the playhouse on the property.
Lately, I have also been looking at Makita tools, which have always been recommended to me as very high quality.
By the way, I got a jigsaw and a handheld circular saw from Lidl, the cheaper ones. They work, too.
I have a very good compact cordless drill driver (Bosch gsr 10 8-2-li) and an inexpensive green hammer drill for heavier tasks. In my opinion, this is the ideal combination: the drill driver is used for all screwdriving jobs (and its light weight makes working with it really comfortable), and every now and then it can also drill a 5mm (0.2 inch) hole in a masonry wall. For bigger tasks, I use the larger machine.
A clear answer: BOTH! And at least a good rotary hammer as well.
At times, we used four different machines for drilling and screwing:
An 18 V cordless screwdriver as a versatile tool
An electric screwdriver (when dealing with a few thousand drywall screws, the arms quickly get tired using only cordless tools)
An electric drill for that extra power and speed, for example, for working with metal
A rotary hammer
So, for me, two drilling and screwing machines are the minimum equipment!
At times, we used four different machines for drilling and screwing:
An 18 V cordless screwdriver as a versatile tool
An electric screwdriver (when dealing with a few thousand drywall screws, the arms quickly get tired using only cordless tools)
An electric drill for that extra power and speed, for example, for working with metal
A rotary hammer
So, for me, two drilling and screwing machines are the minimum equipment!
In addition to the devices described above, I also have a "mini cordless screwdriver." The idea was that I could use it to reach spots that are difficult to access. It was once part of a promotional offer.
The set of bits and drill bits I bought back then has proven reliable, as has the mini laser spirit level.
However, the battery of the mini screwdriver was so weak that the tool barely worked at all. Or – there is also this alternative – I simply didn’t use it correctly.
The set of bits and drill bits I bought back then has proven reliable, as has the mini laser spirit level.
However, the battery of the mini screwdriver was so weak that the tool barely worked at all. Or – there is also this alternative – I simply didn’t use it correctly.
Saruss schrieb:
My mini screwdriver also has 40 Nm (30 ft-lb) torque, but it wasn’t exactly cheap. That’s plenty of power for most tasks, at least it can do more than I can with a manual screwdriver
OK – that’s a good torque value.
I just checked on Amazon and after quite some searching, I found one with 4.5 Nm (4 ft-lb).
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