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Thank you all for the input. Did a load of research on it and machine now bought.

which machine did you buy in the end

etaf wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 10:01 am which machine did you buy in the end

Bosch Professional 2-28F - Totally aware of different opinions on different products, but over many, many years I've always had great experiences with Bosch Professional machines in the past and it ticked all my boxes. I have smaller machines for the usual small drilling / screwdriving stuff.

ive got one of those somewhere..... was a decent machine from memory its litterally sat unused since i bought the battery sds drill though. came with the detachable chuck which was a usefull extra

Bob225 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2024 9:34 am Be aware there is SDS and SDS plus, mine only comes out for masonry or chisel (rotary stop) duties, I do have a standard hammer drill but the cordless does the same job + driving

SDS is the name of the shank style and then there are different sizes, SDS+ is by far the most common and what we all probably use, SDS Max is bigger and is really the only one you might come across if you hire a big core drill or something. I've never seen the other 2 types of SDS for sale in shops here.

fin wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 6:02 pm ive got one of those somewhere..... was a decent machine from memory its litterally sat unused since i bought the battery sds drill though. came with the detachable chuck which was a usefull extra

Yeah, I've got a few of the battery drills somewhere, but always go back to my wired ones.

To be honest I still have and use corded drills and other tools. I've a dewalt sds and a bosch chucked drill that travel around with me and a couple of other drills including a few black and deckers that live in the workshop. One other b&d has the chuck replaced with a wire cup and that is just there ready to pick up. My brother in law gave me a wickes branded drill recently and I used it the other day for drilling out mortices and it performed well enough.
One thing that keeps me using corded tools is not so much the performance verses cordless but their longevity. In my working life I've seen numerous cordless tool batteries give up ( and to be fair a few corded ones burn out) but I've drills that are donkeys years old and still going well. I've got a Wolf drill with a 3/4" chuck that runs well but looks like a prop from a flash gordon film. ..

That stirred up memories G, it reminded me of Wolf tools that were the Dewalt of the '60s. They were very well made but I think they were bought out by Kango in the '80s and subsequently got sold to the Chinese I think. I recall Wolf bought out one of the first electric hand planers. I acquired a Swiss Perles drill free from somewhere. It was powerful and had a clutch for core drilling. I burned it out.

DWD

I used to have a very nice 110v Wolf cub too until some scrote nicked it. It was in a dewalt box and it wouldn't surprise me if they chucked it for being "old crap" but it was a great little tool for tight spaces. Only a 3/8 chuck but still very useful.

theres a couple of perles drills in the lockup. not owa clever to be fair. nowhere near the elu or dewalt gear they temporarily replaced. they both still do work but..... they are litterally not the best nor were they back in the day.

think theres a big old beefneck wold circ saw too

That's probably why mine burned out Fin

DWD

Grendel wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2024 6:57 pm To be honest I still have and use corded drills and other tools. I've a dewalt sds and a bosch chucked drill that travel around with me and a couple of other drills including a few black and deckers that live in the workshop. One other b&d has the chuck replaced with a wire cup and that is just there ready to pick up. My brother in law gave me branded drill recently and I used it the other day for drilling out mortices and it performed well enough.
One thing that keeps me using corded tools is not so much the performance verses cordless but their longevity. In my working life I've seen numerous cordless tool batteries give up ( and to be fair a few corded ones burn out) but I've drills that are donkeys years old and still going well.

Yep, couldn't agree more.