looking to change my cordless drill

[iaith]

I've used my panasonic ey6932gqkw ? 15.6v every day for a couple of years now, and I think it's beginning to loose power, I would like to replace it with something simular, I tried a milwaukee lok tor, it was very powerful, with a great chuck, but I like the compactness of the panasonic, also the battery seemed better on the panasonic.I like the look of the wickes professional , but I have no idea how it performs. I also tried an Hitachi which looked a bit boyracer but seemed pretty powerful.
If anyone has any experience, or knowledge of these types of drills, it would be good to hear from you . Thanks

 

[Thermo]

seems to be a bit of a personal thing with most people on here. Personally i cant knock dewalt, i use the 18 volt stuff in pretty naff external onditions landscaping and they seem to stand up to it all. I wouldnt touch wickes stuff with a barge pole

 

[iaith]

Yes, dewalt tools seem pretty popular, I haven't had a chance to use them yet. I'll have to give them a go.

 

[loafer]

av had a milwaukee lok tor fer 3 yrs... id take it to bed wiv me but the girlfriend would get jealous

 

[big-all]

have you thought about new batteries or charger they are more likely responsible for gradualy reducing power

why replace a good tool thats still working strong

 

[iaith]

Yes loafer, those lok tors are pretty powerful, and I think you get 3 batteries too.

Good point Big-all ,new batteries would definitely be the cheapest solution

 

[seaangler]

Good point Big-all ,new batteries would definitely be the cheapest solution

dont you believe it mate , you'll find that 2 batts will probably cost you 3/4 of the cost of a new drill plus is your drill still made ?? if it isnt are parts available for it ?? Seen it before where someone has bought new batteries to find that 6 weeks down the line the drills give up the ghost and no parts available to fix it !!
Get a new one ( a lot are available with 3 batteries now ) and try to get one with nimh batts and not nicad

 

[big-all]

[quote="seaangler]
dont you believe it mate , you'll find that 2 batts will probably cost you 3/4 of the cost of a new drill plus is your drill still made ?? if it isnt are parts available for it ?? Seen it before where someone has bought new batteries to find that 6 weeks down the line the drills give up the ghost and no parts available to fix it !!
Get a new one ( a lot are available with 3 batteries now ) and try to get one with nimh batts and not nicad[/quote]

i was more angling at the same drill or other tool that uses the same batteries

this is where makita[i think]dewalt ryobi bosch and others gain
they are fully flexable have a reasonable range and you can buy all components easily

and if this was say a bosch you would just buy say a jigsaw to get the batteries

 

[hermes]

I wouldnt touch wickes stuff with a barge pole

couldn't agree more. personally i like makita.

 

[joe-90]

I've had a Wickes 4.5 angle grinder for 15 years - and it works as well today as it did when I bought it.


joe

 

[iaith]

When I bought the panasonic it was the bees biscuits, but two years on I believe technology has moved on, drills have become smaller and more powerful, they still make the panasonic, but I don't think they make all the other cordless tools to go with it. At the moment I've got a total mish mash of makes, I suppose in the future I'd like to get them all the same. As for the wickes professional they're made by Kress which are supposed to be a good German make, but I've yet to meet anyone who's used them.

 

[seaangler]

BMJ power used to do all the servicing of kress (before bmj went to the wall) and i gather that they were not a bad tool at all
Have no idea who has teh service contract now so spares may be a prob
stick to makita , dewalt , bosch etc

 

[gcol]

I've got one of these Makitas 8444's and I think it's the bee's knees http://www.toolshopdirect.co.uk/ishop/982/shopscr3839.html
Very torquey, excellent battery life. Quality item. If I have my time over, I'd get the same again.

 

[lorraine]

i'd go makita too. got mine from b and q. cost a bit more than the net but at least i could see it! metabo look quite nice as well.

 

[2scoops0406]

I've got one of these Makitas 8444's and I think it's the bee's knees http://www.toolshopdirect.co.uk/ishop/982/shopscr3839.html
Very torquey, excellent battery life. Quality item. If I have my time over, I'd get the same again.

Yeah, I've got one of them as well, works well for me. Then it should do I'm strictly DIY!