Power Tools & General Tools Recommendations & Advice

[NoobCannon]

Yeah. Check EBay and the likes of Powertoolmate/MyToolShed.

I’m sure I only paid about that including the case for mine.

EDIT. Ah no. Looks like they’ve jumped in price. I’m sure when I got mine the ones in a case weren’t much more than the bare tool.

How much did you pay?

 

[Lakeland]

you wouldn't or you would?

Bloody autocorrect!! I ‘would’ always get one for saws.

 

[Martynt74]

How much did you pay?

£118 including the box it looks like. But that was back in July 2017. Suppose inflation and costs have increased things since then.

 

[zom247]

I posted way back in November last year asking for drill recommendations. However, I never got round to buying one but now I'm back on the hunt for one for general DIY. I've read about the Dewalt DCD796N which I think will be enough for my needs unless anyone can recommend anything else?

 

[NoobCannon]

£118 including the box it looks like. But that was back in July 2017. Suppose inflation and costs have increased things since then.

got a Bit of a review for it by any chance?

 

[Martynt74]

I’m limited in that I’ve never used another one but it’s been great since I got it.

I have debated buying a new finer toothed blade though. I think that’d be beneficial.

 

[robj20]

You can buy the tstak boxes for about £20 so is get one of those and the tool on its own.

 

[NoobCannon]

You can buy the tstak boxes for about £20 so is get one of those and the tool on its own.

Where?

 

[robj20]

Got my last couple from Screwfix. Most I have paid is £29.99. Just a case of waiting for the offer.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

The Wolf Garden system of internet changeable tool heads and poles.

Very well made and super handy when you’re going to be gardening several hundred metres from the tool shed. Take the heads you think you might need along with a pole and it’s way less effort than dragging 3-4 full size tools along with you.

Everything Fiskars make. From their splitting axes to their telescopic pruner. Bombproof and yet not much more expensive than lesser rival brands.

 

[JRJ]

You can buy the tstak boxes for about £20 so is get one of those and the tool on its own.

Last couple of tools I've bought, I bought the Tstak separate works out a lot cheaper when buying bare tools

 

[NoobCannon]

Last couple of tools I've bought, I bought the Tstak separate works out a lot cheaper when buying bare tools

i cant find them! £40nis the cheapest i can find excluding the smaller ones

 

[JRJ]

i cant find them! £40nis the cheapest i can find excluding the smaller ones

https://www.its.co.uk/pd/171195N-Dewalt-TSTAK-Deep-Tool-Case-_DEW171195N.htm

Cracking price for the deep boxes

https://www.tools4trade.co.uk/tool-...7-dcf895-dcd795-dcf885-dcd785-carry-case.html

Tstak

https://www.tools4trade.co.uk/tool-...ii-suitcase-tool-storage-box-for-dcd996n.html

Tstak ii

 

[JRJ]

The Tstak ii normally pops up on Amazon for £16ish I've got an Dewalt alert on my hotukdeals account they generally pop up pretty quick on there.

 

[NoobCannon]

The Tstak ii normally pops up on Amazon for £16ish I've got an Dewalt alert on my hotukdeals account they generally pop up pretty quick on there.

thanks for those links. The deep box is a great price, the other tstack boxes im hesitant
To buy as googling the “for” tool number
Both come back as drills and the saw is obviously more awkwardly shaped or are they all the same?

 

[b0rn2sk8]

The other boxes are for drills or multi tools etc. You want to deep box for the saw.

 

[Razor-BladE]

Hi all, I've drilled two 12mm diameter 95mm deep holes into concrete and my DeWalt 1.3Ah battery ran out. Is that run time normal?

 

[Martynt74]

Is it a brushed or brushless drill?

Although it's probably not far off, those holes will have been a pig to drill i imagine. Did you go straight in with a 12mm bit or work up from smaller sizes to the 12mm one? That would probably extend the battery life if you have more to drill.

 

[Razor-BladE]

Brushed I think. Started with 8mm to about 70mm deep. Alright thanks. At least it's got a fairly short charge time.

 

[Psycho Sonny]

What's a really good powerful drill for a good price for drilling concrete and brick?

I think my £50 job from amazon is a bit weak.

Just looking to install a few bike racks and a dead bolt lock, etc.