drilling machine

[bsdk1960]

I want to buy a new drilling machine and have my eyes on a black & decker 750 watt or a bosch 550 watt
The price is similar 1700 promotion, so any recommendation on wich name is the best ?
Thanks in advantage.

[Nereus]

I want to buy a new drilling machine and have my eyes on a black & decker 750 watt or a bosch 550 watt
The price is similar 1700 promotion, so any recommendation on wich name is the best ?
Thanks in advantage.

It depends on what you want to do with it. I would not have a Black & Decker as a gift, mainly because I used to repair them and they are c--p. Bosch is a good brand name, but the problem here is it may well be a fake!

[bsdk1960]

Thanks,the bosch i saw at thai watsadu and I think that would be the one.
Its just to drill some holes in concrete so I hope it can do the job.
I have heard some stories about b&d but you convinced mee.
Thanks again.

[Nereus]

Thanks,the bosch i saw at thai watsadu and I think that would be the one.
Its just to drill some holes in concrete so I hope it can do the job.
I have heard some stories about b&d but you convinced mee.
Thanks again.

If you want to drill holes in concrete you need to make sure that the machine has a "hammer", or percussion function.

[bsdk1960]

It has a hammer for sure, and on my work we use dewalt aku drilling but that must for schrewing and not fotr drilling.
The reason I not wont it with batteries is I wont be using it that often, and when im back home I cannot maintaine
the batteries properbly,and will not leave to my thai girlfriend as she 100 % will forget it.

Thanks again

[Dannie Boy]

It has a hammer for sure, and on my work we use dewalt aku drilling but that must for schrewing and not fotr drilling.
The reason I not wont it with batteries is I wont be using it that often, and when im back home I cannot maintaine
the batteries properbly,and will not leave to my thai girlfriend as she 100 % will forget it.

Thanks again

Also, unless you get a top of the range model, a battery operated hammer drill is unlikely to be powerful enough to go through concrete. A SDS drill is probably the best type to go for.

[traveller2]

Thanks,the bosch i saw at thai watsadu and I think that would be the one.
Its just to drill some holes in concrete so I hope it can do the job.
I have heard some stories about b&d but you convinced mee.
Thanks again.

Ive owned power tools by both company's. B&D used to be good, many years ago.
Now I would go with the Bosch.
They seem to last longer and be a little more heavy duty.
Ive found that, with using a hammer drill, its better to have it mains powered as the battery's run down quickly on the battery powered models.

T2

[bsdk1960]

I opgraded a little to Bosch GSB professional 16 and is quite happy with ,tried it today and its work great.
The old one wich was worthles I use as a schrewmachine and thats the only thing it can be used fore.

Thanks again

[fpvguy]

Anyone on here owns or knows where to find one of these machines?

I need a few holes drilled in carbon fibre material.
Cheers!

[HHCanuck]

Thai Watsadu on the way to Cha Am has them in several sizes Home Pro may also but I don't remember seeing them there.

[brianks]

While were on the subject of tools---Where can I find a 4-5" jaw bench vise? Home Pro has 6" or larger (didn't measure but way too large) and less than 4" and Thai Watsadu has NONE.