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wrote:
Wickes sell a 700w variable speed hammer drill for around £16 the

last time

I looked. The variable speed means you can use it for driving

screws, with

a bit of practice. Just the job. Most of the sheds sell plastic

cases of

drills and drivers for around £10-15

That sounds the basic model I need. I'll have a look round the sheds
for 700W mains hammer drills.

Trouble is there are so many types of power tool nowadays ... I see you
can even buy a little hand "mouse" sander. The sanding block +
sandpaper is now redundant!

Soon we'll have robots to do all our DIY.

Bruce

For the light use that you will be putting it to I would say a cheap
cordless would be better suited to your needs.

Mains powered tools are a god send if you are doing some heavy duty
DIYing (eg drilling into brick) but you can't beat a cordless for its
"just pick up and use" ability.

Even a cheap cordless will drill 30+ small holes* through 10mm sheets of
wood on a single charge. As for drilling into breeze block you don't
need hammer action for that as it's so soft (although most drills now
come with hammer action anyway). I wouldn't worry to much about features
at this point. Once you are hitting the limits of your first drill you
will know what features you need.

* Even my clapped out old cordless would do that. I image a new one
would drill a darn sight more.

Graham