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wrote:
Thanks, John. I'm starting to think of the possible jobs I may need a
drill/driver for sometime in the future...when I get round to it.

For the sake of argument, lets say I want to drill through a
breezeblock internal wall ( to spur off an electrical socket in an
adjacent room).
Would this job wreck a 12V cordless drill? I reckon I would need a
corded drill for such a job. Or, better still, get an electrician in!

Bruce

You could run a spur in with a 12v cordless without trouble and it
certainly shouldn't wreck the drill. I ran a 36 port home network in
with just such a beast [although I admit that I should have bought a
corded drill :-)]. I put holes though joists, breeze blocks and even
stuck a 12mm x 2' masonry bit in it to get down behind the skirting
board (it did struggle sometimes then though and wouldn't touch brick).
These tools are tougher than you think.

There is a world of difference between what you will be doing with your
drill and what a professional will do with a drill. A professional will
be using (and possibly abusing) their drill every day. You will maybe
use it a few times a year for quite light work.

Graham