Black & Decker Cd12Ca - 12V Cordless Drill Driver

Killer Drill(er)

Advantages: Cordless, Quick Charging, Good Features
Disadvantages: Pricey comapred to others

want to change drill bits. The weight and slimline size means it's easy to heft around and drill at otherwise fairly awkward angles. It's the first powertool I have ever owned and I'm pleased as punch with it. £65 seems a lot of money, but considering that cordless drills range in price from £25 all the way to £125, it's somewhre near middle of the road. The Black & Decker website pitches it at the amateur DIYer and I'd have to agree. The cheaper drills tend to have 9v motors and lack any power at all making a meal of the most paltry task while the more expensive drills have 14v (and beyond) motors and only justify the expense if you do a LOT of drilling. The B&D Esprit has a competitive range of features and comes in a tidy package. The 1 hour charging time is a huge bonus, and probably the reason that this particular model costs more ...

LegendaryMrDude 09.09.2004 (10.09.2004) · Read full review
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Black And Decker PV 1205 Cyclonic Dustbuster Pivot

Advantages: Reliable, Trustworthy and High performance
Disadvantages: Doesn't vacum plaster dust well

right through them. It is a little fighter and is very strong. It stands by the side of you when the mess gets too much. Although it is only little it is a determined little friend. It is trustworthy and has never let me down. It is there whenever you need it. It makes you smile when you are down. It picks up the pieces quietly and lovingly. Black & Decker PV1205B 12V Pivot Nose Dustbuster. 12V power for maximum cleaning performance and efficiency - ideal for the more demanding clean-up tasks. Pivoting nose enables easy cleaning of areas difficult to reach with conventional Dustbusters. The pivoting nose has 10 settings for maximum flexibility to clean in hard to reach areas such as underneath cupboards, or on shelves overhead. Cyclonic action spins dirt away from the filter maintaining optimum suction power. Double ...

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Bosch Twin-Set is a Pearl

Advantages: As useful as a mains hammer drill, except where extremes of power are needed.
Disadvantages: Needs regular use to get the best from the batteries

/recharged frequently it’s fine. Leave it unused until the actual emergency arrives and it’s useless, it’s limp orange glow being just sufficient to help find the candles and matches! Well, that’s a long preamble to an opinion on a cordless drill but I hope it helps set the scene on cordless tools in general, and the fact that you should only buy them if they are going to get regular use. (Unless they start putting better battery-types in them, that is.) My Swiss-made Bosch 12v Cordless drill (PSB12VSP-2)comes as part of a pair with a smaller tool (PSR 120)intended mainly as a screwdriver (although it drills wood OK), in a smart carrying case. They are both “drill-shaped”, i.e. with a pistol-grip and trigger. Screwfix are currently asking £189 for the set, but I bought mine a few months ago in Hereford for £149 ...

BNibbles 05.03.2001 (01.03.2001) · Read full review
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