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http://www.axminster.co.uk/bosch-gsr-10-8-2-li-cordless-drill-driver-li-ion-in-l-boxx-10-8v-2-0ah-503774
Would this have enough power then? It's also 10.8 V
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BLACK-DECKER-Lithium-Ion-Compact-Cordless/dp/B019XWAQT0
I've got one and it's bloody excellent!
http://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-eri744com-18v-2-0ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill/9284t
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/4556677
I have one in my guitar assembly tool kit.
It's a nice light weight and holds its charge well.
i put a shed together with it a few months back too
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I think it's worth spending a bit more on something that'll just keep going - I've had my Bosch for at least 8 years now. Metal gears help with longevity.
If you're only going to have one then I'd go 10.8 or 12v - lower won't have enough power, higher will be unwieldy. And two batteries.
If I had to replace them I'd buy the same again
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Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.
Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.
Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com. Facebook too!
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The B&D spec is given further down -1.5Ah battery, max torque is 12.5/26 Nm, which implies two gear settings but I don't see a switch for changing the gearing.
I got a Parkside branded one from, I think, Lidl, and it's been fine. 16V, 2Ah, two gears, 30 quid. I wanted something lighter than my big cordless which is a bit too hefty for one-handed use or more precise work with small drill bits. The little Parkside is fine one-handed for DIY stuff like driving screws (surprising amount of torque), and I found it much more manageable for small jobs - keyless chuck, so it's fine to put a steadying hand around the chuck while drilling at lower rotation speeds. Also has a row of LEDs on the side that light up to show the state of battery charge.
Having said that, I'm with Corvus on the Mk1 cordless, especially for small stuff where it's easy to keep the balance between speed and torque. I got a little Archimedes pin vice thing a while back, but haven't used it yet, and I have a set of conventional pin vices which have been handy for really small holes (say, 1mm or less) in materials like wood and plastic. The Archimedes thing is more suited to applying higher rotation speeds than can be done with a normal pin vice, which somewhat implies harder materials, and I haven't had a need to hand-drill anything like that yet that I can't get onto my little milling machine.
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I have the 10.8v Bosch, a 9.6v Hitachi (hex bits only), a teeny 3.6v B&D (hex bits only again), an 18v Bosch, a 21v Panasonic and a few mains drills; the mains ones don't get any use. They're more faff, heavier and no more powerful than the bigger cordlesses.
Actually, the 18v Bosch, with the SDS+ head on it, is better at going through the ultra-hard brick of my house than the big mains SDS+ drill I have, and far easier to work with.
Nomad
Nobody loves me but my mother... and she could be jivin' too...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/WORX-WX128-2-0Ah-Lithium-Ion-Driver/dp/B010LVO7GU/ref=sr_1_3?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1497168484&sr=1-3&keywords=worx+drill
Usability-wise, it's lightness made it my go to drill for my guitar builds and mods and so, convinced that it would fall to bits, or burn out, or the battery would lose charge over time, I bought another one. Which hasn't been taken out of its box yet...four years and many builds later.
I really didn't expect that!
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Perhaps you could post a link to a mains drill comparable in size, weight and power to the 10.8v Bosch?