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Seamus:
I have 2 18v Milaukee impacts, one 3/8 and one 1/2 drive. Use both at work. The 3/8 is brilliant. 4 preset speeds (loads of 40, 100, 220 and 284 nm) and you can adjust these values with a phone app. Both came with 2 batteries and 3 year warranties
Use the 3/8 for just about everything as it is small enough to get into tight spaces. Was not cheap, but I do use it a lot and claimed back some tax.
The 1/2 drive kicks out 130 and 950 nm. Not much says no to it.
Bought them both from FFX fixings online

Think its important to get a Li ion battery (assume the older types are still sold) as it reduces the memory effects.

Buy an impact, you will not regret it.

Some of the Aldi/Lidl tools are pretty good and also come with good warranties. Have an 18v drill that is mainly used to clean wheel rims with a wire brush. Brilliant and came with 2 batteries.

Moorey:

 I have a mains B&D drill that is over 40 years old and still in regular use. I am willing to bet no one has a battery drill that old still in use.  ;D ;D

Bryanj:
A 40 yr old B&D has decades of life left, a 4 yr old B&D has minutes

Rozabikes Tim:

--- Quote from: Bryanj on December 27, 2020, 01:07:40 PM ---A 40 yr old B&D has decades of life left, a 4 yr old B&D has minutes

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;D ;D

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: Moorey on December 27, 2020, 11:38:46 AM ---
 I have a mains B&D drill that is over 40 years old and still in regular use. I am willing to bet no one has a battery drill that old still in use.  ;D ;D

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I was exclusively B&D drills back in the 1960's then they started building drills made of monkey metal with no proper bearing as such - what a shame.
I replaced my last B&D with a Hitachi unit in 1980 ish - I ended up giving the Hitachi away about 5 years ago as it was pre-hammer option era. The drill still worked like new when I parted with it.

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