BerninicaCO3
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Hi,
Two separate questions here.
First, since I'm wheeling my compressor out to the job, and given that my tool is far, far louder than the compressor is anyway (such that I'm already wearing ear muffs), I only really need a 10' air hose. A 50' hose came with the compressor. Worth buying a new, shorter one; will I see significantly more pressure reach the tool?
A second unrelated question-- as a college student, I spend less and less time at home, and will move out altogether in 2 years on my own. Time for my own drill, and possibly circular saw. My cheapo $35 circular saw has cut 2x4s just fine, so I won't need anything else. But our $40 drill isn't so good-- it often lacks enough torque, the batteries run down easily. It's 14V.
Now, lots of people here have insisted upon buying american, or at least, first-world. I just want the best value. There are 18V drills for $30 (ollie's discount, ebay, etc.), there are 18V drills for $300+, there are drills in between. And corded ones too. What's a good value? One that's powerful for driving just normal screws or even heavier ones without stalling? Well made, longlasting?
Unfortunately, for the ignorant general buyer --which includes me on the subject of drills-- we see only packaging and prices, so it's hard to know what the guts or made of. And even when advicsed by price (you get what you pay for) and hearsay reputation, we're skeptical-- there are ripoffs aplenty still. A $5000 rolex is a $500 watch and a marketing campaign, for example; but there are $5000 watches out there that really do have the handmade workmanship to justify it.
What makes the difference between a good drill and a bad one; which brands are worth the hundreds, which are hype, and WHY? I know only that my $40 black&decker cordless fails often on torque, and its batteries will assemble maybe half a picnic table before running down noticeably. But looking at all the pretty plastic drills lined up at the store, all encased in the same plastics, what should I look for to know that the next one will be better?
Well, ultimately-- can you recommend a good, high-powered corded drill for me? Something with real torque to it.
Actually, if there's a drill that can take side loads very well without burning the bearings out, I'd use it as a low-rpm rotary tool for cutting undercuts in my marble carving. I'm looking into other options too, though; main thing is that 800-1000rpm is plenty and much more overheats and risks damaging the stone, so many 18k or 30k rpm rotary tools meant for grinding are way too fast :-/
thanks for the advice!
-Bernard
Two separate questions here.
First, since I'm wheeling my compressor out to the job, and given that my tool is far, far louder than the compressor is anyway (such that I'm already wearing ear muffs), I only really need a 10' air hose. A 50' hose came with the compressor. Worth buying a new, shorter one; will I see significantly more pressure reach the tool?
A second unrelated question-- as a college student, I spend less and less time at home, and will move out altogether in 2 years on my own. Time for my own drill, and possibly circular saw. My cheapo $35 circular saw has cut 2x4s just fine, so I won't need anything else. But our $40 drill isn't so good-- it often lacks enough torque, the batteries run down easily. It's 14V.
Now, lots of people here have insisted upon buying american, or at least, first-world. I just want the best value. There are 18V drills for $30 (ollie's discount, ebay, etc.), there are 18V drills for $300+, there are drills in between. And corded ones too. What's a good value? One that's powerful for driving just normal screws or even heavier ones without stalling? Well made, longlasting?
Unfortunately, for the ignorant general buyer --which includes me on the subject of drills-- we see only packaging and prices, so it's hard to know what the guts or made of. And even when advicsed by price (you get what you pay for) and hearsay reputation, we're skeptical-- there are ripoffs aplenty still. A $5000 rolex is a $500 watch and a marketing campaign, for example; but there are $5000 watches out there that really do have the handmade workmanship to justify it.
What makes the difference between a good drill and a bad one; which brands are worth the hundreds, which are hype, and WHY? I know only that my $40 black&decker cordless fails often on torque, and its batteries will assemble maybe half a picnic table before running down noticeably. But looking at all the pretty plastic drills lined up at the store, all encased in the same plastics, what should I look for to know that the next one will be better?
Well, ultimately-- can you recommend a good, high-powered corded drill for me? Something with real torque to it.
Actually, if there's a drill that can take side loads very well without burning the bearings out, I'd use it as a low-rpm rotary tool for cutting undercuts in my marble carving. I'm looking into other options too, though; main thing is that 800-1000rpm is plenty and much more overheats and risks damaging the stone, so many 18k or 30k rpm rotary tools meant for grinding are way too fast :-/
thanks for the advice!
-Bernard