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[v8druid]

maybe these would help?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-Brush...m41bbb64456:g:

My hero


I've looked on ebay on and off for a long time and never been able to find anything .... brushes ordered Thank you Boyo

[Nobody]

Hm... But is/was it better with any other "professional" grade electric tools?

[Mattir]

no ... it's bloody annoying ..... perfectly good drill, unusable for the sake of two lil' carbon brushes ..... "but we could sell you a new drill sir"


you jest!!!! last make I'd ever buy again ... no matter how good they are

maybe these would help?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-Brush...m41bbb64456:g:

[v8druid]

That's just sad bit wierd too.. I dont think they make much selling the drill itself.. aftermarket is what brings the money..

no ... it's bloody annoying ..... perfectly good drill, unusable for the sake of two lil' carbon brushes ..... "but we could sell you a new drill sir"


you jest!!!! last make I'd ever buy again ... no matter how good they are

[Nobody]

That's just sad bit wierd too.. I dont think they make much selling the drill itself.. aftermarket is what brings the money..

[v8druid]

Something like that, ye..
Haha! Well, professional customers can throw that warranty out the window anyway :p

Nah that's not the warranty .... that's the length of time they'll supply spares for .... after that .... you am ****ed

Best drill they ever made - IMHDO - TE17 .... got mine sat in its box, in need of new brushes .. looks as good as new un-usable

[Nobody]

Something like that, ye..
Haha! Well, professional customers can throw that warranty out the window anyway :p

[v8druid]

Turn out the tips are melting they are drilling in hard rock most of the time.. still dont get why the bits lasts longer with the hilti tho

Better percussion possibly ..... Hilti make a hell of a hammer drill ...... just make sure you wear it out before their 10 year support period expires

[Nobody]

Turn out the tips are melting they are drilling in hard rock most of the time.. still dont get why the bits lasts longer with the hilti tho

[Nobody]

Very true Mattir! Will see if I cant find out what is happening to the bits! If they melt, splint, or get wore out..

[Mattir]

Was having dinner with a colleague today, working in tunnels just a few kilometers away from me..
They are drilling holes for mounting cabels on the tunnel walls. He shared something surprising

They've been using Hitachi impact drills untill today. There's been a problem with using up a LOT of drill bits.. so to speed things up they bought a Hilti, thinking at twice the price it should drill a lot faster at least..
Well, drill speed was about the same. But intrestingly enough, the Hilti drilled twice as many holes before the same bits were shot!
When drilling holes 30cm apart for 8km that Hilti pays itself tenfold compared to that Hitachi

Well, it's easy to destroy a drill bit only by pushing too hard to make it overheat and finally loosen the brazed bit. Drilling calls for skills as well. But still, Maybe Hilti has something special in their drills

[Nobody]

Was having dinner with a colleague today, working in tunnels just a few kilometers away from me..
They are drilling holes for mounting cabels on the tunnel walls. He shared something surprising

They've been using Hitachi impact drills untill today. There's been a problem with using up a LOT of drill bits.. so to speed things up they bought a Hilti, thinking at twice the price it should drill a lot faster at least..
Well, drill speed was about the same. But intrestingly enough, the Hilti drilled twice as many holes before the same bits were shot!
When drilling holes 30cm apart for 8km that Hilti pays itself tenfold compared to that Hitachi

[RedLiner]

Hilti are good but have a policy of non-support at 10 years old .... I've a lovely TE17 that's been awesome ..... until I now need brushes for the motor ..... Nope .. too old ..... Makita take a lot of beating in fairness.

I've never found brushes to be a problem for any make of tool including car starter motor brushes. Our local ironmonger shops all carry brushes of all shapes and sizes, and usually I can get the exact fit. If not I get some that are bigger and just gently sand them down to size.

James.

[Nobody]

Agrees. But it also depends where the brand is big. At home or on the build site?
Gotta say i never have liked Hitachi.. but then again, I havent used it much..

When it comes to cordless it's all in the batteries of course, and so far I have not found any better than Hiltis 22v drills ;) but their too heavy for carpenters to use all day, and too expensive for homeowners

[RedLiner]

I've found over the years that it's not always a good investment to buy "Big Brands". About four years ago when I was visiting the UK I bought an 18V Hitachi cordless drill that came with three batteries and a charger. Almost straight away I noticed that the batteries drained very quickly and that the two spare batteries always need to be standing by. Even after charging they'll be dead the day after even without using them.
I bought this expensive Hitachi bit of kit because I left my Lidl Parkside 18V. cordless drill in a tool bag on a wall next to the car boot and drove away, needless to say it wasn't there when I realised and went back. That 49Euro Parkside drill's battery would stay charged for days and took ages to run down.

Drill bits I also buy from Lidl when they are in stock, they are German made and make short work of even stainless steel.

A few years ago I bought a 50cc. Honda brushcutter/strimmer that constantly goes wrong. The last repair cost 127Euros. I've now bought a 63cc. and a 33cc. Yaros brushcutter, the 63cc. cost 125Euros and the 33cc 116Euros. Both have been really thrashed over the las couple of years and still start and run as new.
I worked out that I could buy four Yaros brushcutters for the price of a Honda or other "top" brand.

We have lots of Chinese emporiums around this area and the rule was never to buy tools. Things like hacksaw blades were only case hardened and would shatter very easily, metal drill bits would bend, spanners and sockets would break or round off because the metal was so poor quality.
However, now they must have realised and upped their game as the range of small tools are now surprisingly good.

I've also bought carburetors, fuel pumps, motorcycle lights and other pattern parts from local dealers or from eBay and most are better than the OEM spares at half the price.

I could waffle on

James.