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date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:43:25 GMT,    group: uk.d-i-y        back       
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date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:51:16 -0700 (PDT)   author:   unknown

JCB 24v SDS - Review   
Been lusting after a cordless SDS for some time, but the price has put me 
off.

My mate wot helps me build decks is a bit of an Arthur Daly character & buys 
pallets of catalogue returns, never knows exactly whets on them.  Lot of the 
stuff is brand new, never been opened.

Last pallet he bought had a JCB 24v cordless SDS which I purchased for the 
princely sum of £20 (used notes).  Plainly never been used.  Obviously 
Chinese, but worth a punt.

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.100-7573.aspx

So, a review.  I've no experience of other makes so I cant compare it with a 
top brand.

Its bloody heavy for a start, mainly due to the battery which is the size of 
half a housebrick.  It comes with two (2 a/h)  & a huge 1 hour charger in a 
decent blow moulded case.  The case is also huge, I don't know where its 
going to fit into the van yet - may just carry the drill & battery.

It works, drills holes in bricks that defeat percussion drills, but its slow 
compared to my Wickes & Ryobi mains SDS.  Not sure if all cordless SDS are 
slower than mains?  Can't find any specs for impacts per min or impact 
energy.

Not sure I'd be happy drilling lots of holes working off a ladder because of 
the weight & relatively slow drilling speed - you would need arms like 
Arnold S.  'Boxed weight' is 12kg.

Looks tacky though.  Finished in the JCB orange/black but with a couple of 
'chrome' trims at the side & top that make it look cheap.

Am I happy for a score?  Yes. Would I be happy at £100+?  I don't think so.

I wonder if cheap Chinese power tools are based on old or discontinued 
European/American tools?  Bit like when they sell off the rights & tooling 
to make cars?



-- 
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:43:25 GMT   author:   The Medway Handyman

Re: JCB 24v SDS - Review   
In article <115zk.57446$E41.38310@text.news.virginmedia.com>,
   The Medway Handyman  wrote:
> It works, drills holes in bricks that defeat percussion drills, but its
> slow compared to my Wickes & Ryobi mains SDS.  Not sure if all cordless
> SDS are slower than mains?  Can't find any specs for impacts per min or
> impact energy.

I'd say so - or have a very short battery life. It's one of these things
that would be useful for someone like a satellite rigger who would
otherwise have to run a cable and only needs to drill a few holes - but
for most the extra weight outweighs any convenience. 

However at 20 quid you can't go wrong.

-- 
*Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now *

    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
                  To e-mail, change noise into sound.
date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:56:06 +0100   author:   Dave Plowman (News)

Re: JCB 24v SDS - Review   
"The Medway Handyman"  wrote in message 
news:115zk.57446$E41.38310@text.news.virginmedia.com...

> I wonder if cheap Chinese power tools are based on old or discontinued 
> European/American tools?  Bit like when they sell off the rights & tooling 
> to make cars?

That's certianly the case with the chinkie scooters, they just copy the 
slightly older models, never mind about patents, copyright or owt, they dont 
seem to care, give it a silly name based on the model they copied (we've got 
a sukida, copy of a suzuki scoot)
they also build them out of the crappest materials they can find, the 
welders seem to be untrained monkeys.

i imagine power tools are licenced, but they still use crappy materials, BUT 
if the price is right, and your using them for home diy, who cares,

of course when your tools earn you money, it's false economy, but not 
everyone has to buy tools that pay for them selves,
date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:25:13 +0100   author:   gazz

Re: JCB 24v SDS - Review   
The Medway Handyman wrote:

> Not sure I'd be happy drilling lots of holes working off a ladder because of 
> the weight & relatively slow drilling speed - you would need arms like 
> Arnold S.  'Boxed weight' is 12kg.

'kin eck, I guessing the charger and the case only add at best a couple 
of kg to that total?

> Looks tacky though.  Finished in the JCB orange/black but with a couple of 
> 'chrome' trims at the side & top that make it look cheap.
> 
> Am I happy for a score?  Yes. Would I be happy at £100+?  I don't think so.
> 
> I wonder if cheap Chinese power tools are based on old or discontinued 
> European/American tools?  Bit like when they sell off the rights & tooling 
> to make cars?

Not sure on tools. I can happen (last years Mak rebranded Site for 
screwfix etc), but as a general rule I have not seen many obviously 
rebranded ones. Most seem to stem from some locally "designed to a 
price" reference design - hence why you see the same design cropping up 
again and again from the various "makers".

-- 
Cheers,

John.

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date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:53:50 +0100   author:   John Rumm

Re: JCB 24v SDS - Review   
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "The Medway Handyman"
 saying something like:

> Not sure if all cordless SDS are slower than mains? 

My 12V Bosch definitely is, even when it had newish batteries. It wasn't
rubbish though, just a bit slower and would happily drill several 12mm
holes per charge. It was ex-BT, so had proven its worth up the side of
many houses, I've no doubt.
-- 
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
 How much more suspenseful can you get?"
 - House
date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:00:22 +0100   author:   Grimly Curmudgeon

Re: JCB 24v SDS - Review   
"The Medway Handyman"  wrote in message 
news:115zk.57446$E41.38310@text.news.virginmedia.com...
> Been lusting after a cordless SDS for some time, but the price has put me 
> off.
>
> My mate wot helps me build decks is a bit of an Arthur Daly character & 
> buys pallets of catalogue returns, never knows exactly whets on them.  Lot 
> of the stuff is brand new, never been opened.
>
> Last pallet he bought had a JCB 24v cordless SDS which I purchased for the 
> princely sum of £20 (used notes).  Plainly never been used.  Obviously 
> Chinese, but worth a punt.
>
> http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.100-7573.aspx
>
> So, a review.  I've no experience of other makes so I cant compare it with 
> a top brand.
>
> Its bloody heavy for a start, mainly due to the battery which is the size 
> of half a housebrick.  It comes with two (2 a/h)  & a huge 1 hour charger 
> in a decent blow moulded case.  The case is also huge, I don't know where 
> its going to fit into the van yet - may just carry the drill & battery.
>
> It works, drills holes in bricks that defeat percussion drills, but its 
> slow compared to my Wickes & Ryobi mains SDS.  Not sure if all cordless 
> SDS are slower than mains?  Can't find any specs for impacts per min or 
> impact energy.
>
> Not sure I'd be happy drilling lots of holes working off a ladder because 
> of the weight & relatively slow drilling speed - you would need arms like 
> Arnold S.  'Boxed weight' is 12kg.
>
> Looks tacky though.  Finished in the JCB orange/black but with a couple of 
> 'chrome' trims at the side & top that make it look cheap.

I am on my 3rd SDS cordless. The Hitachi was the bees knees. As fast as any 
mains drill for 5.5 and 7mm holes. The Hitachi was, at a guess, swapped for 
a bag of heroin when my van was broken into at work. I was left with the 
charger and spare battery that I gave to a friend with the same drill.

I have also had a Makita that my apprentice now owns/borrows for ever. 
Heavier and slower than the Hitachi. It does have a rotor stop and do 
chiselling though.

I am relegated to using a Bosch SDS cordless. Not worth £320 new IMHO.

Enjoy your £20 machine. A bit too heavy for my liking but for £20 well worth 
it.

If your mate opens another pallet with another JCB SDS cordless drill in it, 
save it for me at £20. I will pick it it up when I pass your house.

Adam
date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:55:47 GMT   author:   ARWadworth

Re: JCB 24v SDS - Review   
John Rumm wrote:
> 
> 'kin eck, I guessing the charger and the case only add at best a couple 
> of kg to that total?
> 
"Its bloody heavy for a start, mainly due to the battery which is the 
size of half a housebrick.  It comes with two"


Andy
date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:25:08 +0100   author:   Andy Champ

Re: JCB 24v SDS - Review   
ARWadworth wrote:
> "The Medway Handyman"  wrote in
> message news:115zk.57446$E41.38310@text.news.virginmedia.com...
>> Been lusting after a cordless SDS for some time, but the price has
>> put me off.
>>
>> My mate wot helps me build decks is a bit of an Arthur Daly
>> character & buys pallets of catalogue returns, never knows exactly
>> whets on them.  Lot of the stuff is brand new, never been opened.
>>
>> Last pallet he bought had a JCB 24v cordless SDS which I purchased
>> for the princely sum of £20 (used notes).  Plainly never been used. 
>> Obviously Chinese, but worth a punt.
>>
>> http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.100-7573.aspx
>>
>> So, a review.  I've no experience of other makes so I cant compare
>> it with a top brand.
>>
>> Its bloody heavy for a start, mainly due to the battery which is the
>> size of half a housebrick.  It comes with two (2 a/h)  & a huge 1
>> hour charger in a decent blow moulded case.  The case is also huge,
>> I don't know where its going to fit into the van yet - may just
>> carry the drill & battery. It works, drills holes in bricks that defeat 
>> percussion drills, but
>> its slow compared to my Wickes & Ryobi mains SDS.  Not sure if all
>> cordless SDS are slower than mains?  Can't find any specs for
>> impacts per min or impact energy.
>>
>> Not sure I'd be happy drilling lots of holes working off a ladder
>> because of the weight & relatively slow drilling speed - you would
>> need arms like Arnold S.  'Boxed weight' is 12kg.
>>
>> Looks tacky though.  Finished in the JCB orange/black but with a
>> couple of 'chrome' trims at the side & top that make it look cheap.
>
> I am on my 3rd SDS cordless. The Hitachi was the bees knees. As fast
> as any mains drill for 5.5 and 7mm holes. The Hitachi was, at a
> guess, swapped for a bag of heroin when my van was broken into at
> work. I was left with the charger and spare battery that I gave to a
> friend with the same drill.
> I have also had a Makita that my apprentice now owns/borrows for ever.
> Heavier and slower than the Hitachi. It does have a rotor stop and do
> chiselling though.
>
> I am relegated to using a Bosch SDS cordless. Not worth £320 new IMHO.
>
> Enjoy your £20 machine. A bit too heavy for my liking but for £20
> well worth it.
>
> If your mate opens another pallet with another JCB SDS cordless drill
> in it, save it for me at £20. I will pick it it up when I pass your
> house.

Noted matey.


-- 
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:47:09 GMT   author:   The Medway Handyman

Re: JCB 24v SDS - Review   
John Rumm wrote:
> The Medway Handyman wrote:
>
>> Not sure I'd be happy drilling lots of holes working off a ladder
>> because of the weight & relatively slow drilling speed - you would
>> need arms like Arnold S.  'Boxed weight' is 12kg.
>
> 'kin eck, I guessing the charger and the case only add at best a
> couple of kg to that total?

The case doesn't weigh much, but holds another battery & the charger, so I'd 
guess the drill with battery must go around 7 - 8 kg.


-- 
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:50:55 GMT   author:   The Medway Handyman

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