What tool box to get ? Black & Decker or Bosch ?

[Onitsuka]

OMG! We could well be classmates then. My friends and I would go up the bus and try our best not to pay bus fare. Just one-stop only. 90% success rate. Too lazy to walk down.

Walao, same modus operandi leh. I also beo fully packed bus to drop me at Whitley for free. But unlikely to have met you because different era.

Aiya, 本是同根生，相煎何太急.

 

[johnny333]

OMG! We could well be classmates then. My friends and I would go up the bus and try our best not to pay bus fare. Just one-stop only. 90% success rate. Too lazy to walk down.

Only 1 bus stop away lah.

Since it was too early for classes would sometimes go elsewhere like the nearby Orchid Inn for lunch, or go to Orchard Rd area & pass the time there with some friends.

 

[pocoyo]

I have zero experience. I just need to drill holes in wall to hand curtains or pictures. 7V enough ?

In SG, if you talk about wall, it'll mean concrete, especially HDB flats.

I believe we don't have wooden house.

That means you need at least a impact drill or hammer drill.

Forget about the 3.7v drill.

That is for just screwing around only...

 

[Onitsuka]

In SG, if you talk about wall, it'll mean concrete, especially HDB flats.

I believe we don't have wooden house.

That means you need at least a impact drill or hammer drill.

Forget about the 3.7v drill.

That is for just screwing around only...

So this one is impact or hammer ? Can make it or not ?

 

[harimau]

Bosch is the best.

Made in Germany!

My headlights keep blowing up until i bought twice as expensive Bosch bulbs.

 

[virus]

I'm sick of the attitude of the handyman. Some of them very sialan.

I think I must retrieve the skills that I learned fortnightly from technical skills attachments at Swiss Cottage when I was Sec 3 and Sec 4 - metal and wood.

Okay, there are so many toolboxes available in the market. For one that can drill holes in the wall, what should I get ? Is 3.6V type enough ?

Get the cheaper version of hammer drill n a handful of suitable drill bits in case they snaps.

 

[virus]

So this one is impact or hammer ? Can make it or not ?

Never use batts. B the cable guy.

 

[JHolmesJr]

Have you tried the JW5-JAh toolbox?

It comes with two power tools that leave all other tools behind.

 

[pocoyo]

So this one is impact or hammer ? Can make it or not ?

This one doesn't look like impact nor hammer to me.

Usually on those impact/hammer drill, you'll have a switch on it to select for normal screwing or wall drilling.

 

[potter]

AEG 12V LI-ION SDS+ ROTARY HAMMER, BBH12LI
~$400. Enough for you to drill concrete wall. Wireless..:p

 

[Rushwind]

Yup and mine was at Swiss Cottage Sec along Dunearn Rd. The minahs at Swiss Cottage were on par with those at Anderson Sec.

I also had workshop classes at Swiss Cottage. Workshop classes were enjoyable for me as I get to make things. We had woodwork and metalwork. For woodwork classes, I remember we made a letter-box, a wooden tray and a wooden pen holder. For metalwork, I can only remember we made a small hammer with a wooden handle, and a hinge. I recall that we had to buy and wear a dark blue apron for workshop classes and and that apron also double as protection during lab classes.

After workshop classes, I will usually have a quick lunch at the tuckshop at Swiss Cottage before walking down to school just down the road towards Newton Circus.

 

[Froggy]

Bosch is the best.

Made in Germany!

My headlights keep blowing up until i bought twice as expensive Bosch bulbs.

Lots of Bosch tools are now made in China same their drill bits too.

 

[harimau]

Lots of Bosch tools are now made in China same their drill bits too.

Mine is made in Germany! :-)

 

[Froggy]

Mine is made in Germany! :-)

That is very very good. It lasts forever only need to change carbon brushes.

There are some European brands still made by themselves which are very good but not available here, guess they will not be able to compete.

 

[Onitsuka]

AEG 12V LI-ION SDS+ ROTARY HAMMER, BBH12LI
~$400. Enough for you to drill concrete wall. Wireless..:p

$400 ? 要我的命

 

[Agoraphobic]

Yes. DeWalt is preferred by professional tradesmen, and is built for real work. The only thing I know that justifies its higher cost is that it is "double-insulated" when compared to its B&D cousin. But for us home DIYs and hobbyists Black and Decker is cool enough. I even have their portable/adjustable workbench (never used).

Cheers!

DeWalt is professional grade tool pedigree. It was sold to B & D in the 60s.

B & D now use the DeWalt brand for the professional trade market. DeWalt is to B & D what Lexus is to Toyota. It's market segmentation. DeWalt is far more expensive and is of a higher quality.