I bought a cordless drill from Argos for =A335. The drill is fairly good
- has two 18v 1.5ah batteries which is up there with drills upto =A3100 or more, 1 hour charger which is a quality unit and two speed gearbox, variable speed and an electric brake are all good.
It seems good for most drilling jobs though obviously drilling 10mm steel holes flattens the battery quick, also was a bit useless at hammer drilling through concrete (have not tried brick yet - I dont think it would be that good)
The problem is that it is hard to tighten the chuck enough so drill bits dont slip - i was thinking about getting another keyless chuck. Screwfix sell two, one for =A310 which looks a similar quality to the one I have now and a =A330 metal Makita one which is 'self tightening' and only has one ring to tighten. (normally you hold one and twist the other)
I therefore guess the one outer ring is tightened a bit against the resistance of the motor and when drilling it tightens up properly on the bit.
Has anyone got experience of this type of chuck - how good is it? Also how quick is it to fully open and fully close the chuck to grip small and large drill bits.