Hammer Deals & Offers

I can confirm that this drill works with Erbauer drill 18v 2.0ah batteries from Screwfix, tested in anger this evening, no problems, hope this helps.

Great find. Reserved, collected and already used it to fit a cooker hood this afternoon. It's a beast compared to my Bosch. Got loads of batteries and a charger. I've also got 2 spare 2ah batteries and spare charger from a lawn strimmer which I was going to get rid of on ebay. Wish you could get the bare tools more often as it sort of defeats the idea of sharing the batteries and not having to pay for extras.

Yeah I guess I was lucky, I was off work the week the guild dropped so I was able to buy it as soon as it was posted. Good drills for the price paid

I had the same plan except couldn’t get any local stock of the guild deal, so no use me buying this without the batts

All sources point to yes

Thanks.

Looks like it's a normal case rather than an L Boxx

Once or twice a week! New dewalt tools are rubbish! Since they stopped manufacturing in America they have gone downhill. I had an old dewalt that voted for years regular until I upgraded just for the the fact I wanted a new tool and we all love a new toy(I mean tool (lol) ) but it started smoking on week 4 which shocked me. Sds wise Bosch professional are good, makita wood tools are the best but not really tried their sds. Obviously the likes of Hilti are top but who can fork out for them. Lol

Core drilling. How often? I use a dewalt but they last 5 minutes

Yes it has chisel function, I own this drill and it’s brilliant. I use it for core drilling and chasing channels for pipes it’s great

Post from two weeks ago is here for anyone interested in reading further discussion on this item

Helps if people miss them. There are far too many people like you in this site that moan about every bloody thing.

Yes it does really if not people will keep reposting deals all the time not sure about you but i look for new deals not deals listed time and time again

Does it matter

This was posted a couple of weeks ago

Nice. Good first hammer. .

A better aim

i kinda want one of these for some strange reason, but £7.95 delivery i'll give it a miss. Great price if you can get it for £2

Just click and collect if you want the £2 price.

This is 9.95 with delivery and I can't see any option to click and collect?

whats this like compared to the one posted? https://www.diy.com/departments/500w-corded-impact-drill-vid500hf/735538_BQ.prd £15 ?

I think SDS is the type of chuck that it uses. I think this is a standard 13mm chuck rather than the SDS fitment. And I think SDS can be used on just hammer action so it won't spin for things like chisels.

What's difference between this and sds?

just picked up mines today for £211 from wickes with trade discount

Yes exactly the same here was holding out for a discount code, also managed a 335N multi tool accessories and tstak without batteries for £114

Yea I grabbed the DEWALT DCK266P2 DCD796 DCF88 Twin with 2 x 5AH for £233.74 :) Glad I waited as nearly bought the Dewalt DCK2060S2T-SFGB DCD778 & DCF787 for £180 the other day (Has since gone up to £199.99). Rather spend the extra for the more highly rated drill and metal chuck

yeah that was one of the reasons i didn't snag it, i bought 796 with 5ah batts earlier. but a 795 with 4ah normally goes hot around £120 mark, so for a set with 2x3ah batts and the dcf887 as well for under £170 is still a cracking deal, would be ideal for someone whos primary tool would be the impact and don't mind the slightly older drill.

Only the 795 though compared to the 796

The hook and loop pad on my eight year old WORX palm sander was worn out. I asked them where I could get a new one and they sent me one FoC within 48hrs. I'm pleased to be able to say that's the only aftersales service I've had need of. :D

That's decent of them, and it's about time some of the big boys took note and followed suit. I don't have a downer on Worx, it's just their prices are unrealistic; they're selling DIY tools for nigh-on professional tool prices. They're just not built to the same quality spec and they don't have the back-up support demanding of a tool of their price. The warranty is the best example of that; if they were built to withstand daily hammer then they would back them for trade use because it would be a selling point, but they don't because they're not. Now I know you'll say "but their target market won't be giving them daily hammer", but that's not the point- it's scalable. If the warranty covers three years of sporadic use, then what lifespan has it realistically got? Hard to say obviously, but maybe five years? Maybe ten of very little use? Under the same usage then, what would be the predicted lifespan of a tool guaranteed for three years of daily, heavy use? Probably a lifetime. So when there's only ten quid between them why would you choose the one that is clearly not as well made? Then you've got spare parts support. I had to replace the back fence on my twelve-year-old Makita mitre saw last year. No probs, £8 and readily available. I just picked up a Makita planer for a tenner because it needed a new drive belt- again, no probs. On the contrary as far as I am aware you can't buy Worx spares anywhere; when it's dead it's dead. Positec have already discontinued their Worx Pro line save for a few saws, their Worx 2ah 12v batteries, and their 4ah Erbauer, along with a good chunk of the 12V range of tools. I wouldn't be surprised to see them disappear altogether before long, leaving anyone invested in that platform and needing a new battery screwed. I have absolutely no faith in them as a company (from my own dealing with them) and so again, when there's a tenner between them why choose the tool that you know has no support and so a limited lifespan? Then on top of all that you've got the price of batteries and (fast) chargers; even if the tools themselves were good value to start with, the minute you start to buy anything extra you're really paying through the nose, and that's where they've got you. If Worx stuff was half the price it is we wouldn't be having this debate, but it's not and so it's not good value and no doubt we'll continue to battle over it :D

I asked WORX about the charger warranty. Here's the reply: "Thank you for your email. I can confirm that your warranty does include the chargers. If we are able to assist you further please do not hesitate to contact us. Kind Regards Hannah Minhinnett Worx Helpline T: +44 (0) 345 202 9679" Looks like WORX may be your third notable exception and the warranty is better than Bosch's. I don't think the other brands are poor and nor do I think WORX are perfect but you seem to have a real downer on WORX which I don't think is fair. For a typical DIY user they offer good kit at good value prices (in my opinion) and it looks like they support it with their warranty too. I've bought several items directly from them through their ebay store when they had particularly good offers: very quick delivery and when, on one ocassion, their on-line description had a small, unintended error they were amazingly generous in their attempt to put it right.

Thanks.

I said "not many companies warranty chargers beyond the obligatory 12 months". That wasn't a slur against Worx but a statement of fact regarding most manufacturers; they are generally quite explicit about excluding chargers from extended warranties, two notable exceptions being Bosch (2 years) and Metabo (3 years). The Worx guarantee states that it excludes accessories, so as I said, this is down to whether they class a charger as an accessory or not. There is a different version of the warranty wording - one that has a UK service number as opposed to the one that you posted that has a US number - and on this version it is a bit more explicit about excluding accessories while at the same time being more vague about what exactly constitutes an accessory.

Does Worx share batteries with any other brands?

At this level it makes next to no difference, it's just a marketing ploy.

I’d rather get this NON deal: http://www.argos.co.uk/product/4048594 I’m a DIY’er and am not going to pretend or give a sh*t about what brushless actually means. I only need to fix bits and pieces from time to time.

...exactly. Try google.com and you'll find that that's standard price for all those items I mentioned.

Is the argos voucher on, spend £100 and get £10 gift card?

@Besford @ThanksForThat I'm with thanksforthat. Sorry Bedford

Like you wouldn't believe (y)

You'd like the last word - so please go ahead. I've had a very enjoyable night at the pub and now I'm going to bed :D . PS Just had a look at your posts: very good but I hope you have a real life too!

No I was referencing this: "What I am sure of is that they offer a more restricted range and accessories like batteries are more expensive". Which is incorrect on both points. The terms of the respective warranties say this is a DIY tool and the DeWalt a pro tool. No neither the Metabo or DeWalt are brushless (I said the Metabo wasn't in my last reply). But if you think that makes the Metabo worse than the Worx then you have a complete misunderstanding of the (potential) benefits of brushless. I did say I wouldn't personally buy the DeWalt- which again you ignored- but that's not to say it isn't still a superior tool; any product backed by a three year trade warranty is undoubtedly built to last. And I wouldn't recommend anything cheaper as I believe it to be false economy, but there's no way I'm getting into that debate. The only point I made, which I'll reinterate yet again, is that unless you are committed to the Worx system then this isn't a good deal and it's a no-brainer to spend the extra tenner on one of the others aforementioned, the Metabo being the better buy of the two. If you feel like dragging this out all night then please indulge me with your explanation of exactly what it is that makes the drill in your OP better than a more powerful drill from a better manufacturer with higher capacity batteries and a three-year trade warranty that also covers the batteries, and whose spare batteries are cheaper?

I think this must be what you are misquoting?: "When it comes to the likes of DeWalt, Makita, etc. and other 'pro gear' I'm really not sure that their bottom end stuff, made for the likes of Screwfix and the DIY sheds, is any better and is possibly poorer."? And you conveniently fail to answer points which don't fit your views: - Are the DeWalt and Metabo you mention brushless? - What would you suggest which IS much cheaper than the 'pro' stuff? I'm afraid this child answers back! I've watched you creating similar non-arguments with other posters before. You appear at first to know what you're talking about but you have a very blinkered view. Maybe best if you don't jump on every powertool post unless you have something more constructive to add.

You hit the nail on the head !!

In an Aussie accent = “That’s not a hammer...” (excited)

Is this hammer Phillips or Pozi-drive?

You posted a deal that saves you 50p? Costs more just to get to the store.

All my other tools are Positec, I have a Titan Hammer Drill, Guild Drill, Two Worx Drills and a Worx Jigsaw which all use the same batteries.

Aw sad times, if it's any consolation, there's an angle grinder and reciprocal saw at Lidl which you can use the battery for? (obviously the normal impact and drill also but I assume you have the aldi one).

Can confirm that they do not fit. My Workzone impact driver just died so bought the Parkside one along with battery and charger instead. The Parkside 20V batteries are a lot larger than the Aldi ones so my existing batteries don't work

Picked these up a while ago at this price. Great deal. Both the drill and driver are still going strong and have been used a lot in that time. The driver is great and the drill fine for every day DIY.

I didn’t see any more tbh but I didn’t actually go down the power tool aisle I was just rushing around and spotted it on an end

Also usable in IT

A cheap and effective anti-burglar device ;)

They bend easily

Not everything, but most, yes. When you're talking hammers you MUST buy quality if only for safety The American ones were great but too many have started having them made same place this Rolson is.... German though, probably trust theirs

Same at Poundland. Guess the price...