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Having used a (petrol) chainsaw quite a lot I can't image a battery one being any use at all - the saws need some real power to cut anything more than twigs - even the corded ones (I tried a B&D, took it back) aren't much good.

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https://www.trend-uk.com has some usefull stuff in the Knowledge section - they also sell a book which is pretty good, covering almost everything about routing https://www.trend-uk.com/en/UK/product/BOOK_CR/2/173/complete_routing_book_new_revised_edition.html (When you could) I invested in...

. . . . or this . . . . - Rockler stuff is pretty expensive in the UK

Back in the day when I had B&D corded power tools I refitted much longer cords to them - whilst that may seem to fly in the face of the OP it did make them much more manageable. For my current corded tools, rather better quality, I did consider cutting the cords and fitting connectors but...

Palm router with a very small roundover bit

My goto SDS drill owner is marooned in New Zealand (where she normally spends half the year - went Dec 19 - due back April 20 . . . still there) - she would have drilled the holes as well given half a chance! BUT (like bicycles) you always need N+1 so a modest investment is worthwhile - and in...

My initial thought was to build the wall at the back edge of the door track - but I take your point on maximising space. I would consider making a "box" on the back of your new wall at the top so that the overlapping part of the door track is enclosed. Several reasons: draughts (even a...

I'm getting quite excited now! - the new one will bring my portable drill count up to 5 (incl 2 battery) plus a bench drill, and a Dremel if you can call that a drill?

I have a mixed bag of about 6 or 7 cordless tools only 2 of which share a battery

Some of the reviews say it's heavy - but that's in the eye (feel) of the beholder - I'm pretty big and would rather over-spec than under-spec the tool. The job I need it for right now involves drilling a couple of holes in concrete, doing some fixing for about 15 minutes and then drilling...

Yep - Thanks - I've driven one of these things before!

The spec for the Bauker at Tool Station is: FEATURE 3 functions: rotary drill, hammer drill, chisel Aluminum gear box Rubber over mould grip Forward and reverse rotation (A couple of the reviews do suggest there is no reverse . . . can't see why you'd need it with a machine...

Sorry - for the moment it's just for drilling into concrete bases and lintels/fence posts as well as through the odd wall for electrical conduit. . . . . breaking stuff may come later but that's often better with an electric Kango!

Yes "n" was for number in my original post.

Yep, I found that . . . is the kg figure just the degree of "oomph" that the drill has? - although I was assuming the motor wattage was also a factor ?

I need an SDS drill for some concrete work (almost a one-off) but the time I need it for makes hiring expensive - by the time I've hired the drill and bought the bits it look like a value judgement on buying a budget model. First : Screwfix has various SDS drills and refers to "n Kg" in the...

@petermillard has some YouTube stuff about his adventures with Ooznest CNC stuff (IIRC he fitted a cheapie Katsu palm router in his machine)

If you call £1,400 + the cost of the router + software and some other stuff then Ooznest is the nearest that I'm aware of . . . but not at £1,400+ for me

I've been rearching various software progs - although the machine, apparently, has the basics packaged with it for simple stuff and some samples/examples that can be tweaked. The immediate job is a load of identical "plaques" with just some text. After that, who knows? Quite a lot of...