Am after some suggestions for a corded drill purchase to be used in a drill stand and occasional external (freehand) use. Am considering something along the lines of the Bosch GSB 18-2 RE which appears to have a grunty enough motor and a decent amount of torque:

Bosch Power Tools - 2-Speed Impact Drill GSB 18-2 RE

Any suggestions, comments, etc?

One other thing, Bosch seems to have some new drills out in the Europe, but not in NZ and Aus. Anyone heard of when the new stock will be arriving, or more importantly when we'll be offered the older drills at a discount?

Thanks,

Gareth

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I bought a Mak with very similar specs and speeds etc about 26 years ago and used it in a Bosch drill stand. Was very happy with it overall and suspect that the Bosch should be as good, The main difference I see is a full plastic housing, while the mak had a metal gearbox housing. Unfortunately, my Mak was also used in a number of other situations and ultimately cracked the motor case lugs a couple of years ago releasing the threaded inserts that held the gearcase to the motor.

However if you want to set up an accurate rig, I would suggest that the drill really wants to be dedicated to the stand, as using it as a lug around handheld as well will invariably get the shaft knocked and bent.

Thanks Mal,

In two minds about getting a dedicated drill which will never leave the stand and something that can be used for a bit of everything. I have a semi-decent 20V cordless drill which gets hammered about so for the DIY stuff around the house I'll continue to use that.

Don't see the drill stand drill being used much at all outside the stand, but then you never know. Ocasionally I forget to keep my batteries for the rechargeable charged.

Thanks again,

Gareth

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