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by: Chris Green - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:40 UTC

Continuing my search for compact drill/drivers I'm considering
spending rather more than I had hoped on these:-

www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-gdr-12-12v-2-x-2-0ah-lithium-coolpack-cordless-twin-pack/214pg

Does anyone here have any experience of these - good or bad?

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by: GB - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:28 UTC

I have this, fairly similar drill:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N4PT3ST

It's quite often on at around the £60-70 mark, including two batteries.

It's very useful, and does around 90% of what a larger drill would do.
The other 10% does require a bigger drill.

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by: John Rumm - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:25 UTC

Not used those specifically, but my general impression of the blue Bosch
tools is pretty good. So I would be content with those in place of my
Makita.

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by: Murmansk - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:58 UTC

I notice one of them is an impact driver - if that's actually what you want?

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by: Chris Green - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:08 UTC

Murmansk <stainburn@gmail.com> wrote:
> I notice one of them is an impact driver - if that's actually what you want?
>
Yes, having the pair is always handy, drill to make holes driver to
put screws in.

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by: Murmansk - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:23 UTC

I've got two of the drill as I use one as a driver, but I also have an impact driver which I find is only really suited to jobs like screwing into fence posts etc - it's a bit "full-on" for everyday use as if you don't watch it the screw will get driven deep into the wood!

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by: Rob Morley - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:38 UTC

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> Murmansk <stainburn@gmail.com> wrote:
> [...]
> Yes, having the pair is always handy, drill to make holes driver to
> put screws in.
>
Yeah but impact isn't just a driver - it rattles too, rather loudly.

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by: Rob Morley - Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:38 UTC

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Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:

> Continuing my search for compact drill/drivers I'm considering
> spending rather more than I had hoped on these:-
>
> www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-gdr-12-12v-2-x-2-0ah-lithium-coolpack-cordless-twin-pack/214pg
>
> Does anyone here have any experience of these - good or bad?
>
This guy wasn't happy with it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRq15bHIjvE

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by: John Miller - Wed, 15 Feb 2023 01:13 UTC

On 14/02/2023 11:40, Chris Green wrote:
> Continuing my search for compact drill/drivers I'm considering
> spending rather more than I had hoped on these:-
>
> www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-gdr-12-12v-2-x-2-0ah-lithium-coolpack-cordless-twin-pack/214pg
>
> Does anyone here have any experience of these - good or bad?
>
Don't have those specific drills but I've been running 18v versions of a
Bosch Professional drill/driver and also an impact driver for some
years. Work well, never let me down and good battery life.

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by: Kevin Holohan - Wed, 15 Feb 2023 07:34 UTC

On Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 01:13:12 UTC, John Miller wrote:
> On 14/02/2023 11:40, Chris Green wrote:
> > Continuing my search for compact drill/drivers I'm considering
> > spending rather more than I had hoped on these:-
> >
> > www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-gdr-12-12v-2-x-2-0ah-lithium-coolpack-cordless-twin-pack/214pg
> >
> > Does anyone here have any experience of these - good or bad?
> >
> Don't have those specific drills but I've been running 18v versions of a
> Bosch Professional drill/driver and also an impact driver for some
> years. Work well, never let me down and good battery life.
I bought this set to fit a kitchen as they are smaller and much lighter than my other cordless drills and given the amount of use I had expected they would get I thought they would be easier on the wrists. I wasn't disappointed. They were excellent and exceeded my expectations. Batteries hold up longer than you'd think, given the size and for the vast majority of my drilling/electric screwdriver jobs they are my go to drills. I've even bought the small circular saw that uses the same battery which was perfect for trimming the cabinet end panels.
Recommended.

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by: fred - Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:27 UTC

On Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 7:34:50 AM UTC, Kevin Holohan wrote:
> On Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 01:13:12 UTC, John Miller wrote:
> > On 14/02/2023 11:40, Chris Green wrote:
> > > Continuing my search for compact drill/drivers I'm considering
> > > spending rather more than I had hoped on these:-
> > >
> > > www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-gdr-12-12v-2-x-2-0ah-lithium-coolpack-cordless-twin-pack/214pg
> > >
> > > Does anyone here have any experience of these - good or bad?
> > >
> > Don't have those specific drills but I've been running 18v versions of a
> > Bosch Professional drill/driver and also an impact driver for some
> > years. Work well, never let me down and good battery life.
> I bought this set to fit a kitchen as they are smaller and much lighter than my other cordless drills and given the amount of use I had expected they would get I thought they would be easier on the wrists. I wasn't disappointed. They were excellent and exceeded my expectations. Batteries hold up longer than you'd think, given the size and for the vast majority of my drilling/electric screwdriver jobs they are my go to drills. I've even bought the small circular saw that uses the same battery which was perfect for trimming the cabinet end panels.
> Recommended.

I have both the drill driver and the impact drill. I got the impact driver with the various heads, right angle head etc. The drills are excellent but the various heads I seldom use. The impact driver can be useful for large hole saws etc, but i also have an 18v Bosch drill which copes with any havy work. Since getting the 18v version I've never had recourse to the 240v one

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by: Chris Green - Wed, 15 Feb 2023 11:31 UTC

Kevin Holohan <kev.holohan@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 01:13:12 UTC, John Miller wrote:
> > On 14/02/2023 11:40, Chris Green wrote:
> > > Continuing my search for compact drill/drivers I'm considering
> > > spending rather more than I had hoped on these:-
> > >
> > > www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-gdr-12-12v-2-x-2-0ah-lithium-coolpack-cordless-twin-pack/214pg
> > >
> > > Does anyone here have any experience of these - good or bad?
> > >
> > Don't have those specific drills but I've been running 18v versions of a
> > Bosch Professional drill/driver and also an impact driver for some
> > years. Work well, never let me down and good battery life.
> I bought this set to fit a kitchen as they are smaller and much lighter
> than my other cordless drills and given the amount of use I had expected
> they would get I thought they would be easier on the wrists. I wasn't disappointed.
> They were excellent and exceeded my expectations. Batteries hold up longer
> than you'd think, given the size and for the vast majority of my drilling/electric
> screwdriver jobs they are my go to drills. I've even bought the small circular
> saw that uses the same battery which was perfect for trimming the cabinet
> end panels.

Thanks. I agree about size and handiness, my 10.8v Titan dill and
driver have served me well for many years and I really see no need for
18v drivers with the resulting additional size and weight. That's why
I have been looking for similar size/weight replacements.

With a spare battery (i.e. 3 batteries for two tools) and a fast
charger even if you do run out of battery it's not a problem.

--
Chris Green
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by: John Rumm - Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:47 UTC

On 14/02/2023 19:38, Rob Morley wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:40:56 +0000
> Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
>
>> Continuing my search for compact drill/drivers I'm considering
>> spending rather more than I had hoped on these:-
>>
>> www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-gdr-12-12v-2-x-2-0ah-lithium-coolpack-cordless-twin-pack/214pg
>>
>> Does anyone here have any experience of these - good or bad?
>>
> This guy wasn't happy with it:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRq15bHIjvE

Either his tool is broken/defective from new, or he is not using it right...

It sounds like he was running it with a flat battery - speed was far too
slow. The intermittent driving was again not right (or user error).

--
Cheers,

John.

All of life is a blur of Republicans and meat!

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Subject	Author
Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	Chris Green
Re: Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	GB
Re: Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	John Rumm
Re: Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	Murmansk
Re: Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	Chris Green
Re: Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	Murmansk
Re: Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	Rob Morley
Re: Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	Rob Morley
Re: Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	John Rumm
Re: Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	John Miller
Re: Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	Kevin Holohan
Re: Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	fred
Re: Any opinions on these Bosch drill/drivers?	Chris Green