Especially when it’s super basic stuff. You don’t need a lathe or a planer for DYI stuff, and you don’t need four kinds of saw and three sanding machines. They’re nice to have, but you can do almost everything with sandpaper and a handsaw and a mediocre set of screwdrivers if you take the time.
But how can you live without a power drill? I’m Dutch, so all the houses here are brick and concrete, and basically nobody owns a good pneumatic drill. If you live in a house where a little 18V battery drill with a vibrate function works, that’s great, but a large group of people just accept that they can never make a hole in a wall ever.
Brick walls are OK, you’ll get through baked clay with most drills (eventually). My current ceiling might as well be a bunker though, I’m so glad I’ve got a basic 1800 watt hammer drill.
Isn’t still not exactly easy, but it will get through.
Especially when it’s super basic stuff. You don’t need a lathe or a planer for DYI stuff, and you don’t need four kinds of saw and three sanding machines. They’re nice to have, but you can do almost everything with sandpaper and a handsaw and a mediocre set of screwdrivers if you take the time.
But how can you live without a power drill? I’m Dutch, so all the houses here are brick and concrete, and basically nobody owns a good pneumatic drill. If you live in a house where a little 18V battery drill with a vibrate function works, that’s great, but a large group of people just accept that they can never make a hole in a wall ever.
Have you ever rigged a cheat bar to a screwdriver before? It’s not a good time.
At that point, if you’re DIYing, that’s when you buy a grinder, or maybe a dremel or multitool.
I’ve had to deal with a small amount of masonry drilling at work, and I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. Can’t imagine dealing with that at home.
Brick walls are OK, you’ll get through baked clay with most drills (eventually). My current ceiling might as well be a bunker though, I’m so glad I’ve got a basic 1800 watt hammer drill.
Isn’t still not exactly easy, but it will get through.
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