Recent content by Soph

Ooh thankyou all, some very interesting points! Thanks HamsterJam, love the look of the older tools! Maybe new would be fine then. Bm101 you're really selling it to me, Aldi should definitely give you a job! Will bear in mind what you've said, I actually am off-grid and my charging point in like...

Thanks both, that's really helpful :)

Thankyou! :)

T I don't know if I'm being stupid here but I thought the screw ones are better as I thought hammering in a hook might bend it

Charged from panels, so I don't have a normal plug socket, I have the same thing you get in a car for charging things so needs to be compatible with that

Just wood, thanks will take a look :)

Lol I'm 26 and no idea about drills but I don't like electric and it doesn't like me, it always breaks on me and I just thought something manual might last better and I'd only use it now and then and it's for drilling into wood. I did wonder how difficult it might be though! 😬 Also my electric...

I'm drilling into wood :)

Ah thanks Andy, I'm based in Devon though so probably a bit far :) I

Thankyou, I'll make sure I get a double one. Ah that's a shame! They obviously don't sell for much then

Thanks, I have an idea what to look for now :)

Sounds really cheap to me!

Thankyou! I don't know what pinion gears are but I will bear that in mind 😁

Hi all, I want to put up some picture hooks and would like to know the best vintage manual drill to get? I've tried looking at the forum but I don't understand all the technical jargon! I have no knowledge of tools and just want something that I can use now and then for simple things like...