Graupner motors

[harry hills]

at last!
cheap and cheerful standard drill motors

[Ellis]

I wouldn't recommend using hammer-action drills. More fiddly loose bits and you don't have a use for the hammer anyway.

It's perfectly reasonable to dish out on some higher quality drills but until you start paying significant amounts of money, they're all going to be essentially the same. Also, if you go beyond cheap and cheerful (talking 10-15 quid) you'll start to get drills with two speeds, which simply adds weight and more to go wrong.

Honestly mate, you won't be disappointed with standard drills. If you really want a decent pusher, get four 12v units and stick 18v through them. You will be surprised.

Can't wait to see a start to your build. :P

[razerdave]

If you can take out the 'hammer' function then those drills will be perfectly good , not sure how to go about that mind you .

I think and extra 3.6v giving them 1HP is a bit optimistic . Astrofight motors are the only FW motors that get anywhere near 1HP and they are like £100 each.

[jonny]

The gearboxes couldnt take 1hp even if the motors dished it out, Argos 12v drills or tesco 9.6v ones are good.

[ewan]

Yes, you've just said a lot of stupid things, again.

[archie2000]

they sound good to experiment with. if i can find out some more information on what you need to mod them etc
but if they won't work,
Argos you.better have some drills

[archie2000]

When drilling into softer materials, the hammer mode can be deactivated, allowing use of the tool like a regular drill.

i will.check next time i.go to b&q if they can be disactivated.
but even on 12v to go easy on the drill it will still have power.
and enough power for me is far too much.
i know its not a simple regular drill but i am curious to look into how these do in combat

[harry hills]

why not just use what you know works, if your gonna have to modify it to work as a regular drill motor, why not use a regular drill motor? 12v drills on 18v is a pretty nice, basic drivetrain

[Anttazz]

After a quick scan of that website I notice that the 12v drill is also rated at 550W, even if it is wrong, that motor is supposedly the same as the one you linked us to, cheaper and doesn't need modified in any way.

I'm starting to think you're doing this on purpose...

[plargen]

try these drills the about the same price and much better build quality than the Argos 1s and faster and no hammer function

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330398469610? ... 1423.l2649