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Hi everyone
I'm a newbie to the forum in search of advice please.
I have twin grandsons aged almost 9 who like making things out of wood. They each have a toolkit including sharp saws which they use very safely - under supervision of course - but they have a problem drilling holes to put screws in. The hand drills I bought them weren't a success - even I didn't manage to drill holes with them - so I'm looking at upgrading to some sort of power tool for them - nothing too aggresive and small/lightweight enough for them to manage. There's a 3.6v battery-powered electric screwdriver that looks like a small electric drill on E-bay. It has a speed of 180 rpm and I've found some hex shank drill bits that would fit.
Please can anyone advise me whether this is likely to work? The boys would only be drilling bits of plywood or hardboard or offcuts of softwood and they only do diy for 30-40 minutes at a time. I don't have a lot of spare cash so I can't afford to get this wrong - especially as I have to buy 2 of everything - it's a twin thing!
Thank you for your help.
Lin
I'm a newbie to the forum in search of advice please.
I have twin grandsons aged almost 9 who like making things out of wood. They each have a toolkit including sharp saws which they use very safely - under supervision of course - but they have a problem drilling holes to put screws in. The hand drills I bought them weren't a success - even I didn't manage to drill holes with them - so I'm looking at upgrading to some sort of power tool for them - nothing too aggresive and small/lightweight enough for them to manage. There's a 3.6v battery-powered electric screwdriver that looks like a small electric drill on E-bay. It has a speed of 180 rpm and I've found some hex shank drill bits that would fit.
Please can anyone advise me whether this is likely to work? The boys would only be drilling bits of plywood or hardboard or offcuts of softwood and they only do diy for 30-40 minutes at a time. I don't have a lot of spare cash so I can't afford to get this wrong - especially as I have to buy 2 of everything - it's a twin thing!
Thank you for your help.
Lin