Black & Decker HP188F4BK High Performance Hammer Drill with 2 Batteries Reviews
Black & Decker HP188F4BK High Performance Hammer Drill with 2 Batteries
Black & Decker HP188F4BK Cordless Combi Hammer Drill 18 Volt 1.7ah NiCD B/DHP188F4BK
The Black and Decker HP188F4BK Cordless high performance hammer drill is a powerful 18 volt combination screwdriver and hammer drilling machine. It has a faster motor for more efficient drilling and hammer action and a 2nd mechanical speed for drilling into masonry. The metal components used inside the drill offer more durability and higher torque for tougher applications. The extra-powerful motor and heav
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Power Crazy,
Have had several cordless drills but this is by far the best,plenty of power when needed(masonary)
comfortable to use,extra battery more than useful,and the drill is controlable even at low speed
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|Good, powerful drill…,
Needed a good / powerful drill – it comes with 2 higher capacity batteries (some of the other B&D 18v packs are 1.5ah or less – these are 1.7ah), a quick charger and plastic storage case.
The charger probably takes ~2 hours to charge the batteries but seems to be a ‘smart’ charger so even if the battery pack was half used you can put it back on the charger to recharge. It has a light that goes from red (charging) to green (charged) whereas some of the other B&D products that take these batteries have a slow (8 hour) charger that has no ‘charged’ indicator.
Price on Amazon was better than B&Q even though they were claiming it was on offer with about £30-40 off – ended up buying one for my dad as well!
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|Nice package for the price,
Came in a practical carry box with two batteries and a charger. Used it one whole day drilling and screwing over a 100 screws on a single battery. Seems quite durable and reasonably well built. Great value!
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|Certainly does what is expected. Nearly all good.,
Certainly a good little machine in most ways. The best feature (to me) is the storage facility i.e. the charger cradle has slots on the back face to wall mount for storage of the driver. This reduces the clutter on the table top, trailing wires and is neat with zero footprint.
This annoying feature has been well highlighted in many reviews of these pistol grip type screwdrivers whatever the make. I think they are actually made all in one place!
The other useful feature is the clutch (torque control) mechanism which would prevent damage to the heads and slots for jobs involving machine screws. I usually keep it at the maximum torque and change it to a low setting only for non-woodwork situations.
The only annoying thing is the forward /reverse lever which is so close to the grip that one will invariably knock it off to the undesired position. So people with large palms think twice before buying it. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Overall it is a great little tool, the light shining on the job is impressive though I would certainly not have missed it. The magnetic screw holder works well and the set of bits included is very useful. I would say 9 out of 10. Enjoy!!
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|B&D Lithium-ion cordless screwdriver,
Small and neat, the unit sits in a charger which incorporates a detachable plastic holder with a good selection of screwdriver bits and a drill. The lithium-ion battery holds its charge well over a long period of time, hence the driver is normally immediately ready for use when you want it, even after many days of non-use, and this is a big plus. There is a convenient centre position of the forward/reverse switch that locks the drive and so is useful for giving the final turns by hand to really tighten a screw. The driver is not very powerful and so it is useful only for light-to-medium screwdriving jobs, but it is excellent for those.
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|Great tool, I use it all the time,
I love this screwdriver – I got mine four months ago, and have used it many, many times since. I built a wooden bed (with many wood screws) recently and this screwdriver made the job much more pleasant. I’ve also used it for all sort of household fixes and bicycle maintenance.
The motor is powerful. It’s certainly strong enough to crush wood if you were to over-tighten screws. But fortunately, it also had a selectable torque limit so you can have it only lightly tighten the screws before stopping/slipping. This is a really vital feature. I usually chose a low setting at first, and then gradually move to higher settings once I’ve seen how tightly the screw has gone in. On the ‘max’ setting, it can probably tighten things more that I could by hand. Since the motor is doing the work, you can focus on just pushing *in* rather than in-and-turning.
People have commented that the forward/backwards switch is easy to hit by accident. I have big hands and haven’t found it a big deal. I tend to put pressure on the back of the main barrel rather than squeezing the handle so maybe that’s why.
The battery keeps going for ages; quite unlike the old ‘rechargable screwdriver’ my dad had years ago which always ran flat at the worst moment. Battery technology is much improved these days.
I’d recommend getting a cheap multiset of screwdriver/torq/allen bits to complement this product; it’s great always having the “right” size bit rather than compromising.
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