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  1. Cheers Brian, Drill day today, no trigger issues. Managed to overload the drill with some strange pine board that i tried to drill with the kreg jig. Pressure + prolonged burst + battery at 1 bar (out of 3), made the drill to lower the rpm (overheating protection on the battery/drill or something?) for some time. Fresh battery on, rpm back to normal and the pine gave way :).
  2. True Will, intermittent problems are very frustrating in general. The "glitch" appears sometimes if i try to unscrew a screw and the drive bit hasn't properly engaged the screw's head. But as i said, i cannot replicate it.
  3. Hmm, you got me worried a bit. It is not that I get a dead trigger. The trigger locks in a very few cases where I tried to unscrew Philips head screws. I cannot seem to replicate the issue no matter how many times I pull the trigger to test. Today I drilled a few pocket holes without the slightest issue. That is why I am puzzled.
  4. Thanks Brian, I finished dismantling the layout... must have unscrewed a few pounds of screws... the battery performance of the 796 was/is GREAT! Many thanks everyone for the precious advice and help. Much appreciated. Though it seems i must have caught some sort of tool-bug... i am looking at other power tools now :).
  5. @D W True about the brushless special :). It is my first brushless tool so ... To be honest with you, i tried pulling the trigger 100 times yesterday w/o load and it never stuck... go figure a problem i cannot replicate. Ah well i guess it adds to the character of the tool. I haven't tried the hammer action yet. W/o load i cannot understand any difference, and so far i am working only on wood projects. Will do so soon...
  6. Jronman, I ll definitely post up in the woodworking subforum updates of the new layout construction. Woodworking-wise it not something to write home about (some of the woodworking projects i ve seen here are amazing), but should be a fun project anyway.
  7. Thanks for the kind comments! Good to know about Neil Young, i know for sure that Rod Stewart is (his layout has been featured in Model Railroader Magazine, great inspiration). I noticed you are in Aerospace? As you can imagine i really like aircraft (and studied some aerodynamics, finite elements etc...)
  8. Thanks Nordraw, The locomotives yes they are working models (non sound), 1/87 scale. The B-25 is just a static 1/48 scale model.
  9. I have been unscrewing what seems like 100s of screws from my old model railroad layout. The drill does work very nicely as a driver. Out of curiosity, it has some sort of electronic trigger right? I am asking because in very few cases the trigger wont get pressed with the first get-go and needs a second try. Sort of like some safety engaging. Is that normal? I cannot replicate this in some specific condition, it just happens on some particular cases where i tried to unscrew some screws. Many thanks Yannis
  10. True Brian, apart from the extra power, i really liked the way the chuck works and the light! I know it sounds like a detail, but (using old tools up to now) it is my first drill with an LED and makes a lot of difference when trying to drive a screw while working under the model railroad benchwork. I ll definitely keep the 6270D alongside the 796 as a driver. For some reason it's chuck has 0 wobble and is super accurate (all of the tools i saw in the shops had some tiny amount of wobble). I ll be getting some fresh (aftermarket) batteries for it though.
  11. Thanks Mike! I really like Santa Fe trains, especially in southern California.
  12. Thanks Brian! True the chuck is great. The charger was quirky at first (showed batteries as charged). I put it in a different outlet/socket and all good. Then back to the original socket and again all good. Go figure... Opened up a few pocket holes with the fully charged battery using the kreg jig, as you can imagine...the plywood seemed like butter in comparison to the makita 12V i was using.
  13. Just got back home with the 796D2. Awesome piece of gear. I drilled a couple of pocket holes with it and it was night-day in comparison with my old trusty Makita. At the same time though it was just as light and just as compact, so perfect for me. I did try at the shop the 778 and the Metabo SB-18-LT Compact (120$ more expensive than the 796 and brushed). The 796 felt more balanced, lighter and imho more well built than the Metabo. The Metabo was Made in China if i remember correctly. The battery pack on the 796 was made in Japan. Many thanks everyone for the suggestions and the help! Yannis
  14. Thanks Eric, glad you liked it!
  15. Jronman, true the 790/791 would be ideal but unfortunately i cannot get it here, it seems that only the hammer-drills are available in my market (796). Having said that, given that i am happy with the balance/size/weight of my 6270D, and the fact that the 796 has almost identical dimensions/weight, i guess i will be happy with it as well. In a few hours i ll get the chance to try them out and most probably i ll be coming back home with an early Xmas present :). I also suppose that with a (hopefully) new home building project in the future, a hammer drill like the 796 will prove handy when dealing with lots of steel reinforced concrete. Dan, many thanks for the detailed feedback! I think i ll get the chance to try both the 796 and the BS 18 Quick & SB 18 LT Compact today. I suppose the BS 18 Quick you mentioned is not made in Germany? What about the 796? China? (i know the 996 is American made). BTW, the BS 18 Quick is like 40$ more than the 796 here. The BS 18 LT BL is significantly more expensive (2x the price of the 796) so unfortunately out of my budget (circa 300$). Thanks again Yannis
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