High Speed Air Drill Recommendations?

[Jelly_Sheffield]

After snapping yet more tiny drillbits it's tonight, I'm looking for recommendations for a high speed air drill.

Requirements are:

- ¼" capacity,
- as compact as is still vaguely affordable, and
- ideally straight rather than pistol grip.

This Kobe unit seems to fit the bill nicely, but I have very little experience with air-tools, so don't know what I'm looking for.

 

[Erie Fred]

Look to the airplane tool suppliers.

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

Look to the airplane tool suppliers.

Any brand recommendations?

I can see some *very* nice drills from ACAT and AES, but my wallet is hurting just looking at them.

 

[graffian]

Desoutter do some really nice drills.

 

[AdventuresInMetal]

Before you go with an expensive air drill, would this be suitable? https://www.hikoki-powertools.co.uk/products/d6sh-65mm-rotary-drill

I think they are about £60

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

Before you go with an expensive air drill, would this be suitable? https://www.hikoki-powertools.co.uk/products/d6sh-65mm-rotary-drill

I think they are about £60

£42 is the cheapest I can find, and almost all of my corded and 110 tools are Hitachi so I trust it would do the job.

It's not as compact as I would like, but ticks the speed requirement neatly.

But there's a guy local to me selling some ex-MOD stock Desoutter straight and angle drills for less than that HiKoki, so I am going to go take a look (buying a very expensive tool for cheap is only a bargain if they still work) in my lunch hour next week.

 

[fizzy]

Desoutter do some really nice drills.

Definitely - and they made Douglas Bader's artificial legs