marcrist ddm 2

[carrpaul]

hi there just been on phone to marcrist for price of ddm2 and was told machine is no longer avalible any one shead any light on the situation , only ddm1 or ddm3

 

[tamz]

It seems they have stopped making it which is a shame but there are still some available.

 

[rob2048]

Did they say why

 

[Roger Welton]

I'm assuming they will still service existing units.

 

[mikegas]

Loads still on eBay

 

[Dannypipe]

Where can you still buy em new?

Is the 3 better?

 

[tamz]

Here Danny
Marcrist Core Drilling Machines from www.protiletrim.co.uk

The 3 is essentially the same machine but faster.

Don't fancy the 1 much.

 

[Dannypipe]

Cheers mate.

 

[mcniven]

Best purchase I've made to date!

 

[Dannypipe]

Everyone has good things to say about it.

I had my Makita core drill stolen a few years ago, and have got by with an SDS since.

I might buy one, but I did a 4" core yesterday with the SDS and it only took 10 minutes. The real painful thing about losing the Makita is I'd only used it a few times and had used an SDS prior to losing it. The Macrist is cheap my Makita was £500 and that was years back.

 

[carrpaul]

No the lady just said 1 or 3 , if Brough from e bay would you still get manufactures warranty without any problems . My matabo bde 1100 is giving my hands hard time when coring a hole , have to stop a couple of times on one hole & give a good shake about !

 

[tamz]

Of course you would. Most of those selling them on ebay are companies not private sales.
The link above are among the cheapest.

 

[carrpaul]

Thanks is it worth buying kit that comes with core cutters or can they be sourced elsewhere cheeper ?

 

[carrpaul]

Hi there witch model you go for , what makes it better than your last core drill

 

[tamz]

Buy it with the 850 cores. For an extra 70 quid you will have 3 of among the best core bits on the market. The 5" core on its own costs over £100.
Buy hollow extension bars from PTS for about £12

I've got a DDM3 and my last one was a DDM2. I bought the 3 when the 2 was in for a service as i couldn't be without one.

Drilled 1000's of holes up to 4ft thick and had it so hot i had to wear gloves to hold it. Never gave up yet.