Ten or twelve years ago, a friend told me that B&Q were selling these Makita hammer drill kits at a remarkable price.
It has proven to be a remarkably good investment, though I do need to replace a couple of the smaller drills now. I have recently become aware that the batteries are fading a bit, so I had a look around and bought two 'compatible' batteries, which claimed to be 3Ah, rather than the 1.3Ah that Makita claim for theirs, and considerably cheaper than genuine Makita replacements. The batteries arrived and proved to be every bit as good as they claimed, so I got two more.
Four batteries may seem a bit excessive, but I have, over the years, picked up the matching torch -
I have treated this to an LED bulb. If the batteries really are 3Ah and the LED really does use 1W, then I have two full days use in one charge. The torch has a place for a spare bulb, but I have fitted the original tungsten bulb in as well - so two spares in there now, if the LED ever fails. The torch will stand on its base and the head can be set at 0, 45 & 90 degrees.
I also picked up the matching jigsaw in a case, a couple of years ago, with a charger and a failing battery. The saw has just had a good clean up, it was full of fine sawdust. It's a fearsome device, every bit as good as a reasonable mains saw, though a fair bit heavier to use where the weight is unsupported by the work-piece.
The saw is variable from 500 to 2,800 strokes/minute and has a three-stage pendulum, plus removable extraction duct. It also has the facility to use both modern and old-style blades. I was unhappy when I finally went modern with a new mains saw a few years ago and still had a good stock of the old-style blades.
Also in the shot are a couple of Rabone spirit levels that I rescued from a garage clearance recently - cleaned up nicely and are still accurate, after a couple of decades at the back of a cupboard - and a Sandvik junior hacksaw that is still in progress...
So, I now have the drill set, jigsaw, torch, four new batteries and two chargers - all for about the list price of the drill set at the time that I bought it.
I just need to replace those drills and fix the one dodgy catch on the case, where I accidentally kicked it once.