Cordless drills

[88daveb]

Time for myself to invest in a drill, as i have work until Xmas time and it should pay for itself eventually. Im looking at Dewalt, as they seem the best brand for my price range of

 

[Robojin]

I bought one of these about 3 months ago, yet to really punish it with some some heavy hammer action though.

Thought it was struggling on some basic masonry drilling at one point only to realise that I'd blunted my drill bit on the job before, changed the drill bit and back to normal

Overall not bad value at this price

If you are looking for something on the smaller size B&Q seem to have a good deal on this AEG

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=11027502&fh_view_size=10&fh_location=//catalog01/en_GB&fh_search=aeg&fh_eds=%C3%9F&fh_refview=search&ts=1284295806215&isSearch=true

 

[spinlondon]

It depends what you intend doing with the drill.

The smaller percussion type hammer drills really struggle in some masonary and concrete.

Whereas the larger 24V and up pneumatic type can be as good as corded drills.

Then there, the choice of battery size, and charger speed.

I use an old 24V Bosch drill with two 3.0AH batteries and a 15 minute charger. The batteries have the added bonus of an LED display to show the state of charge.

Some of the larger drills have rotation stop, which is good for chasing.

You might also consider what other tools you may have, or want to obtain in the future. It may be usefull to choose tools that can all use the same charger

 

[Apache]

There's only one battery with it. Have a look at the Hitachi, two lithium ion batteries and two drills for the same money

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/25400/Power-Tools/Kits/Hitachi-DV18DCL2-DS18DCL-18V-Li-Ion-Combi-Drill-Driver-Twin-Pack?ts=97180

 

[batty]

As the vet says you need two batteries otherwise you will be wasting a lot of time waiting for them to charge up although the hitachi one only has 1.3ah batteries so they probably will need a fair bit of charging. My cordless is a hilti and 14.4v volt with 3ah batteries probably about 2 1/2 year old now and batteries are getting a little tired but hopefully will keep me going for a least another year before I replace it.

 

[Andy™]

what do you plan on drilling? if its brick/concrete then really you need an SDS you also want something with 2 batteries or more. no good having to wait for one to charge when you need it

 

[VoltzElectrical]

i am a big fan of the bosch 36v vf-li, although they have now released an 18volt version reviewed in this months professional electrician (available free from wholesalers). If you are drilling regularly in masonry then sds is really the only way to go, and this is where the vf-li comes in to its own, with two chucks so you can put in your hole saws etc.. other than that i can recommend the makita 18v sds. their batteries are so versatile. i have the sds and the drill driver and the 3.0 amp hour batteries last forever and take only 20 mins to charge. can't agree more with spinlondon, rotary stop is lush when you want an instant kango. can't recall the amount of times the guys on site have looked on in jealousy as i slip my chisel bit in and clean up those rough back box chases the builders have done. also wicked for hammering in conduit crampets. I can talk all day about the merits of my tried and tested chosen tools lol!

 

[VoltzElectrical]

http://www.angliatoolcentre.co.uk/makita-bhr202rfe-18v-sds-hammer-drill-2x3ah-li-ion-batteries-pid8444.html

try this matey. best

 

[88daveb]

I'll be drilling into a lot of brick and plasterboard and chasing walls, etc. An SDS drill is what im looking at and cordless as i'll be up ladders a lot and makes my job easier

 

[Andy™]

I'll be drilling into a lot of brick and plasterboard and chasing walls, etc. An SDS drill is what im looking at and cordless as i'll be up ladders a lot and makes my job easier

i have a Bosch GBH36VLiCP

SF used to sell them, but not anymore byt he looks of it. way over

 

[Theorysparky]

Little tip: keep a loop of rope around drills. keep it round your shoulder to give you free hands, and no risk of dropping it

Like that tip

 

[Theorysparky]

how about this one Makita 3.0ah lithium-ion

 

[batty]

how about this one Makita 3.0ah lithium-ion

 

[Theorysparky]

22 min charge time

i would take that any day

 

[binky]

Bought the Erbaur Li-ion for the apprentice, it was a good deal at the time and had 2 batteries - seems almost as good as my Makita, albeit the Makita has been well used for a few years. Only downside is that it is a bit bulkier.

 

[88daveb]

i like the look of ...

www.angliatoolcentre.co.uk/ma...s-pid8444.html

good battery charge up time

btw, any tips on how to chase walls as i've never done it before.

 

[wozz]

the dewalt is good at that money tried and tested technology a very hard wearing drill mines five years old and still going. Id have that over all the other combis mentioned.

 

[Andy™]

dead link dave

for chasing, just stick the chasing bit in and away you go. just a case of trying it and finding out easiest way

 

[ISSWWW]

How about this from a forum sponsor?

not sure if anyone knows we sell Makita.

Comments would be welcome.

http://isswww.co.uk/Makita-Drills/Makita/Makita-8391DWPE3-18v-2-Speed-Combi-cw-3-x-13ah-NiCad-Batteries/

 

[88daveb]

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/makita-bhr202rfe-18v-lxt-sds-rotary-hammer-2-batteries-p6018

thats the dead link.. what nobed recommended.