cordless V power

[paul b b]

hello all,

in the process of getting an angle drill, cant decide wether to go for a 18v cordless or 240v. it got me thinking what do the rest of you use for your day to day tools?

 

[bulmer]

Dont have one myself but have been considering one. Personally i'd say corded.

 

[paul b b]

thats what i was thinking, more power, and also thinking that by the time i have drilled 10 joists the 18v would be dead

 

[NozSpark]

With decent bits and a couple of batteries, you should be able to drill holes all day...

You may have to recharge once or twice, but you would be on the other battery then... or you could find something else to do for the hour

TBH I get by with 1 x 2.4Ah 18v battery with my Dewalt, should get a 2nd really though

 

[Lurch]

Depends entirely on what you're drilling, both have pros and cons. If I was to use it on a 1st fix no way would it last drilling 25mm holes with augers. The thing would be in the bin after 6 Months, batteries and all. If I had it as a backup drill for the odd tight spot then battery would be fine. YMMV.

 

[NozSpark]

Had mine 5 years and it's still going strong....

I have replaced the batteries though!

The combi drill that uses the same batteries has had new brushes (x2) and a new trigger/speed controller (because I was drilling 25mm holes in masonary)

 

[batty]

Quite often on first fixes wood will be damp. I have a Makita angle drill which is 110 volt as I do site work had it donkeys years good drill link below.

http://www.charliesdirect.co.uk/products/makita-da4000lr-13mm-angle-drill-110v.

For the odd hole a battery drill is fine but for a whole house a mains drill is better and designed for the job.

 

[aidanb19]

Surely a mains version of anything is going to be stronger, cheaper and lighter than the equivalent battery version?

If you will always have power to your transformer available, get mains. Bearing in mind you'll need power to charge batteries!

The only tool I have battery and mains versions of are hammer drills,

 

[PC Electrics]

I have this Ryobi angle drill (but in the old colours of blue):

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=NDYZW0UTQZU30CSTHZOSFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=ryobi+angle+drill

I use it with the One+ Li-ion battery (I have 2) and these Irwin wood bits (which are FABULOUS):

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/77075/Drill-Bits/Wood-Drill-Bits/Flat-Wood-Drill-Bits/Irwin-6X-Blue-Groove-6Pc

I find that only on the larger diameters or if the wood is hard (or if I hit a knot) does it struggle.

I bought into the Ryobi kit when I first went self employed and had lots of tools to buy, and they have served me well. However I would now recommend the Makita:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/93073/Power-Tools/Angled-Drills/Makita-BDA351RFE-18V-LXT-Angle-Drill

I intend to move to the Makita kit as my Ryobi gear needs replacing. The Makita angle drill has more than twice the torque of the Ryobi, is much better built and the batteries have 25% more capacity and charge in less than half the time.

I figure that if the Ryobi has been okay for me for 3 years without any real problems (a few times I've had to start a hole small and enlarge it), then the Makita should meet all my needs. I did a big rewire last year where I had to drill loads of large joists, but never came unstuck with two batteries.

I recently had the opportunity to test out a Makita 8444 combi - the one with 50Nm output - and thought it was superb (if a little heavy thanks to its all metal construction). When I move over I will be buying the 451 with its 80Nm output.

 

[Evans Electric]

I'd go for powered every time TBH . Battery drills are great these days but I consider them a convenience tool. As in a job last week at a shop in the middle of Birmingham, right pain in the buttress, parking cost

 

[paul b b]

those irwin bits look good, must get some!

i have 12v,14.4v and 18v dewalt cordless at the mo so was looking at getting a 18v naked drill from ebay (70 bucks) but thought that i might get a better 240v for that, but seems these angle drills are exspensive.

thanks for the advice, will keep looking to see what comes up for the right price

 

[batty]

those irwin bits look good, must get some!i have 12v,14.4v and 18v dewalt cordless at the mo so was looking at getting a 18v naked drill from ebay (70 bucks) but thought that i might get a better 240v for that, but seems these angle drills are exspensive.

thanks for the advice, will keep looking to see what comes up for the right price

I have had loads they do work well but seem to wear out very quickly.

 

[paul b b]

I have had loads they do work well but seem to wear out very quickly.

i presume your talking about the irwin bits, i have been using flat bit and they are fine, unless you hit a nail :/

 

[wozz]

what mains drills do you have? you may be able to get a decent angle chuck to fit one of them.

if you are only doing a few holes at a time you may aswel get a dewalt angle 18v. if you are doing loads get mains.

decent bits are very important, my weapon of choice is bosch flat bits seems to be the best balance for me and dont put too much strain on your drill. i even go to the extent of using hilti sds bits!

 

[batty]

i presume your talking about the irwin bits, i have been using flat bit and they are fine, unless you hit a nail :/

Yes any nail will ruin them I was talking about the ones below cost about

 

[PC Electrics]

what mains drills do you have? you may be able to get a decent angle chuck to fit one of them. if you are only doing a few holes at a time you may aswel get a dewalt angle 18v. if you are doing loads get mains.

decent bits are very important, my weapon of choice is bosch flat bits seems to be the best balance for me and dont put too much strain on your drill. i even go to the extent of using hilti sds bits!

I'd agree that the best, sharpest bits are a must. I too have a set of the Bosch flat bits. They are very good for flat bits, but the Irwins are better.