Sds

[youngsparkuk]

Hi, I am a first year apprentice electrician and am looking to buy a cordless sds. has anyone used the ryobi 18v sds and what do they think or what other sds do you recommend?

Thanks

 

[steptoe]

I had a 24v Ryobi a few years back, and it was very very good for the money,

wouldnt be so confident in them now though,

what sort of budget do you have,?

that is the great decider in what you can get TBH.

Milwaukee, if you can stretch to it, would be my recommendation.

 

[sprocketflup]

ITS are doing a Makita 750 watt jobbie for £100+VAT with a free 17 piece bit set, i bought this drill last year and its done me just fine, even tho I am definately not a Makita fanboy

 

[Andy™]

18v isnt really suitable for an SDS, you should be looking at 24v at least, maybe 36v

 

[Sharpend]

18v isnt really suitable for an SDS, you should be looking at 24v at least, maybe 36v

Unless its a milwaukee!!!!

 

[sprocketflup]

ITS are doing a Makita 750 watt jobbie for £100+VAT with a free 17 piece bit set, i bought this drill last year and its done me just fine, even tho I am definately not a Makita fanboy

***Edit*** oops sorry, I didnt clock the wiord 'cordless' in the Op when i first read it. Please ignore my feeble rantings, Ill go back to my corner and mumble

 

[alpha spark]

Depends what your using it for if its just red , brown plugs then 18 v is suffice even the odd larger hole through breeze,

I have 36 v bosch but it was nearly £500 had it 3 years still going strong but again I won't use it for big holes through concrete floors.

All comes down to the use you have for it and the budget u want to spend

 

[youngsparkuk]

Cheers for the replies, its only for 5.5 holes really, don't really want to spend £500 on a drill but I want something that will last.

 

[alpha spark]

Not used any of the Ryobi gear so can't say what it is like but I have used makita 18v one and was ok tbh

 

[steptoe]

I had/have a Bnq 50£ jobbie for when working in the not so friendly neighbourhoods [communal lighting in stairwells], and its ok for 5.5mm holes, battery is rubbish though.

I'd reckon most any decentish make sds will do fine for 5.5 holes, all down to battery duration really.

think ahead and what other tools would you like in the future,

could you start planning your battery bank now?

I had years of messing about with loads of different makes and batteries, it WILL do your head in,!

if you can try and stick to one battery type it can be really good, you will 'usually' have at least one charged battery at all times.

 

[davetheglitz]

One thing I've found is that a really good drill bit will make a 50 cheap drill work 10 times better!  I like the Bosch Multipurpose and the De Walt Extreme bits.

 

[steptoe]

One thing I've found is that a really good drill bit will make a 50 cheap drill work 10 times better!  I like the Bosch Multipurpose and the De Walt Extreme bits.

+1

I did find using my own decent [bosch] drill bits was a lot better than the no-name ones the council provided me with, subbying for a housing trust doing loads of communal light refurbs to LEDs.

 

[streetlighter]

On the subject of LED lighting i installed a 2d 5watt LED replacement on Saturday and i was really impressed with the light output. On cordless SDS drills i have the Bosch 36v SDS it cost £300 and was worth every penny it doesnt have the roto-stop but for using the box sinker i get my 110v corded SDS out, Bosch also make a compact 18v SDS drill that can be had for around £250 ish that looks ideal for driling fixing holes.

Ive had Ryobi tools from the one+ 18v range before and i got rid of them because they where crap to be honest i had the angle grinder and it would cut out as soon as the blade touched the metal i wanted to cut.

 

[youngsparkuk]

Anybody used the Bosch Bosch GBH18V-LI 2.6kg SDS Plus Hammer Drill? If so what do you think?

Thanks

 

[Evans Electric]

Not the biggest fan of battery drills TBH   .Great in the middle of nowhere with no power.     I find the small ones useful but would rather plug in the 110V or 240V  to do a days work , especially bigger holes through walls  ...battery starts flagging  part way through .

Not many jobs these days have no power.