Cordless Drills
 

Guys,

Any recommendations?
My old drill (Hitachi) has packet in, motor has burned itself out judging by the smell

I need variable torque, keyless chuck, multiple speed and hammer - probably all standard things nowadays.
My old drill was about 10 years old so it stood up well.

I'd also like a protective case for it and possibly an additional battery.

Cheers,
Shaun

B+Q were doing a Dewalt 18v cordless hammer with two batteries for £99 recently ?

I have one and quite impressed.

Also a 14.4 Hitachi with two batteries and work lamp on clearance at £69.99 (don't know if it had hammer function though ?)

Some of their own 'Macallister' brand seem good value, look like Ryobi ones with a different badge.

I have one of these as well, 18v Lithium ion batteries, so don't loose their charge and no charge memory like with ni-cads.

I have a Bosch one which is pretty good, mine cost £40 ish but has no hammer function, I still havve a corded drill for that, I'm sure they will do a hammer one for more cash though.

Having said all that I would get the Dewalt if youcan get it for £99 as above

I just got the 18v dewalt for £99 from screwfix and had a 10% off voucher too,very good for the money i must say :)

i just bought one of these it's a really good drill and does every thing you stated you wanted best bit it's half price:thumb:
Buy Worx WX24HD Cordless Hammer Drill 24V. at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for .

Load of rubbish that.

The battery will be crap and it wont have anything like the ability of a makita/dewalt

Buy Makita, might be twice the price but it will last forever.

Chop

what do you want for 45 quid ? hardly twice the price mate just a quick google
Shopping results for makita cordless drill 24v

Makita BDF460SAJ 24v Cordless Marathon Drill Driver + 1 Battery ...
£413.95 new - Tooled-Up.com
MAKITA BHP460SAJ 24V CORDLESS COMBI DRILL
£339.99 new - Tool Chest Direct
Makita 24v Cordless Drill Driver 2 X Ni Mh Batteries
£419.75 new - Workshopping.co.uk

second this, i remember reading (on here i think) that the only brand of power tools that never get brought back to B&Q are Makita. Every trade person that works on any of the sites i'm on use Makita.

But for what you want it for a cheaper brand might well be all you need.

Aaron:thumb:

Dewalt DC100KA-GB 18V Cordless Combi Drill - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys

Only 18V but would still p1ss all over that argos tat. To be honest I would have a 12V makita or bosch over that, probably would be more powerful to.

What would I expect for 45? Its a false economy as it WILL break and you will have to be replaced.

Chop

Should have added, I have got a 14v makita that I got from bandq on offer for £90 with two batteries. It is bombproof.

Chop

my tools are makita ,very tough and durable .
the ones with the orange batteries tend not to last long off charge imo

:thumb:

It obviously depends what you need it for, but if it was for professional use i doubt you would need to post on here as you would know whats what? As said, Makita is my first choice, followed by Metabo and then Dewalt.

If you're buying for professional use then I'd recommend this.

GSB18VE2-LI Bosch Cordless Combi 18v Bosch GSB18VE2-LI Professional 18V Turbo Tough Combi GSB18VE2LI - From Lawson HIS - UK

When I bought mine it had THREE batteries for the same price, amazing value, unfortunately the offer's not still on. :( Please note the FREE three-year warranty for professional use. :thumb:

DON'T buy the Makita Li-Ion LXT BHP451 three-speed. The gearboxes are f*cking sh*te. Mine packed in twice, the second time out of warranty.

Funnily enough I just ordered new combi drill:


Being a sporadic user (i.e not that often, but when I do, I give it hell ). I've ended up finding teh cheap sub £100 stuff to be pants.

I found the more expensive ones with Ni-cads (i.e mostly Dewalts, DIY stuff and cheap junk) didn't have the capacity when used hard (cells were below 1.6Ah), I sent three back after several uses after realising they were not up to the job (One Bosch, one Nu-tool and one Dewalt), and resorting back to my trusty old corded drill.

The ones that do have decent capacity had Ni-MH cells, Bit more money, but a better drill. :thumb: Problem there was the self-discharge rate; Great capacity, but would go flat if left to stand unused - I just sold one (quite a nice Makita; can't knock it, just every time I went to use it all the battery packs had gone half flat :mad: ).

So, now I'm awaiting the delivery of a Hitachi DV14DL - £208 .It has 2 Li-ion battery packs, which are 3.0Ah and don't self discharge. Time will tell.

It was a close call between the Hitachi DV14DL and Makita BHP441RFE.

I went for the Hitachi purely because it was cheaper (£208), maybe a 14v drill might not be up to it for your needs, but I'm just here out of boredom :p

Another thumbs up for Makita.
Seem to remember a thread about a deal with several batteries several years ago on SN so bought it.
Its been faultless and batteries have kept charge when not being used.

Nick

Cheers folks - plenty of suggestions there.

Its not for professional use - DIY.
Bit like above, doesn't get used that often, but when it does its certainly does.

They don't seem to have it on the Screwfix website at the moment but recently bought a Makita 18v Li-ion, combi drill from them for £150. Well pleased with it so far, made short work of screwing down a room full of squeaky floor boards and has been pressed into action for quite a few other jobs.

Li-ion batteries are definitely the way to go - charges in 22 mins, lasts ages, doesn't discharge while stored, and lightweight.

Just got my Hitachi. Seems ok at first glance, charger is rather large and pretty noisy though.

One thing I noted is it has replacable brushes (two plastic screw caps at the rear of the drill), so maybe thats the problem (maybe they've fouled/broken up or worn out to the extent the springs don't put enough force on the communtator - less than 5mm). Maybe worth a look before forking out.

:)

I have a Makita 18V with 2 Batteries, can't remember the model, but it was £100 from Screwfix, down from £200.
Great bit of kit.

This could be it here

Thanks,

It doesn't owe me anything at this stage.
Plus the place I got it from was a customer at the time and it cost me very little to be honest.

Due a replacement.


How come the majority of drills come with NiCd batteries?
The ones that come with Li-Ion on the face of it seem very expensive

I have a Black and Decker thing - OK for simple jobs around the house, but borrowed my mate's Dewalt for a big job I had to do recently. For £99 I'd say go for it.

Ryobi :D

i brought a makita from b&q and touch wood its been faultless, it was about £99 came with 2 batteries and assorted drill bits well worth the money

Balls, I spoke too soon.

Used it last night and the chuck is faulty (the spindle has been machined off-centre, so its like using a bent dill bit :mad: ), so its going to have to be sent back. :( Will probably swap it for one of the same (and pray its not a faulty batch).

Jacobs twist-lock chuck btw, why is it Jacobs are the only chuck manufacturer for most drills?

I'm just going to have a wander in B&Q on Thursday after work and see what they've got.

I'd rather see the drill for myself rather than look at a picture - I know that probably sounds a bit odd.

Also, I talked to that ex customer that I got the old Hitachi drill from.
He says that they still do Hitachi OK, but are selling Einhell more.
He says these give fewer problems also?

I bought this last night in B&Q
MacAllister Li-Ion Hammer Drill MHD144-2Li 14.4V, 0000005208692

The 3 year warranty swung it really (after making a choice between this and a Hitachi drill)

screw fix usually have good deals on drills if there is one local to you.