Drills

[akmirza]

I would like to thank all those who have replied to my earlier question

I'm afraid my brain does not like inconsistency - and technical term always puzzle me until resolved. However, I have gate post to fix I've no idea of the type of brick the post is affixed. Although an SD drill would seem to be the better option, I think my budget will onl stretch to a "mid-range" hammer drill, unless I can an SDS in a sal (any particular brand? I was told that RYOBI were reasonable).

AK

-- akmirza

[Ian Stirling]

For your job, maybe drilling 50mm*10mm into brick, the cheapest, low-end hammer drill will work just fine.

I went into homebase last week, and obtained, for 17.99 or so, a 'Power Base 550W hammer drill kit', along with a 3 year guarantee. PB550HD is the model number.

It was for use in relatively confined spaces, so weight and size was important to me.

It will not drill as fast as a SDS into very hard brick with a 10mm bit, however, as you only have one hole to do, this is not an issue.

(A quick review, for others. Decent speed control, not much vibration, hammer/not switch not too bad, and no stupid keyless chuck, which in budget models basically doesn't work)

[John Rumm]

Mid range "ordinary" hammer drill with reverse and variable speed (so you can drive and remove screws with it as well):

first mid range SDS that does not weigh a ton: and chearful, will do this job just fine. A low end to mid range tool: rare beast - a low end SDS that is still in the 2kg class: same again but with more power and chisel function:

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Try drilling Stafford Blues with an ordinary hammer drill. You won't get far.

[david lang]

Isn't a Stafford Blue a breed of pig? In that case I'm not surprised an ordinary hammer drill isn't suitable.

Dave