New cordless drill: which?

[John L]

Sorry to be asking an old chestnut, but the last posts I saved with this titles are dated 2004 (!!??), and the several screwfix links quoted there are "no longer available", unsurprisingly. (Reading between the lines I guess they referred to Bosch or Makita products.)

My cordless drills are giving out (or rather the batteries are). True to the form predicted in this august Group, one was a bargain at Aldi, and one is a B&D which so old I can't remember when I bought it at B&Q. No complaints: they have given great service for the price they cost.

However the game has changed: I have big projects (for me) lined up (e.g the design and erection of a shed). I have mains powered drills (old, low-end Bosch but they work), but this shed is going to be at the other end of the garden and I don't want to be working at the end of 25 meters of crappy extension cable.

So: I'd like something with a fair amount of oomf, (with hammer capability??) and good battery life.

Like I say, sorry for raising an old chestnut, but there again: this is a popular recurring topic in the group!

Oh: price. Well. I suppose I'll say between 50 and 100. My wife would have a fit if I paid more. Or should I say if she knew I'd paid more.

Cheers John

[dom]

Check out the current Screwfix special offers - there's 3 just on the front page!

[Andy Dingley]

Screwfix Bosch Li-ion : three small batteries for =A3170 Full-size (double) batteries are =A370 from eBay

Toolstation AEG Li-ion: two larger batteries, =A3200

[ransley]

The game has changed, look at impact drivers for doing alot of big screws. Bosch and Makita are top line, B&D has always been at the bottom so if you were ok with B&D a Bosch or Makita will be like heaven

[fred]

In article , John L writes

Looks like you need to tune your googledar:

of the latest 6 post are cordless drills, all in January this year.

[pcb1962]

As you'll be needing an impact driver as well to build your shed you could do worse than look at this set:

often have this pair for 100 pounds but don't seem to at the moment. I've been using these, and lots of other in the One+ series, for a couple of years, no complaints.

[The Medway Handyman]

Have a look at the Makita made Site range from Screwfix. Unbelievable deals. Machines only come with 1.3 a/hr Ni/Cd's but thats not a real problem cos you get 3. If you went for a 14.4v driver & a 14.4v combi (with hammer) you would end up with 6 batteries & 2 chargers - £140 for the lot.

've been running a 14.4v Mak with 1.3 a/hr Ni/Cd's for 3 years trade use & only just had to change the batteries.

[dennis]

Neither the picture or the description are for an impact driver so be careful of what you are buying.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Sadly I've even seen Bosch calling an ordinary hammer drill an impact type.

[pcb1962]

You're right, I didn't look too closely at the picture. The set I had in mind, which doesn't seem to be available any more, included this driver, which is an excellent tool:

=A3100 for the pair with 2 batteries and a charger the Screwfix offer was something of a bargain.