All-round SDS+ drill recommendations

drill:

Have a search back in the groups, there are plenty of suggestions.

I just bought a Makita HR2450X

That looks an excellent deal. The interchangeable sds and keyless chucks is an extra well worth having.

I've use this for years:

You may be able to find the Bosch gbh2-24dfr discounted as I believe it's a discontinued model.

The only one I'd be looking at is this Dewalt SDS corded drill and 12v cordless drill at £100 from Screwfix:

I cant see a downside to that deal - the 12v drill on its own is £80ish. Alan.

Sounds like a pretty straightforward choice then... one of the more powerful 2kg machines...

any reports either so it is a bit of an unknown quantity. I do have one Sparky machine (wall chaser) which is certainly ok, although I would not put it in the Makita/Blue Bosch/Hitachi quality bracket.

I use the Makita 2450 and rate it very highly. The Hitachi in the same class is also very good.

The only obvious one is it probably does not have the power for doing the larger core sizes. Otherwise, it is a very good deal.

(Not sure about the 3 speed bit in the ad either)

I got that one around 18 months ago when they were selling it for ~£75. Delighted with it! It's not three speed though, it's variable speed.

That one is pretty much an unknown brand so one would have to ask the questions about spares and service.

Bosch, Makita and DeWalt all have products around this price point which are known to be good.

Great deal. And I would go for that.

thanks to all who replied - especially to gna for the Makita 2450 link and to John for confirming it's "OK" with 107mm cores (from time to time)

this is exactly what I'm after - occasional bathroom/kitchen vent or boiler flue, but mostly sds drilling and chiselling

agreed, excellent deal but ... I already own cordless drill/driver which I am happy with and I am slightly worried that 650W DeWalt may not be up to 107mm core

cheers

In article , olo scribeth thus

Makita 2450

Excellent bit of kit, best drill I've bought:))

Look at the Wickes professional range. I have had the smaller of the two, a 650W, 2Kg drill for about 5 years and find it very good. I have only drilled one 110 mm core and it coped, with care. The drill is made by Kress and sreviced by Draper. When the mains lead failed (out of warranty) I took it to their depot in Chandlers Ford (Hants) and they courriered it back to me. I have yet to be charged!

Price is arround £100

Malcolm

not a 100-quid one. For that money you could go for a decent recognised brand name like Makita/Bosch/DeWalt or whatever - why wouldn't you?

David

Duh, always read any other replies before posting or it can make you look a bit of a prat...

I have 2 Makita drill drivers, an impact drive, a router, a jigsaw & a circular saw. All do exactly what it says on the tin. Can faullt any of them, they all punch well above their weight.

My SDS however is a Wickes/Kress. When I bought it the Makita was a fair bit more expensive. I can't fault the Wickes mahine either, excellent machine in all respects, but if they were of similar price I'd buy the Mak.

As you may spot, I'm a big Makita fan.

I knew you'd get there eventually.

Now after the Nigerian lady pays...... you will be able to invest in Festool and increase your prices substantially.

A bit above your budget, but I can recommend this

The Nigerian lady has already paid - I don't do credit. Festool? I'd have to win the lottery :-)

In two minds about prices - like all small business's I worry that if I increase prices I'll lose work. Having said that I'm fully booked til the end of Oct with jobs coming in every day.

Very good. It sounded like an entertaining set of jobs.

I can safely say that I stand zero chance of that, never ever having bought a ticket. I pay quite enough in taxes without supporting a voluntary version that puts some of its money into projects that either normal tax should be funding or which aren't worth doing and gives the rest to people who really don't know how to use it properly.

There is also the thing about having a published price list. I suppose that for the short jobs aspect, people find it helpful to know roughly what they are going to be in for before making contact. Perhaps you could increase prices for the quoted work, although I suppose that that can't be more than the timed rate....

I've bought one ticket, once - the first day of the lottery. Didn't win, so that was enough for me ;-)

Though my beef with it is more based on the fact that it targets the members of society who can least afford it, and who genuinely think they have a chance of winning.

Like the little old lady in front of me in the queue at the corner shop, with a shopping basket containing one tin of cat food, a small loaf of bread and a potato or whatever, paying for it by counting out the last change in her purse, but still adding in a quid for a bloody lotto ticket.

David