cheapo SDS drill dies - suggestions for replacement?

12year old =A335 cheapo "Nutool" SDS drill just expired. poss best 35 I ever spent (on power tools at least)

Suggestions/sources for a replacement please? (not Makita etc another cheapy will do fine)

Usually used for mixing plaster, drilling big holes through walls, bit of chiselling etc

Cheers Jim K

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Jim K
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I got the Lidl one some time ago (one or two years, I think). A bit plastic, nothing special, but works fine. Does everything I have needed. Wish it was not quite so long - from back to tip of SDS chuck. Not ideal for drilling in confined spaces. :-)

Might not be back on sale until after Christmas - certainly not in current online catalogue.

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polygonum

Well you say that, but...

My first SDS was a cheapo £30 Screwfix and it was a revelation to me; the whole SDS concept etc. When it died, though, I decided to take up an offer on a DeWalt for about £80, and it was *another* revelation - it was (is) just so much better. Much lighter weight, so easier to use; much more delicate hammer action so old brick walls can be 'tickled' with SDS action, rather than having them 'explode' as they might under the crude SDS force of the cheapo machine.

I just wouldn't rule out getting a reasonably decent one, that's all :)

David

Reply to
Lobster

Quite. The boat anchor type may be fine for the odd hole, but if doing a load of wall chasing etc, the lighter (but more expensive) ones are worth every penny.

Reply to
Dave Plowman (News)

I actually preferred "my first SDS" boat anchor for bashing rocks in the garden. The weight/mass of the thing seemed to help ensure maximum effectiveness. But I'd never now choose it for anything else.

Reply to
polygonum

+1 to that!..

+1 again!..

Me neither .. the Makita one I bought for just under the 100 mark years ago was and still is the best tool I've ever bought:)....

Reply to
tony sayer

Yup, you can get the HR2450 for not too much:

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will wipe the floor with any budget 4kg monster.

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John Rumm

I have had several of the cheapies from Screwfix. They are no good for continuous use, you need to buy a more expensive one. If you try to use one even for light demolition it will soon pack in. Excellent for holes in masonry, even if the drill bit is blunt.

Reply to
harry

Get the Wikes SDS, grey in colour. Made by Kress of Germany. 5yr guarantee. Very good and good value.

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Doctor Drivel

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is one of the rebadged Kress drills, £99 inc VAT:
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you do not need mail order - collect at the store.

Reply to
Doctor Drivel

Where do Wicks mention a 5 year guarantee?

(Lawson have a three year warranty on all the Makitas)

Reply to
John Rumm

er no one said continuous use.....

yet mine did a few jobs with no issues over 12 years...

Jim K

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Jim K

mmm tempting - but are these upto mixing plaster? I see power ratings of ~700w vs the 1030w of my old cheapo - that's nearly a third down.... will that be an issue?

Jim K

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Jim K

VAT:

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>>> Here is one of the rebadged Kress drills, 99 inc VAT:
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>>> And you do not need mail order - collect at the store.

Well I had a pro plasterer doing some work here last week, and was interested to see he was using a smallish DeWalt SDS machine for mixing (like Screwfix 92018 or similar), same model-ish as I have. I quizzed him about it, as I've never wanted to risk using mine for mixing with, and he said that unless he's got really big mixes on the go, he prefers using the SDS to his big mixer drill; and has been using it as such for about 18 months. So there you have it!

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Lobster

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intellesting thanks...

so seems I've been talked upto =A3100

for that Screwfux have

DeWalt D25013N-GB 2kg SDS+ Hammer Drill 240V Bosch 2kg SDS+ Drill GBH2000 240V Hitachi DH22PG 2kg SDS Plus Drill 240V Bosch GBH 2-18 2kg SDS+ Hammer Drill 240V + GSR 3.6V Screwdriver (=A390) (numerous Erbauer then the Titans et al)

Wickes Makita HR2470 SDS Rotary Hammer Drill (150 at screwfux) Wickes own brand 620W 2kg SDS Hammer Drill

tempted by Wickes Makita offering - any dissent?

Cheers Jim K

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Jim K

"Doctor Drivel" wrote: [snip]

Another drivelling Drivel post. The Kress drills sold by Wickes haven't been grey for about five years. They are orange and grey.

Proof yet again that Drivel gets his info from out of date catalogues.

Reply to
Steve Firth

I normally use my 18V combi drill for mixing plaster.

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John Rumm

VAT:

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>>>>> And you do not need mail order - collect at the store.

My 2450 is a very nice drill (great speed control, multi position chisel lock, enough power to cut a 107mm core (just)). Not used the 2470, but I can't see any reason the 3570 would not be as good - so if I were replacing mine, its probably what I would go for.

(I know someone with the Blue bosch, and they rate that. On the plus side they have nice exchangeable chucks so you can swap to a normal chuck without needing to put it into the SDS chuck with an adaptor. One the downside, its got a fair bit less impact energy per blow than the Makita)

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John Rumm

None here...

Reply to
tony sayer

Avoid Bosch.

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Doctor Drivel

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