Choosing a cordless drill

[Mark]

What brands would be OK at that price (40 quid)?

Cheers, Mark

[IMM]

The rest are rip-off

[Mark]

This is one of the cheapest ones I can find:

draper OK nowadays?

Also I'm a bit confused. Some descriptions describe a drill as a hammer drill with SDS+ chuck. Are these true SDS+ drills?

Cheers, Mark

[John Rumm]

There will be many limitations to the tools at this price point (google back on this forum, they have been done to death in the past), but if your requirement in "holes in hard stuff PDQ" then you won't be bothered by many of them other than perhaps the lack of electronic speed control which limits the finesse of whole drilling a little.

The NuTool Pro (orange and silver) may do what you want - its not _too_ heavy, and has a safty clutch. You may also find some of the sheds own brand tools or the Argos offerings OK. If you spend a little more there is a consumer (i.e. green) Bosch that Argos do that seems to get reasonable reports.

[John Rumm]

So by implication you are agreeing that the HR2450 is a good value then?

You may also recall a thread a while back where I demonstrated that this oft repeated "Rip off" claim of yours does not hold up to examination when comparing like with like.

[IMM]

A SDS was £90 new and £70 reconn. Some saving eh?

[Kaiser]

If you are using it purely for DIY and you want something that should last you, look at the factory recon Bosch PBH 2200 RE, £59.00 at the following site.

[Kaiser]

Are you blind or just stupid?

[Owain]

"Andy Hall" wrote | >| >> No, it's so elephants don't get caught doing unlicensed electrical | >| >> work. | >| >Elephants only do Trunk...ing. | >| Tusk, tusk. | >| For that one, I think we should send you pach(yderm)ing..... | >Well, even HRH pointed out wiring saying it looked like it had been | > done by an Indian ... | So do you think that Phil the Greek is behind part P all the time?

Perhaps the African elephants want to strengthen their trade protection, or maybe his missus keeps giving him grief for not doing enough around the house.

Owain

[Lobster]

Interesting: never come across them before. Have you bought from them - is their kit OK? How about batteries: what are they like: do they come with new cells?

David

[IMM]

Please, you must buy from this shop.

[Lobster]

Plenty of folk here will tell you that you can't use "SDS drill", "OK" and "40 quid" in the same sentence; all very well but if you're on a budget, need an occasional heavy-duty drill and won't be giving it too much welly, then IMHO you're much better off with an el cheapo SDS drill than not having bought one at all, because you can't afford and/or justify one.

I went for the cheapo Screwfix SDS machine (ref 94802) at 30 quid about a year or so ago instead of hiring something at the time (the cost would have been about the same), and I really can't grumble about it. It has rotary stop, has drilled plenty of big holes through brickwork and never grumbled at being used as a demolition hammer on quite a few occasions. Were it to give up the ghost tomorrow I'd almost certainly replace it with a better one next time (having been thoroughly converted into the joys of SDS!) but I can't say I regret having bought the Screwfix one, and you sound about where I was a year ago!

It's only real drawback is the weight - 5.2kg is a lot of drill to hold up for a long time. Better, more expensive models are (maybe paradoxically!?) a lot lighter.

David

[Kaiser]

Don't you mean Wickes where you can get a cheapo noname Grey SDS drill for around £100?

[Lurch]

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:57:02 +0000, Mark strung together this:

I've seen worse. All (most) of my power tools are Makita and I wouldn't recommend anything else.

Yes, these will be a SDS drill with an adaptor that fits in the chuck of the SDS with a 3 jaw chuick on the end to allow you to use standard drill bits. These adaptors aren't for use when the SDS is in hammer mode.

[IMM]

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No. This rip-off seconds hand stuff place. This shop and him deserve each other.

[Kaiser]

Yes I have used them before. Have bought factory recon stuff and it's like brand new with warranty. I only ever bought one battery from them, that was for Bosch GSB18 about 2 years ago and it still holds a full charge.

[Rod Hewitt]

Lobster wrote in news:439Jd.252$ [e-mail]:

What Lobster said. Only gripe is that it doesn't lock the bit when using rotary stop - so it just wanders round randomly. However, I am now aware of that so would ensure that a replacement did have that feature.

Moved a wardrobe the other day and saw the evidence that when I first used the drill it had actually gone right through the wall. I became a bit more careful after that...

[The Natural Philosopher]

Really?

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[StealthUK]

Looks like it's the same as the Challenge at Argos:

is =A320 cheaper.

[Kaiser]

I see you cut my last sentence before replying. Too embarrassing for you, or are you genuinely as thick as you appear?