Cordless drill

[Huge]

Anyone recommend a decent light duty cordless drill? My elderly & several times repaired B&D gave up the ghost today ...

[Grunff]

How much do you want to spend?

Do you want/need hammer action?

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

Not much if he's a B&D freak. :-)

-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

[meow2222]

really depends what youre planning to do with it, as I found from rather short changed experience.

NT

[urchaidh]

At the budget end of the drill/driver market, I bought a Wickes own brand (the grey one, ~16v) a few years back and have had no trouble with it, it's been a useful tool and a good buy. It's been used mostly on timber, drilling, sinking and screw driving. Plenty torque for a corless, even with a spade bit. It does have a hammer actiopn but I've never used it.

Can't remember how much it was, it was reduced as end of line clearance as all their cordless tools were moving up to 18 or 24v, so it may be less budget than I thought.

[Andy Hall]

I don't think that you'd be disappointed with one of the Makita 14.4v models.

[Peter Lynch]

I bought myself a 16.8V Spear and Jackson (probably a rebadged generic) from Robert Dyas on offer for ú19.99 - comes with 2 batteries

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Unless you're looking to spend real money, have a look at the sheds 18v offerings.

[Doctor Drivel]

Buy the most expensive Makita known to man. That will do you.

[Pete C]

Probably a OTT for what you want and not a recommendation but might suit someone else; 24v codless hammer drill with 2 speeds, 2 batts and a 5 year guarantee (!) for £29.99

cheers, Pete.

[Matt]

That would be foolish. Sometimes I wish I'd bought a Makita rather than Bosch though.

[Huge]

I wouldn't buy anything you recommend.

Anyway, I bought a Wickes own-brand 18V jobby, reduced from 40-some pounds to £26. It's drilled several hundred holes and driven screws into them through hardwood decking this afternoon without any apparent problem. Other than the scabby screwdriver bit adaptor failing (the hexagonal bit goes round inside the round bit...) But I have several of those, so no big deal.

All I need now is a 160mm dia/16 mm bore circular saw blade for my Bosch saw, since none of the sheds seem to sell them.

[RichardS]

D&M tools

have Freud Pro blades in that size - 12,24 &

40 tooth. Between £14 and £24. Expect Axminster will sell them as well.

[Grunff]

[Huge]

[25 lines snipped]

Fank you kindly, good Sir.

[Doctor Drivel]

Then buy the cheapest drill known to man then.

[s--p--o--n--i--x]

Ah. That explains why my drill smells of fish. I didn't buy the codless version..

sponix

[Mark]

I have a Bosch PSR14.4VE2 and it does the job for me. It's quite powerful enough for a lot of DIY. I would recommend that you get one with two batteries so that you don't have to wait around for it to charge.

M.