Dead SDS+ drilling machine - replacement chioce?

For a cheap but heavy machine the £45 Fraud from Screwfix is very meaty (1100W - and a very necessary safety clutch) but particularly heavy (you deffo wouldn't want it for chiselling tiles off a wall for example, unless you were built like the governor of California :-). For a lighter weight machine I'd consider the green Bosch (under £100 from Agros etc last time I looked). I wasn't impressed with Sfx's Erbauer (and broke it within less than a year).

Sounds good - I didn't do any tile stripping (wandering chisel bits) but used a wondrous tool from Tiles R Us (or some such) which is a steel plate a bit over tile sized with a sharp edge and chunk of steel on the opposite edge attached to a handle. Basically a heavy scraper which takes the tiles off as if they weren't attached.

Back to the drill - I'll take a peek at SFX. Aren't NGs brilliant!

Ta

Richard

Hi John

Just looked at SFX without success. I can only find super expensive machines (apart from the Erbauer) and a Ferm version of mine at £29.99)

Has it been discontinued?

Richard

I've a similar Argos cheapo which is still going strong.... Although I've been tempted by this

Still reckon the daddy of the medium price ones is the DeWalt 566. It's about the perfect weight/size/power compromise for general DIY use. Not too heavy for chasing walls, etc, and it has a variable position rotation stop. Mine is an early one and had a deal of use, but given no trouble. There are some suggestions that quality control may not be so good these days, though. 135 squids from Screwfix.

It's garbage, when for about the same, and less, price a Makita from Screwfix and Hitachi from BES are available.

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Don't take any notice, I use Bosch & Dewalt SDS drills nearly every day at work, and out of the 2 the Bosch is much more durable. In fact I have had one 110v Bosch SDS since 1993 thats 12 years and it still works fine. The Dewalt is 18v SDS and had a new motor, new switch and is 2 years old. My colleage has a 110v Makita that is around 8 years old and still working fine. I am so happy with Bosch that I have just bought a new Swss made Bosch GSB 18VE-2 this week.

So don't listen to Doctor Evil he has never used a decent power tool in his life.

I have Bosch tools, Swiss made. They are overpriced crap, my experiences of them in the past is the same. Give em a miss.

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Which one of these do you own?

If you go in to any factory maintenance department you will find they use Bosch or Metabo drills, very rarely anything else, so it speaks for its self.

He don't own any of them. The only tools he owns is what he finds out the back of Wickes in the skip.

A Kress, which are also available quite reasonably from Wickes at around £105-110 and approx 600W and a 3 year guarantee too. A class act. Kress are repairable if that appeals, not throw away like in the DIY sheds. DeWalt? You are having a laugh.

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experiences

No it doesn't. They just buy them on past reputation. That is how Bosch, DeWalt etc have survived so long. The BMW syndrome.

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I wish I could.

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Coming from him I'll take that as a first class recommednation.

NT

For you. Buy one, no buy two. You need to buy two.

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So you don't own a DeWalt, Makita, or Hitachi, but pronounce on them?

More quoting adverts, fool?

I'm certainly not. If I recommend anything in this group it's because I've owned it and used it, but will try and qualify that recommendation with the use I give it. I take adverts for what they are - mostly lies. You really should try and do the same. Fat chance.