SDS - DeWalt or Makita & Difference between SDS & SDS Plus

Seri · 2004-02-24T17:53:30+00:00

So there I am, just about ready to buy a power planer (as asked about in thegroup earlier) when temptation overcomes me and I decide to bite the bulletand get an SDS drill whilst I'm at it. I do need one and it will be gettinga fair ammount or use around the house during my rewire.After perusing the ScrewFix and Toolstation websites I pretty much have itdown to a choice of two:Makita 2kg SDS - 780w - 1100rpm - 4500bpm - 2.4kg = £120DeWalt 2kg SDS Plus - 650w - 1100rpm - 4200bpm - 2.4kg = £110A few quick questions before I make my choice:the Makita has a higher rated bpm, but does that actually matter that much?the Makita has a higher rated wattage, does that actually matter?the Makita is listed in the 'SDS Plus' section of the ScrewFix website, canI presume that it is 'SDS Plus'?does 'SDS Plus' matter, or are all SDS drills 'SDS Plus'?Is the DeWalt brand better than the Makita brand or vice versa?Sorry to pester the group over this, and any responses are appreciated.ThanksSeri

Feb 24, 2004 25 Replies

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Seri 22 years ago

Okay, so the amazing creeping feature creature has crept into my ScrewFix purchase. I realised that the purchase of an SDS drill would require new SDS Drill Bits. To use the SDS drill for sinking the sockets in the wall it was probably sensible to get a Electricians Box Sinker set (bloody £190!!!!). Long story short, my ScrewFix basket now contains £375 worth of stuff, but most importantly it has a: MAKITA 2KG SDS ROTARY HAMMER 240V

I just need to get signoff from SWMBO before I click the purchase button.

Thanks for all the help from everyone in the group and I'll be letting you know how I get on with it.

Thanks.

Seri

Is the DeWalt brand better than the Makita brand or vice versa?

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G&M 22 years ago

If you've got an SDS drill and a good chisel head you can cut out any shape you want with it. I looked at getting the box sinker as most of mine have to be set in stone but glad I didn't bother.

Conversely if you're an electrician and doing this day in, day out, that's another matter.

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RichardS 22 years ago

ye gods! how many sockets are you planning to sink?

don't know that this is strictly necessary - you should be able to do this adequantely with a flat chisel bit.

-- Richard Sampson

email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk

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Seri 22 years ago

Change of plans, before I approached the significant other I decided to scrap the box sinking set and just get 20mm 40mm and 80mm SDS chisels, £32 instead of £190, definitely more palatable.

I was seriously tempted by the thought of the box sinking set as my previous attempts and sinking them using a cold chisel were less than satisfactory...

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Andy Hall 22 years ago

This is the point where you present the lower cost alternative along with the higher one and demonstrate how much money you've saved.

Women are adept at this.....

.andy

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Z 22 years ago

In article , Seri writes

I'd get the Hilti TE5 or TE6. One month credit if account is opened can pay by credit card giving effectively two months credit. If one pays one's credit card bill on time this is quite efficient credit.

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