Which drill?

pboae

I need to buy a new drill, and having wrecked several cheap and cheerful drills over the years, I want to splash out on a really good one this time. My house has solid stone walls, and my last drill couldn't even dent them. We are also going to be taking a lot of wall tiles off later this year, so one of the SDS type drills that can do that would be useful.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

Locknut

I swear by bosh or makita always provide years of trouble free service. but most major brands should be fine for DIY use.

Money_Grabber13579

Would you not need a hammer drill for solid stone walls?

Shimmyhill

Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »

Would you not need a hammer drill for solid stone walls?

SDS is better than hammer.

I am interested in the replies here, i would like an SDS that is able to chisel also and there seems to be a huge variety and price range

MrYorke

go for a good quality SDS drill. They have Chisel attachments which would be ideal for taking off tiles.

What sort of price would you be looking at?

diable

Screwfix are doing one for £99 but I think a mate paid £95 for his oh and you get a free cordless drill with it as well.


http://www.screwfix.com/prods/26072/Power-Tools/Kits/Bosch-2kg-SDS-Hammer-240V-Free-Drill-Driver

amarg

This drill is a good bargain at the minute-

sds drill

£100 delivered free, with a free bosch 12v drill driver

For those that don't know the difference between a hammer drill and sds drill watch this-

sds drill versus hammer drill

pboae

I was thinking of around £150-£200, hoping to spend less, but willing to spend more if it was worth it.

The screwfix one looks great, but it's out of stock. I'll keep an eye on it and see if it comes back in, it says 'back soon' on the site, but that's not very reliable.

BritRael

pboae wrote: »

...My house has solid stone walls, and my last drill couldn't even dent them....

Your drill is not the problem, it is your drill bit.

If you have a blunt bit, or low quality bits that blunt very quickly, you'll be wasting your time on a hard material.

Another tip, is to always (on all materials) use smaller, 'pilot' holes, as opposed to going straight in with a larger diameter.

Chippy_Minton_2

pboae wrote: »

We are also going to be taking a lot of wall tiles off later this year, so one of the SDS type drills that can do that would be useful.

Look for a one with roto-stop if you want to do this.

jimbo_the_jetset

BritRael wrote: »

Your drill is not the problem, it is your drill bit.

If you have a blunt bit, or low quality bits that blunt very quickly, you'll be wasting your time on a hard material.

Too true. I've got a cheap JCB cordless 12v drill (~£15-20). £10 on some decent DeWalt masony drill bits and I've not had any problem with the solid walls in my house.

Although I would like a better quality drill I'm afraid I can't convince OH!!