cordless drill advice please

KillerWatt

wallbash wrote: »

Question still remains , how often are you out of range of electricity ?

As most of our work is site based (renovation & new build), quite often.

wallbash wrote: »

Long extension and you have the power of a corded drill .

You have obviously never had the pleasure of using the GBH 36, it urinates over most mains powered drills for everything.
Other features such as a safety clutch (so your wrist doesn't get broken if the drill should snag), electronic motor & cell protection, drill up to 26mm diameter in solid concrete, 3 year warranty as standard, etc, make it worth every penny IMO.

http://www.bosch-pt.co.uk/boptocs2-uk/Trade+and+Industry/Tools/GB/en/gw/Super+Duty+36+V+Lithium-ion/104635/GBH+36+VF-LI/11346/index.htm


As I stated earlier, you are not allowed to use 240v power tools on site - and I'm not going to lug a 3kVA tranny about as well as all the leads that go with it in order to save a couple of hundred quid and be restricted as to where I can use it.

KillerWatt

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Is a Li-Ion battery better than a Ni-Cad, or does it not make much of a difference ?

Ni-Cd is the oldest technology of the lot, and the most useless in terms of useability.
Ni-Mh is the next one up (and the most common today for cost versus performance), with Li-Ion being the daddy.

Mayflower10cat

Emma, I bought the 14.4v DeWalt drill/driver as a Christmas present for Husband, two years ago. (I almost always buy tools for him as it's a safe bet!)

If I quote his exact words on first using it... 'this is THE best present you've ever bought me....!' The two batteries are a brilliant idea, one to use, one to be charging. The drill is very sturdy and has been used and abused for two years and still works a treat. It comes in a really tough case and we've both used it and think it's great.

If the fabulous looking hammer model is anything like as good as this, you'll do very well with it! I got ours from Screwfix and not only where they cheapest, they had free P&P. And, it came next day.

27col

I would never buy any drill that did not come with 2 batteries and a fast charger. Last year I bought a new AEG 18v drill for £70 at B7Q. It is a serious bit of kit. The only reason I bought a new drill was that the batteries in my Bosch would no longer hold a charge. The cheapest replacements that I could find on the internet would have cost £110, so I gave it away and bought the AEG.

Plasterer

Probably doesnt help much but I use Makita power tools and never had any problems with them.

matty2767

thanks for all the replies and advice guys. wow i wasnt expecting so many posts.

i do pest control and work on farms, in yards of take aways etc so i think cordless is the way for me. even if it means i dont have to trail cables that employees might trip over.

hopefully the drill will get more use as i progess with work so i will get the dewalt one. i would prefer one that is reasonable to expect longer life but i understand the comment about the £30 drills being adeqaute.

thanks

again

emma