Drill advice please

sancho

I have an 18v cordless ryobi drill which is great, but I'm pretty sure my walls are made of lead, drilling any hole is very very tough as my drill doesn't have a hammer mode.

I am looking for a new one, probably a corded one. I will mainly be drilling internally, usually 6mm or so, have a few mirrors, pictures etc to put up. What's an sds drill? Would it be overkill for my needs?

Many thanks

amcluesent

SDS is completely OTT for that. A simple cordless with hammer action and decent masonary drills is fine for drilling plaster, brick, tiles, breezeblock.

globalds

Try these first.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/88598/Drill-Bits/Drill-Bit-Sets/Masonry-Sets/DeWalt-Extreme-2-Masonry-Drill-Bit-Set-5Pcs

5 Piece Set. Lasts longer and delivers up to 50% more holes per charge than a standard masonry bit. Carbide grade with innovative tip design and optimised milled flute for fast, accurate drilling in all types of masonry. Copper brazing withstands high temperatures. Hexagon shanks prevent chuck slipping. 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10mm.

Extreme bits will get through without using hammer.

bikerfrenzy

SDS is worth it if you can afford it because you dont need a chuck key and they are more common now so you can get most of the bits cheaply at your local car boot sale.

BTB1_2

Screwfix also have an 18V Dewalt Combi Drill on offer at around £125, which is an excellent buy.

sancho

Perhaps It's more my technique, whenever I drill it seems to go into the plaster ok, then hits the concrete behind and is crazy hard to drill, then it tends to go off at an angle, then It's really hard to stop it going that way.

I'm 16 stone and pretty big and seem to nearly kill myself making one hole!

I've got a few things to do that an sds would be useful for, just didn't know if It's possible/advisable to use one for, relatively, small holes inside.

Will definitely look at those bits as I need some more anyway, thanks

1984ReturnsForReal_2

BTB1 wrote: »

Screwfix also have an 18V Dewalt Combi Drill on offer at around £125, which is an excellent buy.

B & Q have a dewalt combi for £99 with 2 batteries

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&amp;fh_secondid=10668127&amp;fh_view_size=10&amp;fh_start_index=20&amp;fh_eds=?&amp;fh_location=//catal!!!1/en_GB/categories<{9372015}/categories<{9392074}/categories<{9772015}&amp;fh_refview=lister&amp;ts=1293229664716&amp;isSearch=false&amp;fl=1

Other drills available.

tony6403

Go for one with a lithium ion battery if you want good performance.
I may be wrong on this but I thought that I saw an 18v Dewalt Li-Ion in B&Q for less than £100.