whats the best cordless hammer drill to buy

southcoastrgi

both of the two drills with links above would suit you, look at the chuck size as well, the hitachi has a 13mm chuck but i can't see the bosch one but zooming in on the pic it only looks about 10mm so if thats the case i would go for the hitachi, it's not all about volts either it's the amp hrs as well & both above are the same 18v 1.5 a/h

Leif

One point to note, if you do go for lithium ion batteries, it makes sense to standardise on one manufacturer, so you can share batteries between tools. I have a Bosch hedge trimmer, drill and strimmer. I suspect both are good brands i.e. decent quality control and customer service.

T_T_2

I'd second a DeWalt 18v

keystone

rxbren wrote: »

in either b and q or screwfix (same company)

same parent company. There fixed it for you. Totally separate trading entities though.

Cheers

C_Mababejive

If your a diy'er id say get a corded one.

Cordless are fine until you have to replace the batteries. They can cost upwards of £60 each.

Leif

C_Mababejive wrote: »

If your a diy'er id say get a corded one.

Cordless are fine until you have to replace the batteries. They can cost upwards of £60 each.

Yes they are expensive, but personally I find corded a right pain. I use a corded plane, and always catch the !!!!!!!g cord on something. Also cordless are safer, for many reasons. Personally I'd rather pay more for the convenience, but it's a personal thing.

skivenov

That hitachi will be a good bit of kit, I had one of theirs a few years back (switch wore out).

My current two are a Ryobi Drill/Driver set from B+Q I think they were about £80 with ni-cad batteries. All they really get used for is drilling wood and putting screws in, but they do that well enough. I've done masonary work with the hammerdrill now and then, just to put curtains up, and it's been totally capable. Under sustained use as screwdrivers at work, they do hit the limits of the battery technology. I think the current models come with Li-Ion batteries though. I upgraded to one of these and a charger and it was money well spent.

Whatever you buy, factor in £10-20 for a decent bit set, it doesn't matter how good the drill is, it's the bits that make the job.

Leif

skivenov wrote: »

Whatever you buy, factor in £10-20 for a decent bit set, it doesn't matter how good the drill is, it's the bits that make the job.

And buy them from ebay, not B&Q which charges a fortune for rubbish drill bits. I have a boxed Bosch set, from B&Q, and they are rubbish, poor quality.

tony6403

Leif wrote: »

And buy them from ebay, not B&Q which charges a fortune for rubbish drill bits. I have a boxed Bosch set, from B&Q, and they are rubbish, poor quality.

I fully agree . + Dewalt are excellent . Also there are some surprisingly good bits on sale at Aldi which are very inexpensive.

southcoastrgi

do you have an in-excess near you, irwin drill bits are a fraction of the price